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ˈtitely, ˈtitly, adv. Obs. or dial. Forms: α. 3 tidlike, 3–4 tidliche, 4 tidly, 5 tydely. β. 4 titli, titliche, 4–5 titly, tytely, 5 tytly, -lye, 5, 8 titely. γ. 4 tiȝtly, -li. [f. tite, tit adv. + -ly2.] Quickly, speedily, smartly; soon. as titely (cf. F. aussitôt), immediately. αa1225Juliana 58 Þe reue het..swingen hit swiftliche abuten ant tidliche turnen. c1250Gen. & Ex. 3353 Tidlike hem was ðat water wane, Ðor he grucheden for ðrist hane. 1340–70Alisaunder 974 It betid in a time tidly therafter. 1460Paston Lett. I. 528, I trust to God to com tydely i now. c1460Towneley Myst. iii. 291 Tent hedir tydely, wife, and consider. βc1320Sir Tristr. 2518 His swerd he drouȝ titly. 1340–70Alisaunder 7 Tend yee tytely to mee & take goode heede. c1350Will. Palerne 2528 Titliche schuld þei be take. Ibid. 2694 Þei titly turned aȝen. c1400Destr. Troy 3006 These tythandes full titely told were to Parys. a1400–50Alexander 888 Heraudes..Touchis titly [Dubl. MS. titely] þar tale. c1425Cast. Persev. 223 in Macro Plays 84 With my tyre & with my tayl, tytly to tene. c1746J. Collier (Tim Bobbin) View Lanc. Dial. Rdr., Wks. (1862) 37 Otto con tell th' tele, and seyth 'Rimes be rot, titely. γc1350Will. Palerne 2476 Tiȝtli al here tene was turned in-to ioye. Ibid. 1706. Ibid. 285 Tiȝtly. |