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▪ 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.
c1440Promp. 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. |