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† spackly, adv. Obs.
Forms: 4 spacli, 5 -ly, 4 spakli (-liy), 4–5 -ly, 5 spakely; 4 spaclyche, spaklich(e.
[f. spack a. Cf. ON. spakliga, MSw. spaklika.]
1. Speedily, quickly; actively.
Freq. in 14th cent. poetry; in some examples the sense is not quite clear.
c1310in Wright Lyric P. x. 37 Such reed me myhte spaclyche reowe. c1350Will. Palerne 5456 Þe king of spayne spacli spedde him þan to horse. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xvii. 81 And spes spaklich hym spedde, spede if he myȝte, To ouertake hym. a1400–50Alexander 2975 With þat he..Sparis out spacly as sparke out of gledes.
2. Prudently, knowingly, wisely.
c1350Will. Palerne 19 Þe child..was..breme of his age, For spakly speke it couþe tho, & spedeliche to-wawe. c1400Sege Jerus. 784 Or y wende fro þis walle, ȝe schul wordes schewe & efte spakloker speke. |