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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1490-1555
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Evil(l)-avisit, a. [Avisit p.p.] Disposed to wrongdoing. — 1490 Lennox Mun. 141.
A part of evle avisit personis … has maliciusly … distroit certane stanis and hewyn werk 1525 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 221.
Forsamekle as our souerane lordis liegis … may be invadit, persewit, or troublit be euil avisit persounis 1555 Coll. Aberd. & B. 383.
Forsameikle as … euill avisit persons … hes brokin and raisit vp the said merch cairne
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