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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1475
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Nesis, n. (? Erroneous: ? cf. Necess(e a. and Necessar(e n.) —c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace viii. 1240.
God grant ȝe wald off oure nesis to speid