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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1596
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Sorrel, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. sorell (a1400), sorel (c1420), sorrel(l (late 16th c.), OF surel(l)e (12th c. in Larousse), sorele (OED), f. sur sour.] Only in pl.: Varieties of sorrel. —1596 Analecta Scotica II 13.
Gif he hes the seid of al sort of mawes, purpie, and sorrelis