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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1566-1585
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Countr(i)eman, n. [e.m.E. (1571), countreyman (1548).] A countryman. — 1566 Peebles B. Rec. 303.
Ony nebur or countre man or woman 1573 Satirical Poems xxxix. 320.
He, sa cairfull for oure countrie men a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxi. 91.
Wald ȝe doe for ȝour countrie man as for our honouris caus we wald
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