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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Oedem(e, n. [e.m.E. (1598) oedem(e, F. oedème (1545 in Hatz.-Darm.).] An oedema, a local dropsy. — 1581-1623 James VI Poems I. 161/445.
The bouddenit oedemes [v.r. oedems] cleir … sendis a hundreth braggis uith beir
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