Written dowlie Edb. Also in forms dauly s.Dur. ; dawley Yks. ; deawldy Lan.^ [dauli, dou'li, Sc. also du'li.] 1. adj. Dull, lonely, solitary ; melancholy, sad, dismal. See Dowl, v}
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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(obsolete) sorrow; dole.