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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1456-1599
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Disciple, -cipil(l, n. Also: dysciple, disc-, dissyple, dischiple; dyscipil(l, discipile, -cippil. [ME. disciple (c 1300), discipil(l, OF. disciple, L. discipulus. Cf. Discipule.] A disciple; a follower or pupil.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints Prol. 138.
Disciplis ȝet had he may [= more] 1456 Hay I. 11/18.
Sanct Peter … send his disciplis and convertit realmes and regionis 1456 Ib. 45/13.
Aristotil … was disciple of Platoun a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 614.
The taile … of Ypocras and his disciple 1535 Acts II. 342/1.
The said heretik Luther, his disciplis or seruandis 1560 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries VII. 451.
Ane noueice callit Francy Heagy … was this Dauid Pables awin dissyple 1581 Burne Disput. 187.
That thay … are the maist affectionat … disciplis of the cheif Antichrist 1599 Elgin Rec. II. 75.
The maisteris of the grammer and sang scholes ar appointit to disciplin thair disciples that trublit the kirk this day(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints ii. 449.
Mastres of errour, and now Discippil mad of suthfastnes a1400 Ib. xi. 101.
He … sad he wes the dyscipill That Ihesu criste had send hym til 1490 Irland Mir. I. 11/20.
The nobile Troiane … was discipill to Plutark and reulit be his counsale 1524 Reg. Great S. (1530) 200/2.
David Vocat … has chosin his lovit freind and discipill Maister Hary Henrisoun to be conmaister with him into the said skule 1533 Boece x. xvi. 396 b.
He chastyit with rigoure the corruptit maneris of his ȝong discipillis
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