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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1460-1661
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Logik, -ic(k, n. [ME. (Piers Plowm., a 1376, Chaucer, Trevisa, etc.) and e.m.E., F. logique (13th c.), med. L. (ars) logica.] a. The science or art of logic. Also attrib. in logic schole. Also plur., = the study of logic. b. (Good or bad, sound or unsound) logic or reasoning.a (1) c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 281.
Him to instruct … Sum of gramer, sum of philosophie, Sum in logik a1500 Bk. Chess 1667. 1531 Bell. Boece II. 72.
He wrate … of logik, rethorik, geomatry, arsmetrik, musik, and astronomy 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 183/25.
This mutulat freuole reul of logic c1552 Lynd. Mon. 673.
Lat doctoris wrytt thare curious questionis, … Thare logick, and thare heych opinionis 1579 Misc. Bann. C. II. 196.
Fyue art of logik, price … vi s. c1646 Craufurd Edinb. Univ. fol. 23.
The eldest [regent] taking account of the commone part of logik(2) attrib. 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 83/5.
Yung men neu cum out of the grammer or logic scholes(3) plur. 1579 Acts III. 180/1.
The logikis of Aristotle 1661 Jaffray Diary 15.
I came … to the college where … I entered to my logics under Mr. Hughb. 1490 Irland Mir. fol. 174.
That logic natural and probable ressouns ekis … the faith in sempil persouns 1626 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 297.
Quhilk ansuer beires the first pairt … to be ivill logick becaus it denyis [etc.]
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