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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1514
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Hed(e)-stenn, n. [Hede n.1 12 c; ON. stefna, stemna an assembly.] In Orkney = Hede-court n. — 1514 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. I. 254.
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