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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1584-1597
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Darksum, a. [e.m.E. darkesome (1530).] Dark, gloomy. — 1584 Misc. Spald. C. II. 69.
Fulsum froigis & dargsum [sic] nycht 1597 Melvill 438.
The darksum bodie of the changing moone
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"Darksum adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/darksum>
