A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hugsum, var. of Ugsum a. (dreadful). —c1420 Wynt. iv. 1203 (C).
Al the erde than oppynnyt doune, Sa hugsum … That throw that rift men mycht se hell Ib. vii. 775 (R).
Erddyn gret … And hugsum
