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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Renoun(e, -nown(e, v. [Renoun(e n. Cf. e.m.E. renown (c1530); f. Renoumit ppl. adj. assimilated to Renoun(e n.] a. To report or record. b. To make famous or widely known; to celebrate. —a. c1420 Wynt. vii Prol. 37.
Now to renowne The bles[si]t generatyowne … Off Malcolme … and … Margret —b. 1562-3 Winȝet II 19/20.
this vnderstanding, quhilk our haly forebearis and forefatheris is knawin to hef appreuit and renounit c1590 Fowler I 59/52.
Who yit dois by his … inventionis new Renown his natiwe countrey 1626 Garden
Or … if noble birth Nobilitats, or more renouns thy name 1626 Worthies 125. 16.. Maidment Balfour Ballads 21.
Whose fame the north renowns
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