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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1420
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Swikfully, Swykfully, adv. [Swikfull adj.] Treacherously, deceitfully. — c1420 Wynt. vi 1553.
Godwyne This Ethelrede betraysyd syne, And hym murtherysyd swykfully c1420 Wynt. viii 383.
He mad fals suggestyown … And infurmyd [richt] falsly And set the case all swykfully [W. swikfully] c1420 Wynt. ix 2516.
Than am I All begylit swykfully
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