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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(Prenosticatioun,) Prenosticatyown, Prenwsticacion, n. [Late ME prenosticacioun (c 1400), -ation, med. L. prenostication- (14th c.), var. of Pronosticatio(u)n(e n. 1.] Prediction. —c1420 Wynt. viii 4293.
That wes prenosticatyown [C. prenwsticacion, W. prenotatioun] That he suld joys efftyr the crown, And swa he dyd forowtyn were
