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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Soum,) Soume, Sowm, v.1 Also: sum. P.t. and p.p. also somyt, summit. [ME and e.m.E. sume (Cursor M.), i-)sommed p.p. (Trevisa), sowmet p.t. (c1400), summyd p.p. (1511), OF summer, sommer (12th c. in Larousse) to achieve, accomplish, also (14th c.) in the following sense; f. as Soum n.1]
1. To count, enumerate (persons).Mainly in p.p., = in all, in total.p.t. c1420 Wynt. vi 1074.
Men, barnys and women Thai sowmyd ay be ten and ten [C. Thar sowmyt war al be ten, W. Thai summond thaim be ten and ten]p.p. c1420 Wynt. v 3652.
Wyth thai mysdoarys saclas blude That sowmyt wes in multitude Fywe thowsand men c1420 Wynt. viii 2644, 2646.
Swa trybyll thai war or dowbill then Be the lest sowmyd off Inglis men Agayne the Scottis gadryde thare Quhen all the nowmyre sowmyd ware c1420 Wynt. vi 1079, etc.
2. a. p.p. Of sums of money, items of expenditure in an account, etc.: Added up, totalled. b. To reckon, calculate (a sum or sums payable as debts, compensation, etc.). Also const. to (the sum payable).a. 1502 Orkney Rentals i 11.
Summa totalis supra v li. xviij . iiij d. j1/2 d [etc.] … and all thir sowmes ar leilie sowmit 1502–3 Orkney Rentals i 65.
& all thir sowmeis ar rycht summit 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 214.
For all schone … and uthir stuff deliverit be him to the Quenis use … as his compt buk maid thairone bure in it particulary soumyt at lentht, vij li. ij s. 1546 Treas. Acc. IX 22.
To Williame Forstar, capitane of the said schip, quhilk he debursit in outredding of hir … as the said Williames compte ellis harde and sowmit be ȝoure lordschip heir present to schew beris, the soume of [£740 6 s. 6 d.] 1557 Acts II 502/2.
The samin taxt to be soumit in the principall decrettis to be geuin 1588 Comm. Univ. III (St. A.) App. 195.
The comptis is daylie hard monethlie, quarterlie, and yeirlie, soumit and perfytit and registrat 1679 Torry Coal & Salt Wks. 82b.
To 10 li. short soumed in the ballanceb. (1) c1390 Reg. Morton I xl.
I soume the schame and the skath of the fornemmit J. and his men apon the R. iiiic li. of sterlingis 14.. Acts I 7/2.
In the folowyng of thyft the scath of the folowar aw to be somyt thrynfalde 1524 Carnwath Baron Ct. (SHS) 17.
For the vrangus dryvin of his meire & dingin of hir in ane myre he sowmis the skaith vj merkis(2) 1520 Wigtown B. Ct. 105b.
Summand his skayd ȝeirly to ane merk of mayll 1527 Carnwath Baron Ct. MS 43b.
He … sowmes [SHS sawmes] his skaith thairof ilk ȝeir to iij bollis of aittis with the mair 1685 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 26 Oct.
Debts … soumet be the forsaids persones to £20 0 s. 8 d. Scots money
