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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1560
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Impatience, Impacience, n. Also: impaciens, inpacience, inpaciens. [ME. inpacience, ym-, impacience (a 1225–c 1421), e.m.E. impatience (c 1566), L. impatientia.] Failure to bear something; want of patient endurance or submission; resentment. Also const. of. b. Inability to control or restrain (one's passion). Const. of. c1450 Craft of Deyng 146.
Na be inpaciens of his sekines c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 71/7.
Nocht havand pacience in my hert bot rancour, fellony and impacience a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 916.
Men, quhilk euer mair is murnand, … Be impacience thair merit quyt thai tyn 1531 Bell. Boece II. 122.
I am scho that slew King Fergus … , be impacience of ire and lust 1533 Id. Livy I. 93/15.
The invy & impacience of kingdome armyt thir persouns … to invaid vther [etc.] 1533 Gau 90/11.
Quhen ony man sais or dwis to vz ony aduersite … lat vz notht defend vz vith inpacience 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 8179.
For verray wraith, impatience and tene His ene thay glowrit
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