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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1572
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Sone-schyning, vbl. n. [ME and e.m.E. sun-shining (14th c.); Son(e n.1 and Schining vbl. n.] The shining of the sun; the emergence or appearance of sunlight. Cf. Soneshyne n. a. — 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 62.
Bot as darknes at the sone schyning, sa leis, at the licht of treuth vanische away
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