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† Worsum, wursum. World English Historical Dictionary

† Worsum, wursum. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. † Worsum, wursum Obs. Forms: α. 1 worsm (uuorsm), wursm, 3 (9 north. dial.) wursum (wrusum), 4, Sc. 6–7, 9 worsum; Sc. 7 worsam, -some, 6 woursome, 9 woursum. β. 3, 6 Sc. wirsum (3 Orm. wirrsenn), 9. north. dial. wirsom. [OE. worsm, wursm, metathetic form of the more usual worms, wurms (also wyrms), app. related to wyrm WORM sb.] Purulent matter, pus.

1   α.  c. 825.  Epinal Gloss., 777. Pus, uuorsm.

2 c. 1000.  Sax. Leechd., I. 100. Heo … þæt worsm [v.r. worms] ut atyhð. Ibid., II. 202. Oþ þæt he þæt wursm of muðe hræce.

3 a. 1225.  Ancr. R., 274. Mine wunden … gedereð neowe wrusum [v.r. wursum] & foð on eft uorte rotien.

4 a. 1300.  Cursor M., 11835. Ouer-al wrang vte worsum and ware, And wormes creuld here and þare.

5 1513.  Douglas, Æneis, III. ix. 64. Thir wretchit mennis flesche, that is his fude, And drinkis worsum, and thair lopperit blude.

6 1595.  Duncan, App. Etym. (E. D. S.), Pus, sanies, worsum of a byle.

7 1610.  in Pitcairn, Crim. Trials, III. 95. For Bewitching of ane kow, quhairthrow þe haill milk that scho þaireftir gaif was bluid and worsam.

8 1613.  P. Forbes, On Rev. iv. 15. It is not mixed with bloud … much lesse with bloudy worsum.

9 1666.  Despaut. Gram., D 4 a (Jam.). Tabes … rotten and putrified blood and worsome.

10 1808.  Jamieson, Woursum, Worsum, purulent matter; S. pron. wursum.

11 1846.  Brockett, N. C. Words (ed. 3), Wursum, pus; particularly when foul.

12   β.  c. 1200.  Ormin, 4782. War & wirrsenn toc anan Ut off hiss lic to flowenn.

13 a. 1250.  Ancr. R., 322 (Titus MS.). Hwon … al þe fulðe scheawes him & wringes ut tat wirsum.

14 1597.  in Misc. Spalding Club (1841), I. 93. Thow … keist witchecraft on the said cow,… that scho gewe no milk, bot … lyk wirsum or wenem.

15 1847.  Halliwell, Wirsom, foul pus. Yorksh.

16   b.  quasi-adj. Purulent.

17 a. 1599.  Rollock, Serm., Wks. 1849, I. 444. He hes not skunnert … at thy worsum bylis, and botchis.

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