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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Case, Cais, v. [f. Case n.² In e.m.E. from 1575.] tr. To place in a case. — c1450-2 Howlat 454.
It movis all ther maist, That ȝour hart nobillast To me is closit and cast, Throw ȝour command 1533 Boece vi. xii. 209 b.
[To take the relics] and caissing thame … in ane veschell … seik the Ile of Albioun