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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1569-1586
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Halt, a. [ME. halt, OE. halt, healt, ON. halt-r.] Crippled, lame. Also absol. as n. —a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii. 1587 (halt men als thar gettis bute). a1400 Ib. xxiv. 521 (to sere halt he gaf fet). a1400 Ib. xxxvi. 365 (halt ma ga). a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS (cruikit in eild, syn halt with all).
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