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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1626
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Enjose, Enjoys, v. [Late ME. enjoyse (c 1470), OF. enjoiss-, enjoir.] tr. To enjoy. 1513 Doug. x. xiii. 162.
Thyne armour, quharof sumtyme thou reiosyt, With thé I leif, for ay to beyn eniosyt 1562-3 Winȝet I. 121/23.
Admittand … the dochtiris of Salphaad to eniose but impediment thare fatheris haeretage 1584 Edinburgh Testaments XIII. 152 b.
That my foirsaid sister … sall peceablie enioys & bruke all … gudis & money quhilk I haif left vnto hir 1626 Garden Worthies 117.
Whose placid spreit so was to peace dispos'd, That it eternall with the iust enjoyst
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