A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Sollaime, adj. [ME and e.m.E. soleyn (Chaucer), solein (Gower), *AF solein, -ain (OED), deriv. of sol Sole adj., later developing into sullen.] Sullen, morose. —1581-1623 James VI Poems I 185/665.
The uraith … Quho sollaime [1591 sullen] lyke a sanglier makkis her aufull teeth to crakk
