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† goodwilly, a. Sc. Obs. [f. goodwill + -y1. Cf. MDu. goetwillich (Du. goedwillig), MHG. guotwillic (G. gutwillig), ON. góðviljugr (Sw., Da. godvillig). Cf. also ill-willy, evil-willy.] a. Volunteer. b. Liberal. Const. of. c. Cordial.
1533Bellenden Livy iv. (1822) 391 Now wes..ane army rasit of gude willy knichtis, quhilk wes led to Veos be thir new tribunis militare. a1700D. Ferguson's Sc. Prov. (1785) 31 They are good willy o' their horse that has nane. 1706J. Watson's Collect. Poems i. 58 But had I liv'd another year, If Folks had been good willie, I had had mair. 1788Burns Auld Lang Syne iv, We'll tak a right guid-willie waught [otherwise guid willie-waught] For auld lang syne. |