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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1438, 1499-1500
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(Faintise,) Fantis(e, n. Also: fayntice, fantys. [ME. fayntise, feyntyse (c 1300), OF. faint-, feintise.] Faintheartedness; weakness … 1375 Barb. iiii. 289.
Quha tais purpos sekyrly, And followis it syne ythandly Forowt fayntice, or yheit faynding 1375 Ib. xii. 256.
[If it] happyn thaime … Till fynd fantis in-till our deid ?1438 Alex. i. 2478.
He tynes his mekill prys That at the end dois fantys ?1438 Ib. 2502.
I haue assayit thé oft-syse, And I fand neuer in thé fantyse a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1222.
I did it … for na fauting of hart, na for na fantise
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