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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1401, 1626-1627
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(Sile,) Syle, n.1 Also: seile. [Sil(e v.1] Blindness; also, appar., as part of a nickname. Cf. Silit ppl. adj.1 b. — 1401 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 204.
Willelmus dictus blyndseile burgensis de Aberden a1627 Craig v 7.
Shee whom thou best lovest, … respects thee nowayes. Thy syle is her sight; Thy duill, her delight
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