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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1641
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(Querist,) Quirist, n. (Cf. e.m.E. and F. chorist(e, med. L. chorista (1267), also querista (1283), Querestar n.) —1641 in Wedderb. Compt Bk. 76 n.
Come qvirists al and sing vith me Hale lv ja