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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ichane, interj. [Appar. var. of Ochane.] An exclamation of sorrow: Alas! — 1513 Doug. ix. viii. 63.
Ichane, allace! Ib. xi. v. 76.
The ȝyng babbys walyng, … Cryand, ichane, allace, and weill away
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