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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1573
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Unsurenes, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. vnsurenesse (Lydgate); Surenes n.] Insecurity, vulnerability. —1573 Davidson in Satirical Poems xl Pref. 275/6.
The greit frailtie and vnsurenes of all strenthis eirthly
