A Scottish adjective meaning well-intentioned, benevolent, or showing goodwill toward others.
From Scottish 'guid' (good) combined with 'willy' (willing, from will). This variant spelling appears in Scottish texts emphasizing the quality of being well-disposed.
The variations 'guidwillie' and 'guidwilly' show how Scottish writers spelled phonetically—the same word could be written multiple ways, making old Scots texts like puzzles!
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