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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Sticht,) Stycht, n. [f. as Stichle v.] Battle order. —1375 Barb. iii 658.
‘Schyr’, said the Erle, ‘it sall be swa, I sall na wys pas fer ȝow fra, Till God giff grace we be of mycht Agayne our fayis to hald our stycht'