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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1535, 1686
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(Liver,) Lyver, Lever, a. [e.m.E. lyver (1530), late ME. (north.) lyvir, aphetic f. Deliver a.] Active, agile. = Deliver a. 2. — 1535 Stewart 613.
This Yber send efter thame in hy Lycht leuer men, and bad thame pas and spy 1535 Ib. 21675.
Of euerie wing he send Lycht lyuer men to cirkill thame about 1686 Stuart Joco.-Ser. Disc. 39.
Again speaks out a lyver lad A trusty Trojan
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