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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1581-1623
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Spredding, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. spredynge (1548), spreading (1560); Spred v.] Spreading, becoming more widely diffused. — 1581-1623 James VI Poems I 245/407.
The generall … Did rather choose to loose his lyfe then tyne his spredding fame
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