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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: 1375
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Er(e)-quhill, Eir-quhil, adv. [ME. erwhile (c 1300), e.m.E. erewhile.] Formerly. — 1375 Barb. xix. 142 (E).
As I bar yow on hand er quhill [C. eir quhil]
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