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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1456, 1513-1531
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Nutritive, -yve, Nutrytyve, Nutrative, a. [Late ME. and e.m.E. nutrityf (c 1400), -iff, nutrytive, nutritive, nutrative (1562), F. nutritif, -ive, med. L. nutritiv-us.] Nutritive, nourishing. — 1456 Hay II. 122/13.
The vertues nutrityvis ar mare vertuous to thair naturale operaciounis 1456 Ib. 129/14.
And us gude spicis nocht our constrictives bot laxatives and nutritives 1456 Ib. 131/10. 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 228.
May … that sesson nutrytyve 1531 Bell. Boece I. vii.
Quhare Flora maid the tender blewmis spreid Throw kindlie dew and humouris nutrative 1531 Ib. xlv.
Ane herbe … richt nutritive … to beistis and fowlis
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