Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SUNK, v. Also sonk. To sulk, be in a gloomy sour mood. Ppl.adj. sunkan, sullen, surly, ill-natured. Only in Ramsay. Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) II. 149: [He] ask'd his sunkan gloomy Spouse. What Supper had she in the House.Sc. 1737 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) III. 142:
For which they'll now have nae Relief, But sonk at hame, and cleck Mischief.
