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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Spanly, adv. Erroneous expansion of MS spāly = specially. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii 628.
And thare mastir herand how thai Sa spanly this tale can say, He was in perplexyte
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