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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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(Surmounting,) Surmonting, ppl. adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. surmountyng (Lydgate), -ing (1583); Surmount v.] That is higher than or surpasses all else; all-highest; supreme. — 15.. Dunb. App. ix 12.
Abone the radius hevin etheriall … The he surmonting Empriour abone, Is cummyn fra his mychtie Faderis trone
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