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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1531, 1623
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Various, Varyis, adj. [e.m.E. variouse (1552), various (a1618), L. vari-us.] a. Various, more than one. b. Different. —a. 1531 Protocol Book of J. Brydin No. 146.
That quhair he vas … oure reball and put to our horn by ouris varyis letters purchest at the instanche of William Vaych —b. 1623 Fugitive Poetry II i 15/1.
Twixt was, and is, how various are the ods!
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