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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Fiftende,) Fyftend(e, a. [ME. (chiefly northern) fiftende, prob. ad. ON. fimtánde.] Fifteenth. —c1420 Wynt. v. 253; Ib. 307.
The fyftend yhere efftyre that byrth