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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456, 1513-1596
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Fule-, Fuilhardines, n. Also: fulehardynes(se, -hardenes, fole-, full-, fuylhardines. [ME. foolhardinesse, folehardynes (a 1340).] Foolhardiness. — 1456 Hay I. 118/6.
I hald that … fulehardynesse is the tane [extreme], and reddour is the tothir 1513 Doug. xi. Prol. 37.
Vicis twane … , Of quham fuyl hardynes clepit is the tane, That ondertakis all perrellis but avice 1535 Stewart 33518.
Full hardines, … Cumis alway of ill considderance 1562-3 Winȝet II. 20/4.
The fuilhardines or ignorance of a few nombre 1596 Dalr. II. 61/1.
A feider of al fulehardines and proud presumptioune 1596 Ib. 72/26.
The king … commandet that for his folehardines he wanted his heid
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