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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1749
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¶OUNESE, adj. Nonce spelling of Eng. uneasy. Uneasy, anxious. Cf. Oon-.Rs. 1749 W. MacGill Old Ross-shire (1909) 74:
I am vere ounese to her how pour Peter dos I hop he is recoverid.
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