Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†COUTHSOME, adj. Pleasant. Used adverbially in quot. [′kuθsəm]Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 196:
Fortune frae heaven comes couthsome to ane's house Wi' guid intent to be of solid use.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Couthsome adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 24 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/couthsome>
