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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1562-1563, 1614
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Captive, n. Also: captyve, -ywe; captif. [ME. captyve, -ife (a 1400), F. captif, -ive, L. captīvus.] A captive. c1420 Wynt. iv. 1716.
The captywys … Off the Romanys … Recoveryd wes throuch Scypyon c1420 Ib. v. 5663.
Heraclius … delyveryde all frely Hys captywys [W. captiffis] 1562-3 Winȝet I. 28/34.
Mardocheus, Hester, and the rest of the Jowis captives vnder … Assuerus 1614 Highland P. III. 164.
What conditiones may be grantit … for delyvere of the captyvis
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