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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1596
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Explicat, v. [e.m.E. explicate (1531), L. explicāre.] tr. To explain, expound. — 1596 Dalr. I. 8/29.
I … will explicat mair at lairge [the things] quhilkes to Scotland ar proper 1596 Ib. 126/5.
Quhilkes al gif I walde … explicat [etc.]
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