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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1420
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Spanys, v. [OF espaniss- lengthened stem of espanir (1150 in Larousse); cf. ME spannishyng (c1400) vbl. n.] intr. Of a flower: To expand or open. — c1420 Wynt. i Prol. 127.
That rose That spanysys [C., W. spanys] spredys, and evyre spryngys
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