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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1590, 1678
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Gousty, Gowsty, a. Also: goust-, gowstie; goustly, goustlie. [Of obscure origin.] Vast and dreary, dismal, depressing, ghastly, gruesome. (Freq. used by Douglas.)(a)1513 Doug. iii. ix. 57.
A gowsty [Sm. gousty] hald within, laithly to se 1513 Ib. vi. i. 21.
That feirfull gowsty cave 1513 Ib. ix. xii. 62.
So large feild hys gowsty body tuke 1533 Boece ix. i. 286.
Consumyt in person goustie and lene he held his bed a1568 Bannatyne MS 255 a/29.
Misgovernit ȝowth makis gowsty age 1678 Glanvill Saducismus (1681) ii. 295.
He observed . . . that the black man's voice was hough [= how, hollow] and goustie(b)1513 Doug. v. viii. 22 (Sm.).
His goustly cost and membris 1513 Ib. vii. Prol. 46.
Goustly schaddois of eild and grisly deid c1590 J. Stewart 88/324.
He did behold … vith goustlie visage palle The vofull vreat, quhilk frizit vp his bluid
