▪ I. † toly, v. Obs.
[Obs. by-form of toil v.1 Cf. the similar ‘oly or oyl’, ‘bolyyn or boylyn’, ‘spoylyn or spolyon’, ‘spoylyng or spolyynge’; also assolye = assoil, and the Sc. form tulȝie, tuilyie.]
= toil v.1 1, to dispute, argue, esp. to contend or plead in a lawsuit.
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 345/1 Mootyn, or tolyon (P. motyn, or pletyn), discepto, placito. Motynge, or tolyynge, or pleytynge, disceptacio. Ibid. 496/1 Tolyon, or motyn. |
▪ II. toly
variant of tuly a. Obs.