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.
| α a 1225 Juliana 58 Þe reue het..swingen hit swiftliche abuten ant tidliche turnen. c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 3353 Tidlike hem was ðat water wane, Ðor he grucheden for ðrist hane. 1340–70 Alisaunder 974 It betid in a time tidly therafter. 1460 Paston Lett. I. 528, I trust to God to com tydely i now. c 1460 Towneley Myst. iii. 291 Tent hedir tydely, wife, and consider. |
| β c 1320 Sir Tristr. 2518 His swerd he drouȝ titly. 1340–70 Alisaunder 7 Tend yee tytely to mee & take goode heede. c 1350 Will. Palerne 2528 Titliche schuld þei be take. Ibid. 2694 Þei titly turned aȝen. c 1400 Destr. Troy 3006 These tythandes full titely told were to Parys. a 1400–50 Alexander 888 Heraudes..Touchis titly [Dubl. MS. titely] þar tale. c 1425 Cast. Persev. 223 in Macro Plays 84 With my tyre & with my tayl, tytly to tene. c 1746 J. Collier (Tim Bobbin) View Lanc. Dial. Rdr., Wks. (1862) 37 Otto con tell th' tele, and seyth 'Rimes be rot, titely. |
| γ c 1350 Will. Palerne 2476 Tiȝtli al here tene was turned in-to ioye. Ibid. 1706. Ibid. 285 Tiȝtly. |