(a.) adv. [f. FRENCH a. + -LY.] † A. adj. (See quot.) Obs.–0 B. adv. In a French manner, French-like.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, I. Prol. 267.
| And cast this wther buik on syde fer by, | |
| Quhilk, ondir colour of sum Franch strang wicht, | |
| So frenschlie leis, oneth twa wourdis gais richt. |
1530. Palsgr., 313/1. Frenchely belongyng to the countrey of Fraunce Gaule Gallican.
1559. Mirr. Mag. (1563), Salisbury, xxxii. And they as Frenchly tooke them selues to flyght.
1599. H. Buttes, Dyets drie Dinner, P iv.
| On English foole: wanton Italianly; | |
| Go Frenchly: Duchly drink: breath Indianly. |
1847. Mrs. F. Trollope, Three Cousins (1866), 33. A word too Frenchly expressive to admit of translation.
1882. C. F. Woolson, Anne, xxii. 344. He only smiled—yes, smiled—and Frenchly shrugged his shoulders!
