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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Nativitate, n. [Apparently erroneous or altered variant of Nativitie n. 2, ? after L. nātīvitāt-em, nātīvitas.] — a1400 Legends of the Saints x. 201.
Merciful God … Brocht hyme til hewyne-lyk paradyse Of Criste be the natiuitate, Quhare he in blyse suld euire be
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