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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Wemmyng, -yne, vbl. n. [ME wemming (Cursor M.).] Injury. — a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 201.
Sum saw angelis … That it [sc. the child] kepit elyk fare Fra wemmyne of the fyr … othir in body or in clath c1405 Cotton Vespasian MS F VII 86a.
He sal hald hym content be resoun & the merchandis assitht sa fully that it sal be na wemmyng to the trewys
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