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certie, certy Sc.
(ˈsɜːtɪ, Sc. ˈsɛrtɪ)
[In my certies, which is in use as well as my certie, the word may be identical with certes, taken as a plural n., of which certie would be the assumed singular. But the history of the phrase is not clear; and it is difficult to say whether by my certy (certes) is genuine, or merely a literary ‘improvement’.]
Chiefly in phrase, my certie, as an ejaculation: By my faith, in good troth.[Some have suggested a corruption of the F. mais certes ‘but certainly’; of this there is no evidence.] 1814Saxon & Gael I. 80 (Jam.) By my certy ye shake your fit wi' the youngest o' them. 1816Scott Antiq. xxv, ‘My certie! few ever wrought for siccan a day's wage.’ 1820― Abbot xvii, By my certes, I will warrant her a blithe dancer either in reel or revel. 1848Kingsley Saint's Trag., iv. ii. 112 Certie, we were in luck. 1870Blackmore Maid of Sk. 156 My certy, no low curiosity is this. |