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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1776
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¶SARBIT, int. An excl. of sorrow, alas, woe!Sc. 1776 Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet in Child Ballads No. 66 C. xxxiii.:
"O' sarbit", says the Lady Maisdrey, "That ever the like me befa."
