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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1533-1555
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Ample, Ampill, v. [Cf. ME. amplye (1413).] tr. To amplify. — 1533 Bell. Livy II. 51/32.
In sa fer as thare power is ekit and amplit ilk day mare and mare 1543 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 187.
To eik, ampill, change, or correct the samyn [petition] als oft as neid beis 1555 Protocol Book of R. Lumsdane 151 b.
The appointment … to be ampillit and reformitt
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