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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crisme, n. Also: crisyme, crysme. [ME. crisme, crysme, OE. crisma, L. chrisma.] Chrism. 1490 Irland Mir. fol. 239.
Sene the crisme is maid of the oile of the olive and of the balme 1551 Hamilton Cat. 17/2.
Of crisyme, quhilk is the sensibil signe … of confirmatioun Ib. 196; etc.
The crisme is … confecket of twa thingis 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xiv.
Sen for their crysme we haue gotten selfe-Christ