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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Warm hartit,) Warme ha(i)rtit, adj. [19th c. Eng. warm-hearted (1808); Warm adj. and Hartit adj.] Warm-hearted, of a kind, tender and generous nature. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 41/32.
Be nocht our bustious to ȝour billie Be warme hartit [M. warme hairtit] and nocht illwillie
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