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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1502-1583, 1653-1687
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Garsum, -som(e, n. Also: garswm, -sume, gairsome. [ME. garsum (c 1225).] = Gersum. Also attrib. with land. 1502 Orkney Rentals i. 13.
Angusquoy, j d. … terre quoyland but scat … & na garsum 1523 Acts Lords of Council MS. XXXIV. 12.
[Thay] sall broik thar takis … fre of all garsome 1546 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I. 137.
In fif s. land of the Dowhyle, callit the garsum land 1564 Glasgow Protocols Abstracts III. 48.
The landis callit the Garswm landis upone the eist 1583 Exchequer Rolls XXI. 421.
The miln of Petconnochie, … garsum xvj s. iv d. 1653 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XXIII. 309.
My Lord … lyes out of the garsoms, which wilbe a considderable soume 1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 144.
The said James Maxwell … having … payed 36 lbs. of gairsome
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