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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1549-1596
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Fertilité, -itie, n. Also: fertylyté. [Late ME. fertylyté (1490), F. fertilité, L. fertilitas.] Fertility. — c1420 Wynt. ii. 304.
In Egypte that fertylyte Begouth to rys in Josephys dayis 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 123/33.
The fertilite that the grond maye bayr 1596 Dalr. I. 9/10.
The ane parte lyeng to the South is mekle birthfuller throuch fertilitie of the ground
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