A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Welch, Welsche, Welsh, adj. [17th c. north. Eng. dial. walsh, OE wealᵹ, LG walg. Also in the later Sc. and north. Eng. dials.] Insipid, unpalatable. —1513 Doug. vi vii 79.
To pas throwout thir dirk schaddowis … By gowsty placis, welch [Sm., Ruddim. welsche] savorit, must and hair 16… Law Memor. Pref. lxxxviii.
The other lass would have her wipe off the bloud, but she could not … it had a welsh taste, as if it had been some metear
