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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Fleting,) Fleiting, ppl. a. [e.m.E. fleeting, ME. fletinge, -yng (c 1375).] Fleeting, transitory. — 1596 Dalr. II. 470/15.
To renunce … the fleiting and flowing geir of erth 1611 Mure Misc. P. i. 80.
The fleiting frooths of pleassour
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