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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Apirsmart, -smert, a. [F. âpre (OF. aspre) or ON. apr, and Smart a.] Sharp, severe. — 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 653.
And for hir wordis war sa apirsmart, Vnto the nimphe I maid a busteous braid Id. Æn. i. v. 88.
Apirsmert [L. aspera] Juno, that … now cummyrris erd, sey, and ayr
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