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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1400
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Amonesting, Amonystyng, vbl. n. [ME. amonestyng (c 1374): see Amonest,v.] Admonishing; admonition. — 1375 Barb. iv. 533.
We haf thre thingis That makis vs amonestyngis 1375 Ib. viii. 292.
He left his amonystyng [E. amonesting] a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii. 975.
His lare and amonesting, Thai sad, was richt nocht bot hething
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