A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1456, 1596-1606
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Langsumly, adv. Also: lan(g)somly, -somely. [OE. Langsumlíce: only Sc. Also Longsomly.] a. For long, long. Common only in Hay. b. Lengthily and tediously. (f. Langsum,a.)a. 1456 Hay I. 14/23.
But grete weris … it has nocht restit lansomly sen syne 1456 Ib. 301/20.
He may nocht dure langsumly in the travailis of weris 1456 Ib. II. 26/12.
Knychthede and hardynesse may never langsumly dwell togider bot wisedome 1456 Ib. 45/20, 75/6, 118/37, 126/11. 1606 Elphinstone Chart. 175.
I will looke langsomelie for your lordshipis ansuerb. 1596 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 11.
Bisiking your hines to pardon my baldnes … in vretting sva langsomly
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Langsumly adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/langsumly>
