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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Wydelie, adv. [17th c. Eng. widely (1663).] = Wyd(e adv. 1 a. —1606 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 79.
It be wydelie aneught spoken, that … we can naa langer miskenne it
