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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Unhavand,) Wnhawand(e, ppl. adj. [Late ME vnhauying vbl. n. (c1449); Havand adj.] ? Never previously had or achieved; ? unparalleled, unprecedented. — c1420 Wynt. iv 1944.
Threll serwandys in tyll powerte … Fra thai be growyn … Till maistry … honour and till wnhawand [C. wnhawande, W. excedand] hycht … thai … na thyng will off mercy wyt
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