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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Levant,) Leawent, v. [? As Eng. levant (1760) to abscond, decamp.] intr. To depart (? suddenly or stealthily). — 1627 Chron. Perth 31.
Thair was … 2000 gentilmen … and wtheris of gude sorte leawentit from Scotland wnder the Erll of Mortoun, for helping to take the Ile of Rhee or Sanctmertenes in France
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