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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1567
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Purget, ppl. adj. Erroneously put for Birges n. or Birge n., perhaps partly by confusion with Purgit ppl. adj.: (thread) of Bruges. —1567 Edinburgh Testaments I 80b.
Sex pund of purget threid … xl s.
