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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1533
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Ferdest, adv. [Cf. late ME. ferdest adj. (1495).] = Fardest adv. —1533 Bell. Livy II. 212/9.
Becaus the samyn [house] was ferdest of