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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1568
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(Argh,) Arch, v. (harche). [Northern ME. argh, arȝ, (OE. arᵹian, earᵹian.] intr. To be faint-hearted. a1568 Mersar Bannatyne MS 213/47.
Harche nocht; se thow haif no dreid, … For harchenes dois grit hindering
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