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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1638
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Fidge, v. [e.m.E. (1575).] intr. To be restless; to fidget. — a1585 Polwart Flyt. 180 (T).
Quhill thou stuid fidging at the fyre 1603 Philotus cxxx.
Ȝe fidge, ȝe fyke, As with a spreit possest 1638 J. Row Sermon 3.
They girded us so fast that we could not sae much as fidge
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