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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lethargie, n. [e.m.E. letharg(i)e (1534), L. lēthargia, F. léthargie. Cf. Lit(h)argie.] Lethargy, torpor. —1646 J. Hope Diary (1919) 130.
Wee found him fallen in a kynd of lethargie, so that he could nather move nor speake
