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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Eternal, a. Also: -all(e, -ale, -aile; eyt-, æternall. [ME. eternale (15th c.), -all(e, OF. eternal, L. æternālis.] Eterna;, everlasting.

1. Of God or Christ. c1475 Wall. ii. 180.
Eternaile God, quhy suld I thus wayis de? 1490 Irland Mir. I. 25/19.
Sene Ihesus, his naturale sone & eternale, obeyit to him c1552 Lynd. Mon. 556.
The father of heuin, quhilk wes and is eternall a1568 Bann. MS. 31 a/12.
Cum luke on the eternall king of joy a1570-86 Maitl. F. xv. 1.
O hie eternale God of micht 1585 Misc. Bann. C. II. 217.
He lewis his saull to the eyternall God 1657 Balfour Ann. II. 247.
The euerliuing and æternall Godabsol. 1592 Wemyss Corr. 42.
Thus we commit you to the eternell 1610 Brechin Test. II. 32.
He comitis his saull to the eternall his creator

2. Of states, conditions, etc.(a) 1456 Hay II. 19/31.
His will … ledis him to the way of eternale dampnacioun a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1236.
O man, consider this torment eternale Ib. 1500.
To optene that tryvmphe eternale c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 42/7.
To cum fynalie to eternale blis Ib. 300/5.
Of thir ordouris a certane fell with Lucifer till eternale dampnacoun a1570-86 Maitl. F. cii. 72.
And se God face to face In his eternale gloir(b) c1450 Cr. Deyng 217.
Betuex me and the eternall ded 1490 Irland Mir. I. 91/22.
To suffer infynit pane and eternalle dampnacioune a1500 Bk. Chess 2191.
Quhar lyf but end and ioye eternall is 1513 Doug. x. Prol. 53.
The Fader … ever bredis His Son, hys word and wysdom eternall 1562-3 Winȝet II. 70/32.
With extreme perel of æternall saluatioun a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxxix. 119.
That eternall ioy to haif Quhilk he hes promissit