A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Soucious,) Sucious, Sussious, adj. [MF soucieux (1530 in Larousse), f. as Soucy n.1] Anxious, troubled. —a1570-86 Maitl. F. 421/84.
Quhen syt and sorrow seimis superlatiwe Sagis suld seim leist sucius [Maitl. Q. sussious] and sorie
