Malaya

[Joel S. Berson]

At 6/30/2007 10:07 AM, Stephen Goranson wrote [quoting Google Books]:
>1653 The voyages and adventures of Fernand Mendez Pinto. Done into
>Engl. by H.C.
>By Fernão Mendes Pinto p.69 ... people of the other fide of Malaya, and that
>after they had fought with them from one to four in ... (Google Books)

Perhaps that's from the dark fide of Malaya,
previously hidden from the OED and only fided to it now by Stephen.

Joel

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