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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1839-1853

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†NOISOME, adj. Noisy, rowdy (Abd. 1825 Jam.).Edb. 1839 W. McDowall Poems 46:
Some clim, wi' noisome glee, the stile.Abd. 1853 W. Cadenhead Flights 189:
Ye used to row your gird wi' us, as noisome as a caird.

[Noise + some. Phs. orig. due to a misunderstanding of Eng. noisome. But poss. formed on analogy with dinsome s.v. Din, n., 4.]

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