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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1498-1585
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Endles, a. [ME. end-, endeles, OE. endeléas.] Endless, unending. —a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 327 (ane endles hevinlie crovne). 1375 Barb. ii. 397 (endles honour). 1513 Doug. x. Prol. 171 (endles blys). 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 56 (the infernall endles paine). a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxxiii. 62 (thy endles gloir to se).
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