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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Sustentan, n. (Var. of, or erron. for, Sustentatio(u)n,n.) — 1549 Compl. 73/2.
The natural loue of ȝour natiue cuntre suld be inseperablye rutit in ȝour hartis, considerand that ȝour … lyuyngis, ande sustentan [etc.] … is in it
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