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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1511-1533, 1590
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Inmité, n. [ME. enmitye, enmite (a 1300). Cf. Inimité n.] Enmity, hostility. —1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 351/2.
Thair is dedlie feid, unkyndnes and dedlie inmitie … betwixt [etc.] 1533 Bell. Livy I. 154/4.
To sell the gudis of Porsena with maist inemyte [v.r. inmite] c1590 Fowler II. 137/7.
Some prences … hes fostered inmitie and discord aganst theme selfs
