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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Discourse,) Disc(e)urse, v. [e.m.E. (a 1547), f. Discours,n.] intr. To discourse, speak. —c1590 Fowler II. 91/4.
To discurse of the ecclesiastic principalyties Ib. 109/8.
Devysing and disceursing with him in sic lyke wordes
