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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1567
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Wra(i)thfulnes, n. [ME and e.m.E. wrathefulnesse (Wyclif).] Anger. —1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 106.
Lat thy tempest thair wraithfulnes [D. wrathfulnes] reuenge