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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Infortunat(e, a. [ME. infortunat (c 1386), -ate (1390) L. infortūnātus.] Unfortunate. a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 979.
Barrabas was fred, o change infortunat, The son of God was scurgit cruellye c1515 Asl. MS. I. 208/15.
Eduerd of Carnauerane quhilk was the maist infortunat king that euir was in Yngland c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 492.
Thow was consauit in the grete eclips, … Infortunate, false and furius 1531 Bell. Boece I. 274.
Thoucht the battall … wes infortunat to us 1533 Boece xi. xii. 430.
To hir requeist consentit the infortunate king 1567 Sat. P. iv. 49.
Thus was I than to doloure destinat, Miserabill man and prince infortunat 1570 Bann. Memor. 55.
Sic ane multitude of people assembled, … to behold the infortunate tragedie of this my wretched lyfe a1578 Pitsc. I. 69/3.
As the infortunat chance of wardlie effairis befallis 1611 Reg. Panmure I. xciii.
Jhone wes thought ane infortunat nem in ane kinge, be ressone of the gryt misluk of Jhone Balliole