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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1556, 1616-1618
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Null, v. [f. Null a.: cf. OF. nuller, med. L. nullare, e.m.E. null (1643).] tr. a. To annul, cancel (a legal act). b. In grammar: To negative. —1556 Protocol Book of T. Dalrymple 43 (see Null a. 1 (1)). 1617–18 Reg. Privy C. XI. 396.
Unles he causit the said testament ather to be nullit or reformit to his contentment c1616 Hume Orthog. 33.
Noe is a noun … and … precedes the substantive quhilk it nulleth … Not is an adverb … and … followes the verb that it nulleth
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