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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Schawand, ppl. adj. [Late ME schewyng (fynger) (c1425); S(c)haw v.] a. ? That has ability to communicate. b. Of a grammatical mood: Indicative. —a. 1456 Hay II 162/25.
That he war … a wis man … wele knawand in literature, … wele schawand be tong and of gude memoir —b. 1531 Vaus (1531) 1.
Judicatiuo modo, schawand mode
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