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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375
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Cumrous, a. [ME. cumbrous, cumberous (c 1400).] Difficult of passage. — 1375 Barb. x. 25.
On the owthir half ane montane was So cumrous, and ek so stay, That it wes hard to pas that way
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"Cumrous adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/cumrous>
