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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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Lamp, v.1 [Also in the mod. Sc. and north. Eng. dial. (and also later Eng. dial. lamper): cf. also Norw. dial. lampa (also Norw. dial. labba, Icel. labba and lappa) in similar senses.] intr. To stride along, ‘to go quickly, by taking long steps’ (Jam.). — a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xli. 39.
The stoned steed stampis Throu curage and crampis Syn on the land lampis
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