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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1599
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Disseverance, -ans, n. Also: dissyver-, dissaverance. [e.m.E. diss-, ME. desseverance (Chaucer), OF. dessevrance.] Separation. a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 533.
How bitter is … To think how deid be dulefull disseuerans Out of this warld for evir sall ȝou exclude a1499 Ib. 1081. 1513 Doug. iii. v. 46.
Oft with wepyng eyn Bewalis scho that hard dissyverance 15.. Clariodus v. 423.
Togidder thay Held companie without dissaverance a1568 Bannatyne MS 218 b/10*.
Thocht my body makis disseuerance Fra ȝow, with ȝow my hairt remanis ay
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