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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Flitting, ppl. a. [ME. flittyng (Chaucer), f. Flit v.] Fleeting, changing. —a1585 Maitl. Q. lxv. 135.
Sen I wes borne … In flitting dolour day and nicht to stryve