Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CHEERISOME, adj. Cheerful, merry (Sh., Lth., wm.Sc. 1975). See -Some, suff.Ayr. 1850 J. D. Brown Ballads 164:
And sae, through the gloom o' misfortune, Hope aye sheds her cheerisome licht. Dmf. 1894 R. Reid Poems 97:
The wee things meet me wi' cheerisome craws.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cheerisome adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 1 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088329>
