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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Almichty, Almychty, a. and n. Also: almichti, -tie, -ttie; almychte, -ti, -tie, almythty (almyghty); allmychti, -ty (allmighte, -tie, almyttye). [ME. almighty, almiȝti, almihti, OE. eal-, ælmihtiᵹ]
1. adj. Almighty (usually as an epithet of God).c1400 Troy-bk. i. 586 (God is endles almythty). 1405 Douglas Corr. 65 (hee, almychty prynce). 1423 Edinb. Chart. 213 (the almychti sonne of the virgine). 1456 Hay I. 211/34 (the makare almychty). c1475 Wall. ii. 198 (all mychty God yow leid). 1513 Doug. i. ii. 17 (the hie fader almychty). c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2187 (the almychtie God of lyve). 1567 G. Ball. 3 (God the father almichtie). a1570-86 Maitland M. Fol. xxii. 1 (god, almychtie and eterne). 1613 Highland P. III. 128 (praying god almychtie to … ).
2. n. The Almighty.1568 Pref. Lynd. (the protectioun of the Almichtie). a1578 Pitsc. I. 116/29 (to mak his prayaris to almichtie).
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