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Thomas Malory

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1485 — Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book 9, Chapter 17 : And thenne he vnlaced his armour / and thenne sir Tristram wold go in to the wildernesse and brast doune the trees and bowes. 2A01:CB08:890E:C600:F99F:9987:62D9:7379 17:37, 23 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

There's definitely usage to justify a Middle English entry: the Middle English Dictionary has 37 quotes with 5 senses in a number of spellings. Oddly enough, that particular quote is given under bresten (c), but not for this. Also, the spelling for the quote varies between manuscript and printed versions. I haven't done Middle English entries, and there are choices to be made as to which is the main entry and which are the alternative forms, so I'll leave it at that. Chuck Entz (talk) 20:10, 23 July 2022 (UTC)Reply