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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: <1375, 1375
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(Seilon,) Seyillun, n. [Late ME seylon (c1450), sellion (c1460), e.m.E. selyon (1542), OF sellon, sillon (13th c. and c1460 in Larousse), also seillonet dimin. ‘a piece of land’ (c1160 in Larousse), med. L. selion- ‘a strip of ploughland’ (Latham).] A rig; a strip of ploughed land. — 1226 Reg. Dunferm. 135.
Cum dimidio seyillun
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