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Quotation dates: 1499-1533, 1590, 1681
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Revelling, -valing, -yng, vbl. n. [Revell v.] The action of revelling or making merry; merry-making; vigorous activity. a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1343.
With reualing and reuay all the oulk hale a1500 King Hart 39.
Dansing disport singing revelling With bissines all blyth to pleis the lairde 1513 Doug. viii xii 104.
Ryall tempillys dyng Of ryot, ryppet and of revellyng Ryngis 1513 Ib. xiii ix 111.
Lang war to devys Thar hasty fair, thar revellyng and deray 1533 Bell. Livy I 123/14.
Passand hir tyme in lust & revelling with companȝeouns c1590 Fowler II 171/35.
In magnifique banketting, reuelling, & daily hunting with great honour 1681 in Law Memor. 191 n. (Jam.).
Sabbath days feastings, blythemeats, banquetings, revelling, piping, sportings, dancings, laughings, —table-lawings, &c. and all such like, we disown all of them
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