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† ˈvillainly, adv. Obs.
Forms: α. 4 uilein-, vileyn-, vyleyn-, vilain-, vylaynliche; 4 vilayn-, 5–6 vylayn-, 6 villaynly. β. 4 vilanliche, 5 wylanlyche; 4 vilenlych, villenliche, 4 vylenly, 5 velenly.
[f. villain a. + -ly2.]
After the manner of a villain; villainously, vilely.
αa1325MS. Rawl. B. 520 fol. 49 b, Homsokne: þat is quite of amerciament for entre of houses uileinliche ant bi-þoute leue aȝen þe kinges pes. 1340Ayenb. 64 Efterward huanne me zuereþ vileynliche by god and by his halȝen. c1380Sir Ferumb. 5345 How wer þou so hardy,..come armed on þy stede,..& þus vylayn[li]che on þy resoun þy message to me abede? 1483Caxton G. de la Tour e vij b, Within a lytell tyme after she deide vylaynly and sodenly of an euyll deth. c1500Melusine xxi. 130 Perceyue you not how this Dogges oppressen vylaynly these valyaunt & worthy crystens? a1560T. Phaer æneid ix. Aa iij b, If but one harme Suffized had their sinne, and not with spyte all female kinds Thus villaynly disdain.
βc1330Arth. & Merl. 5794 (Kölbing), So þai deden, sikerliche, Defuiland vilanliche, Toward..king Rion. c1380Sir Ferumb. 1825 To..presenty til him with such outrage þay heuedes bi-fore him selue, & so vylenly beode ys message. c1400Laud Troy Bk. 7499 Thow art now dede and ouer⁓throwen,..Velenly thow hast thi mede. a1450Le Morte Arth. 1156 Thou oughtiste with no Ryghte to gabbe on hym so wylanlyche, thus be-hynde hym, oute of hys syghte. |