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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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-wardis, suffix. [ME and e.m.E. -wardes (Chaucer), -wardis (1399), -wards (1442), OE -weardis, MLG -wardes, MHG -wartes.] = -wart suffix. See separate entries, as, Bakwardis adv., Ham(e)wartis adv., Witherwardis, etc.
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"-wardis suffix". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/_wardis>
