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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500, 1606
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Divine, Dyvyne, n.2 [ME. dyvyne (1303), f. Divinea.] a. Divinity. (Cf. Devine n.) b. Divine service. — a1500 Henr. Fab. 1904 (B).
Thir doctouris of dyvyne 1606 Acts IV. 327/1.
Twa clerkis to serue in the divines within the College Kirk of Creichtoun
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