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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†CORMUNDUM, v. "To confess a fault; to own one's self vanquished, to sue for peace" (Ayr. 1825 Jam.2). Given in E.D.D. (1898) for Per. as "very rare."
[O.Sc. cor mundum, in phr. to cry cor mundum, to confess one's fault, a.1508 (D.O.S.T.), Lat. cor mundum, a clean heart (after Psalm li. 10).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cormundum v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cormundum>
