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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Unseverit, -syverit, -serit, Onsyverit, -soverit, p.p. [Late ME and e.m.E. unsevered (1453); Sever v.] Not separated or scattered. — 1513 Doug. ix viii 133 (Ruddim.).
For wele thay knew thare fais al manere of tene Vnder the volt of targis mycht sustene Sa lang as thay samyn vnseverit [C. onsyverit, Sm. vnsyverit, 1553 vnserit, B. on soverit] ware
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