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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1475
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(Dere-,) Deyr-worthi, a. [ME. dere-worthy, derworthi (c 1300), f. earlier derewurðe, OE. déorwyrðe.] Distinguished, noble, of great worth. — c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ii. 7.
Felloune los of thi deyr worthi kyn c1475 Ib. iv. 615.
To fende his men with his deyr worthi hand
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