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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1633
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Beare, n. [ON. and Icel. bára wave, billow.] A wave. (In Orkney dial.) — 1633 Misc. Abbotsford C. 152.
Tell nyne beares off the sea come in, that is to say, nyne waues off the watter
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