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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Invennom, v. [e.m.E. invenome (1612), -veneme (1555), earlier envenom] tr. To envenom. a. To poison or venom (a person). b. To taint or corrupt with poison. fig. —1492 Myll Spect. 275/7.
Secundus comparith the woman vnto a kokkatrys that invennomyt men with the sicht 1533 Bell. Livy II. 142/24.
Knaw ȝe nocht how thir wageis war invennomyt be poysoun of inemyis?
