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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1487
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(Pask-evin,) Pask-ewyn, Paskis-evin, n. [ME. pask-eue (Purvey). Cf. Pasch(e)-evin.] Easter eve; the day before Easter. —1487 Brus xv. 105 (C) (see Pasch(e)-evin n.).
Paskis [ed. Paske] evin c1420 Wynt. vii. 223.
On the Pask ewyn