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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1420, 1533-1535, 1600-1610
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Kalendis, n. plur. Also (as in ME.): calendis. Also sing. kalente, kaland, kalend. [ME. Kalendis, -es plur. (c 1374), Kalende sing. (14–15th c.), L. Kalendæ plur.] a. sing.: see quots. b. plur. The Kalends, the first day of a month in the Roman calendar. —a. a1400 Legends of the Saints ii. 486.
Criste tholit of fre will The aucht kalente of Aprill [L. viii. cal. Aprilis] a1400 Ib. xxxii. 802.
Thir twa … The sext kaland of Octobre [L. vi. Cal. Octobres] For Godis sak felly ware slanec1600 Medical Recipes 94 b.
In the x kalend of Augustb. c1420 Wynt. vi. 1427.
The Kalendis of May, the sowne rysande, My hevyd sall be off gold glytterande 1533 Boece ix. xiv. 322 b.
In the Kalendis of Nouember ȝerelie 1533 Ib. xiii. vii. 512.
Fra the feist of Epiphanie to the Kalendis of Februare1535 Stewart 52570.
The thrid da Of the calendis of August 1600-1610 Melvill 613.
The Greik Calendis
