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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1511
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Implese, -plece, v. [Varr. of Emplese v.] a. tr. To please. b. absol. To be pleased, to choose. —a. a1400 Legends of the Saints xviii. 1477.
Hewynnis kinge Is redy ay to succure all, That one his modir dere wil cal, & implese hyre with hartly wilb. 1511 Lennox Mun. 193.
[Delivering] ony landis thai implece to name of his that lyis in wed
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