Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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CHEERISOME, adj. Cheerful, merry (Sh., Lth., wm.Sc. 1975). See -Some, suff.Ayr. 1850 J. D. Brown Ballads 164:
And sae, through the gloom o' misfortune, Hope aye sheds her cheerisome licht. Dmf. 1894 R. Reid Poems 97:
The wee things meet me wi' cheerisome craws.
