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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Geand(e, Geawnd, n. [ME. geaund (c 1325), geand(e, var. of geant, OF. geant. Cf. Gyand.] A giant. —c1420 Wynt. i. 304.
In tyll this tyme … was geawndys walkand fers and fell Ib. ii. 277.
As scho slayne hade a geande That to name was callyd Pallande
