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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1420
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Pare, n.1 [Irreg. var. of Pere n.1 Cf. late ME. pare (once, 1467).] = Pere n.1 1 and 2. — c1420 Ratis Raving (S.T.S.) 1013.
Be lel … Baith to thi lord and to thi pare And to the les als veil as mare — a1400 Legends of the Saints xix. 448.
Twa demycelis that ȝonge ware & of bewte had na pare
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