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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Irreverentlie, adv. [e.m.E. in- (1494), irreverently (1550).] Irreverently, disrespectfully. —1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 189.
That Robert Lyndesay … spak irreuerentlie in jugement in presens of the … baillies and counsale
