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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1499-1596
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Faint, Fant, a. Also: faynt, fante. [ME. faint(e, faynt(e (c 1300), OF. faint, feint.] Faint, weak, feeble.(a) c1420 Wynt. ii. 1456.
Syne faynt off kynd all women was c1420 Ratis Raving 667.
Oft tyme it [sc. bewte] prowys ill, Baith fals, fell, faint and faikyne a1500 Golagros and Gawane 122.
Ȝour folk ar febill and faynt for falt of thair fude 1513 Doug. Æn. i. vii. 33.
The faynt drone be 1513 Ib. iv. Prol. 7; etc.
A fenȝeit faint plesance 1558-66 Knox II. 314.
Yf heirafter ye shalbe found fayntar then that ye war befoir 1596 Dalr. I. 134/6.
Thai sulde be taikinis … of na faynt fortitude(b) c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 86.
A forky fure, … Nothir febill, nor fant 1513 Doug. xii. xiv. 59.
All fante we faill, as forfeblit war we 1535 Stewart 35916.
He wes … crous and kant, Except he wes baith febill, lene and fant 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 35.
For fault of fude he was full fant [: scant, want]
