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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1487, 1575, 1633
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No wis(e, adv. phr. Also: wyes, vis, vyes. [e.m.E. and late ME. no wise, wyse (15th c.).] = Na wis(e. — 1487 Brus iv. 214 (C).
Now may I no wis forthir ga 1487 Ib. vii. 262.
It may no vis be swa 1575 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 39.
Considering the same at this present nowyes abill to be sustenit 1633 Inverness Rec. II. 172.
And suld novyes be tein, laborit or occupiet be ony particular persone
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