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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Date, Dait, n.2 Also: daitt, dayt, deyt. [ME. (a 1300) and OF. date.] The fruit of the date-palm. Also attrib.1365 Exch. R. II. 213.]
[In ficubus et … datys a1400 Leg. S. vi. 125.
A branche … Of a palme tre, that datis bare Ib. xviii. 150.
Sume tuk daittis, sum fygis dry Ib. 1157.
Fygis & daytis with hyme he had c1420 Wynt. v. 154.
That palme tre That datys bare ?1438 Alex. ii. 10191.
Thy mannace dreid I nocht ane dait 1490 Acta Conc. 158/1.
Ane barell of daittis 1503 Halyb. 271.
xij li. deytes 1504 Ib. 272.
iij li. daitis 1662 Nicoll Diary 362.
The feilds are replenisched with dait trees
