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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Forȝetil, a. [ME. foryetel, OE. forᵹitel, -ᵹytol.] Forgetful. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii. 213.
This nuryse … , Forȝetil of the mykil wath, That tyd the barne
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