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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1569
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Emotioun, n. [e.m.E. emocion (1579), emotion, L. ēmōtio.] A commotion, disturbance. — 1569 Reg. Privy C. I. 664.
To satisfie all personis that hes ressavit skayth … during the tyme of the lait troubles and emotioun
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