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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Socht, So(u)ght, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. soght (Cursor M.), soȝt (Wyclif), sought (1605), p.p. of Sek(e v.] a. In transf. use: That is or has been looked for or desired. b. Far soght, searched for or obtained with difficulty, far-fetched. —a. 1533 Boece 162b.
Feneȝete & socht occasiouns 1533 Boece 259b.
Vortigerne … bannyst of thame grete nowmer be socht occasiouns 1632 Lithgow Trav. iii 77.
Now Creta comes the Mediterren queene To my sought view where golden Ida's seene —b. c1590 Fowler II 60/35.
A far soght, obscure and confusd probatioun, and nathing pertinent to the purpose
