† ewe ardauntn.
Etymology:  <  Old French ewe ardant (modern eau ardente), lit. ‘burning water’.
 Obsolete.
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c1315    Shoreham 9  				So mey me nauȝt in ewe ardaunt That neth no wateris wyse.
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