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Wantount, -townet, -townite, ppl. adj. [Wantoun v.] a. Unrestrained, unchecked. b. Proud, haughty, insolent, undisciplined. c. Lustful, lewd, morally unrestrained. —a. 1584-9 Maxwall Commonpl. Bk. 6b.
Leife wantownet wilfulnes Flie folie besenes —b. 1584-9 Maxwall Commonpl. Bk. 17a.
The mynde of man growis wantownite befoir ane callamitie 1596 Dalr. I 282/26.
Sum of his awne auditouris wantount and wicket ȝoung men … with quhingers doupit him throw —c. 1596 Dalr. I 239/34.
Machomet … quhais hail Alcoran … is referit to his voluptuous maner of lyfe … his terrible statutes, smeiret ouer, as it war, with thir his wantount, delectable, and plesaunt allurmentis
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