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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Heghemis, appar. misprint for hoghemis Hochems n. pl., taken for Hem(e (Hame n.2). —?a1648 Polemo-Mid. 49.
& crooksaddeliis, heghemisque [v.r. hemmesque], creilisque, Brechimmisque simul cunctos armato jumentos