Nowe to our Nauy, a sorte maketh asaute Of folys blynde, mad Jugys and Iniust Whiche lyghtly noteth another mannes faute.
And because that thei gon so nye oure feythe, thei ben lyghtly converted to Cristene lawe, whan men prechen hem and schewe hem distynctly the lawe of Jesu Crist, and tellen hem of the prophecyes.
And the folk of that contree benlyghtly dronken, and han but litille appetyt to mete: and thei han comounly the flux of the wombe: and thei lyven not longe.
The porter went[720] it had ben so, And lyghtly dyd off hys hode.
All the citezens fast gan flye, They durst no longer abyde: There lyghtly they losed Cloudeslee, 115 Where he with ropes lay tyde.
The porter had wende it had ben so, And lyghtly dyd off hys hode.
Thus be these good yomen gon to the wode, As lyghtly as lefe on lynde; They laugh and be mery in theyr mode, Theyr enemyes were farr behynde.
All the citezens fast gan fle, They durst no longer abyde: There lyghtly they loosed Cloudeslee, Where he with ropes lay tyde.
Dom Pietro which would have offred hym selfe in Sacrifice for hir, not knowyng hir demaunde, tooke an othe, and promysed hir so lyghtly as madly afterwardes he did put the same in proofe.
The porter went it had ben so, And lyghtly dyd of hys hode.
And the folk of [th]at contree ben lyghtly dronken, and han but litill appetyt to mete.
Anothire es [th]at when scho flyes scho takes erthe in hyr fette, [th]at scho be noghte lyghtly ouerheghede in the ayere of wynde.
Bot gif ȝour mynd langis to haue presens Of Anchises, pas vp ȝone swyre fut het, I sall ȝou lyghtly in the hie way set.
Than Opys lyghtly of the hevynnys glade, 15 Throw owt the skyis sowchand fast doun slaid, Persand the ayr with body all ourschrowd And dekkyt in a watry sabill clowd.
XCIV Thus be these good yeman gon to the wode As lyghtly as lefe on lynde[684]; They laughe and be mery in theyr mode, Theyr enemyes were farre behynd.
LXXX All the citezeyns fast gan flye, They durst no longer abyde: There lyghtly they losèd Cloudesley, Where he with ropes lay tyde.
The porter wende[675] it had ben so, And lyghtly dyd off hys hode.
A northern metrical version of the early fifteenth century explains Monkes and als all leryd men In Latin may it lyghtly ken, And wytt tharby how they sall wyrk To sarue god and haly kyrk.
Bott tyll women to mak it couth, That leris no latyn in thar youth, In inglis is it ordand here, So that thay may it lyghtly lere[849].
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lyghtly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
