Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1820-1828
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WILLSOME, adj. Also wilsum, wilesome. Wilful (Cai. 1905 E.D.D.). Hence wilesomely, wilfully. Arch. or liter.Slk. 1820 Hogg Tales (1874) 109:
Heiryne that scho was wilsum and glunchye, I airghit at keuillyng withe hirr in that thraward paughty moode.Slk. 1820 Hogg Poems (1874) 288:
His sins were like crimson — all bent and uneven, The path he had wilesomely trod.Slk. 1828 Hogg Poems (1874) 330:
But Marjory smiled a willsome smile, And lightly down the glen she flew.
