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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420
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(Flikkering,) Flecryng, vbl. n. [ME. flekerynge (c. 1440) e.m.E. flykerynge.] Quivering. —c 1420 Liber Calchou 450.
Qwa felys ony preking of blude or flecryng, it is taknyng toward the seknes