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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1773-1814
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BETAKEN, v. Sc. for betoken. [bə′tɑ:kn, bə′tɑ:kŋ]Ags. 1814 J. Ross Poems and Songs 99:
Sic bletherin betakens a bride unco bonny.Edb. 1773 R. Fergusson Sc. Poems (1925) 62:
The eastern lift betakens day, Changing her rokelay black for mantle grey.
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