a. 1724. Gaberlunzie-Man, i. He cadgily ranted and sang.
a. 1774. Fergusson, Poems (1789), II. 28. Whare cadgily they kiss the cap.
1814. [Mrs. Johnstone], Saxon & Gael, I. 108. Hoot gudeman, she wad say, sae cadgily, set a stout heart to a stay brae.