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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Scheuandnes,) Scheuannes, n. [Scheuand adj.] Suitability; consonance. — a1400 Leg. S. ix 131.
That wes thru ferly scheuannes [L. per mirabilem congruentiam], Mychte, richte, wysdome laste wes
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