Middle English Dictionary Entry

last n.(3)
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) A moral defect, a vice, a sin; beden lastes, ?to tempt (sb.) to sin; (b) the quality of sinfulness, wickedness, guilt; (c) grounds for blame, fault, discredit; ~ finden, to find fault with (sb.); hit is no ~ for, it is no discredit to (sb.); (d) a physical defect; withouten ~, without defect, unblemished.

Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hnt HM 2)137/269 : For last now am I owt shad.
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    Note: ?sense (c)