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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1817
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†GLEGSOME, adj. Keen, sharp. Also in Nhb. dial.Ayr. 1817 D. McKillop Poems 41:
An gleg-some chiels, in gleesome hurrie, Loup aff their Phillies.
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"Glegsome adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Feb 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/glegsome>
