Definition of "lanely" [lanely]

• A dialectal (Scotch) form of lonely.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And whether the children saw him or not they knew he was always there after sunset, keeping watch and ward, and "lanely" because his master had gone away to heaven; and so they called out to him sweetly and clearly:"
• "Through Crockstoun Castle's lanely wa's, vol. ii.,"
• "Whar late i 'the gloamin', by the lanely "Ha 'den,""