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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1498-1513
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Dasit, Daisit, ppl. a. Also: dasyt, -yd. [ME. dased (14th c.), f. Dase v.] Dazed, stupefied; benumbed. c1420 Wynt. vi. 342.
Yhit he wes than In hys deyd bot a dasyd man a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 1281.
O dasit wit, O saull congelit in syn 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. ii. xxvi.
My daisit heid fordullit disselie I raisit vp half in ane litargie 1513 Id. Æn. v. vii. 58.
The dasyt blude … Walxis dolf and dull throw myne onweldy age 1513 Ib. ix. x. 61.
O verray Phrygiane wifis, dasyt wightis
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