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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gulsoch, n. Also: -soche, -sogh, gule-, guldsoch. [e.m.E. gulesought (1552), ME. gowyl sowght (14 … ), f. gule yellow, sought sickness.] Jaundice. c1500 Rowll Cursing 54 (B).
The gulsoch [M. gulsoche] that thai never be but
c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 199.
Thy gulsoch [M. gulesoch] gane dois on thy back it bind
1563-72 Ferg. Tracts 28.
A paddock, that gaue her self forth for a phisition, … her self appeared to be all ouergoine with the gulsogh
1580 Skeyne Descr. Well 5.
[The water] oppinnys the obstructionis … of the liuer, quhairby mony hes bene cuirit of the gulsoch
1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Aurigo, the guldsoch, morbus Regius
a1646 Wedderburn Vocab.
Icterus, the gulsogh

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