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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1929

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FURN, v. To coagulate and form a mouldy deposit (Ork.5 1953).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Wash oot the kirn an' dunno let the milk furn on it.

[Orig. prob. ad. O.N. fyrnask, to grow old, decay, forn, old, rotten. ]

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