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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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Progne(y, n. [e.m.E. and ME proigne (Chaucer), progne (1577), a poetic name for the swallow, L. Prognē, var. of Procnē, in Greek mythology name of maiden (sister of Philomela) transformed into a swallow.] — a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 5 (W).
About ane bank … may be seine, The progney [L. progne] and the philomeine
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