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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1500
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No man. [Midl. and south. ME. no man: cf. Na man.] No one. —c1400 Troy-bk. i. 314, ii. 213. c1420 Wynt. viii. 5194.
So suld no man here prysyt be c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 1250. 1487 Brus xiv. 306 (C).1487 Ib. xvi. 245. a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow i. 125.
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