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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Depe, Deip(e, adv. Also: deyp, deap. [ME. depe, OE. déope.] Deep, deeply, in various senses.c1420 Wynt. viii. 6738.
Stowpis that rycht deipe ware dungin Wythin the erd ?1438 Alex. ii. 123.
The gudeman hard and sichit deip a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 824.
Suppose his dyntis be deip dentit in your scheild a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1237.
Considir this torment eternale, And graif it deipe in thi memoriale 1513 Doug. i. vi. 115.
The voce drawand deip from his breist within Ib. vii. vii. 122.
In hys breste this furyus lemand schide … fixit deyp can hyde 15.. Clar. iv. 2065.
Ane arrow stake into his schoulder deipe 1596 Dalr. I. 253/13.
Quhen he … the croce of Christe deiper in had planted 1600-1610 Melvill 22.
I … strak my selff … an inche deipe even to the bean
