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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quhawme, Quhame, n. Also: whalm-. [ON hvammr ‘a short valley or depression surrounded by high ground’ (SND, s.v. Wham n.¹: cf. Norw. dial. kvam hollow surrounded by high banks), whence prob. the north. Eng. place-name element wham; cognate with OE hwamm.Also in the later Sc. dial. as wham, whaam, whaum, etc. ‘a broad hollow among hills through which a stream runs’, and in the mod. dial. ‘a hollow piece of ground in a field’] ? A small valley; ? a dale. Also attrib. with -fit, and comb. in the place-name Whalmfoot. 1594 Acts IV 89/2.
The landis of … Edȝerstoun Scheillis and Quhawmes 1635 Peebles Gleanings 164.
Thair proper landis of Kaidmure and that pairt thairof callit the wester quhawme — 1634 Peebles Gleanings 172.
The hous at the quhame fitt 1635–6 Ib. 209.
Whalmfoot