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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1569-1605
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Foulsum, -some, a. Also: fulsume. [ME. fulsome (14th c.), f. Foul a. Cf. Fowsum a.] Loathsome, nauseous. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxv. 496.
I sal tel, of his wykytnes, That fulsume til al gud men wes (a1570-86 Dunb.) Maitland Folio MS l. 45.
Befoir the foulsum rowt a1605 Montg. Flyt. 479 (Hart).
A foull flegmaticke foulsome fish
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