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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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(Sortilege,) Sartologe, n. [e.m.E. sortilege (Caxton), OF sortilegue (OED) in the sense below, sortilege (c1213 in Larousse) sorcery, magic, L. sortilegus diviner, fortune-teller.] A sorcerer or magician. — 15.. Clariodus v 1597.
Grite sartologis [pr. sortolegis] with thair enchantments Of thair artis gave sik experiments
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