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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fragilité, -itie, n. Also: fragilyté, -illitie, -yl(l)itie, fraigilité, fragelitee, -elyté; fregilité. [ME. fragylité, fragilyté (1389), OF. fragilité, L. fragilitas.] Weakness, frailty (esp. of character). 1456 Hay I. 16/31.
Ȝit is that bot fragilitee and brukilnes of manuis nature c1450 Cr. Deyng 149.
To knaw his fragelyte, and to ask mercy c1515 Asl. MS. I. 323/5.
With mony vther ressonis contrar fals warldlie fragiliteis 1513 Doug. ix. Prol. 6.
Quha tharto harkis fallys in fragilyte 1533 Boece iii. i. 90 b.
Febill persons be fragilite of kynde or age war slane 1549 Compl. 9/15.
Be rason that the maist part of the pepil, throucht ther natural fraigilite, consumis … ther dais in ydilnes 1566 St. A. Kirk S. 273.
Havand respecte to the fregilite and facilnes of the said Jonat