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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dour-, Durnes, n. Also: dowrnes. [f. Douradj. and adv.]
1. Obstinacy, stubbornness. a1400 Leg. S. vii. 337.
Quhen the Iowis … for na thinge … Wald mend thar wikit liffis unclene, Bot in to durnes ay abad
2. Hardness. c1420 Wynt. i. 1629.
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the warlde he made of bras ... That wes all state of mare dowrnes
[W. dournes] Than ony tyme before it wes
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