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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1460, 1566
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Unschameful, -schamfull, -schemfull, adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. vnschamful (c1400), vnschameful (c1430), vnshameful (1561); S(c)ham(e)ful(l adj.] a. Shameless. = Uns(c)hamefast adj., Unschamous adj. b. Unashamed (to do something). —a. a1400 Legends of the Saints xxviii 364.
Syne cane scho to that prefec say, ‘Vnschameful hund’ 1566 St. A. Kirk S. 264.
Anent the fylthy hurdom wyth unschamfull perseverance committit betuix tham —b. 1460 Hay Alex. 10179.
Quha sa hes rede ene withoutin dout … salbe fund blak, hardy and stout And be it woman scho salbe bald of kynd And vnschemfull to wreik quhan scho is leynd
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