† 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.
| α a 1325 MS. 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. 1340 Ayenb. 64 Efterward huanne me zuereþ vileynliche by god and by his halȝen. c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 5345 How wer þou so hardy,..come armed on þy stede,..& þus vylayn[li]che on þy resoun þy message to me abede? 1483 Caxton G. de la Tour e vij b, Within a lytell tyme after she deide vylaynly and sodenly of an euyll deth. c 1500 Melusine xxi. 130 Perceyue you not how this Dogges oppressen vylaynly these valyaunt & worthy crystens? a 1560 T. Phaer æneid ix. Aa iij b, If but one harme Suffized had their sinne, and not with spyte all female kinds Thus villaynly disdain. |
| β c 1330 Arth. & Merl. 5794 (Kölbing), So þai deden, sikerliche, Defuiland vilanliche, Toward..king Rion. c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 1825 To..presenty til him with such outrage þay heuedes bi-fore him selue, & so vylenly beode ys message. c 1400 Laud Troy Bk. 7499 Thow art now dede and ouer⁓throwen,..Velenly thow hast thi mede. a 1450 Le Morte Arth. 1156 Thou oughtiste with no Ryghte to gabbe on hym so wylanlyche, thus be-hynde hym, oute of hys syghte. |