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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1636
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Fair folk.2 [Fair n.] Frequenters of fairs. —1636 Elgin Rec. II. 231.
Marjory Duffes … going with the fair folk fainȝed hir selffe a creiple and was not ane indeid
