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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1599, 1680
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Mim, a. [Imitative. Common in the mod. Sc. and north. Eng. dial.] Primly silent, reticent, coy. — 15.. Dum Wyf 91.
The mimest wyff that euer tuik lyff Will ware sum wordis and start hir c1680 McWard Contendings 323.
The best of our synods (for as mim as we have made it to this day) are justly chargeable with the blood of that renowned inartyr [Guthrie]
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