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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Insampil, -sawmpil, n. [ME. (north.) insaumpill (15th c.).] = Ensample n. —c1420 Wynt. i. 1673 (C).
Othir be that insampil syne … Set vp sic figouris [etc.] Ib. viii. 564.
This insawmpil
