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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Spared,) Sparde, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. spared (1580); Spar(e v.] Kept in reserve, extra. —1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 94.
Ane man … that mette … Sanders rayden … and ane sparde hors in his hand