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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1400
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Ay-quhar(e, adv. [ME. aywhere, aywhare, early ME aihware, eihwer, OE. ǽᵹhwǽr (ONhb. éᵹhuǽr).] Every-where1375 Barb. iv. 702 (that virkis nocht ay-quhar a gatis); xii. 22 (he bar ane hat of qwyrbolle ay-quhar); etc. a1400 Legends of the Saints v. 383 (than mad he byschoppis ay-quhare); xi. 196 (pece with ws ayquhar we bry ng); etc.
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