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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1617
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Inflame, -flaim, v. [ME. (1449), var. of enflame (1477), OF. enflamer.] = Inflam, Inflamb. — 1513 Doug. i. xi. h. (1553).
How Cupide inflames the lady gay 1513 Ib. x. x. 18.
To recounter Enee inflamyt in tene 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 30.
Greit hoip mellit with ambitioun inflamit his hart for the Kingis deceis a1578 Pitsc. II. 56/18.
The cardinall was so inflamit with furieous burning ire a1578 Ib. 148/21.
Lyk ane trew christiane, inflaimitt with luffe … to his brethren 1596 Dalr. I. 76/24.
Sa gret appetite … of beiring rule did fyre wpe and inflame baith the peples 1596 Ib. 344/13.
His harte was hetlier inflamet than afor a1597-1617 Hist. James VI (1804) 9.
They … kendlit thair traine of gwn poulder quhilk inflamit the timber of the haill hous
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