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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1600
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May, n.3 [? f. May v.1] ? A possibility. —c1600 Montg. Suppl. ix. 68.
Ȝe man … nocht persew Nor braik ȝour brane for me in vane In ony wayis, For sindrie tymes I schew [ȝou] plane Thair was na mayis