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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DAE, n. Sc. form of Eng. doe. [de:]Sc. a.1776 Outlaw Murray in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 305. A. i.:
The hart, the hynd, the dae, the rae, And of a' beastis grete plentie.

[Da, dae, etc., is found in O.Sc. from a.1400 (D.O.S.T.); O.E. .]

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