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Quotation dates: 1399-1420, 1513
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Habund, v. [ME. habunden (Chaucer). of. habunder. Cf. Abund v.] intr. = Habound v. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxi. 66.
Til Athenas … gere the barnis gang to lay, Fore science habundis thare c1420 Wynt. iv. 1989 (C).
Qwha tha abundis … in til gud thewis 1513 Doug. viii. iv. 163.
Thar as maist habundyt smokis dyrk, [etc.] 1513 Ib. xi. i. 87.
So lowd thar wofull bewalyng habundis
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