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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1450-1500
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(Tereful,) Teirfull, Tyrefull, adj.1 [Ter(e adj.] Tedious. — c1450-2 Howlat 421 (A) (see Ter(e adj. a).
Tyrefull a1500 Golagros and Gawane 43.
Ane ciete thai se, With torris and turatis, teirfull to tell
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