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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Different, a. [ME. (c 1400), OF. different, L. differens.] Differing, varying; contentious. —a1500 Henr. Fab. 127.
This gentill iasp, richt different of hew 1515 Fife Sheriff Ct. 12.
The haile clame and actioune being different betuix hyme & Dauid Iamisoune a1578 Pitsc. I. 132/5.
How wnlyk is he wnto thé … and how far diffrent frome thy wssage
