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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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(Ȝoungnes,) Ȝongnes, n. [e.m.E. yongenesse (1510-20), yongnes (1528).] Youthfulness. —a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxiii 38.
Will he my ȝongnes ȝit With mercy once remit, I trou to faill no more
