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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CORMUNDUM, v. “To confess a fault; to own one's self vanquished, to sue for peace” (Ayr. 1825 Jam.2). Given in E.D.D. (1898) for Per. as “very rare.”
[O.Sc. cor mundum, in phr. to cry cor mundum, to confess one's fault, a.1508 (D.O.S.T.), Lat. cor mundum, a clean heart (after Psalm li. 10).]
