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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1400
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(Girn,) Gyrn, v.2 [f. Girn n.] tr. To ensnare. — c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 366.
He, gyrned [L. illaqueatus] syne at the last, In ȝarnyng of the golde … Hath graunted [etc.] c1400 Ib. 2694.
Pirrus … Was in loue gyrned [L. captus] subtelly With faire Hermonia
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