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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420, 1513
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Hat(e)some, Haitsum, a. [ME. haat-, hatesome (c 1380).] Hateful. — c1420 Ratis Raving 670.
Fore thai ar to heir hatsome, Me lykis for to leif of 1513 Doug. xi. iv. 89.
The caws … that this haitsum lyfe sustene he wald
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"Hatsome adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/hatesome>
