bowsome

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Scots

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Etymology

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From Early Scots bowsum (obedient, compliant) (circa 1375), from Northern Middle English buȝsom, from early Middle English buhsum (cf. buxom), from Old English būgan (to bend), from Proto-Germanic *beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ- (to bend). Equivalent to bow +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bowsome (comparative mair bowsome, superlative maist bowsome)

  1. (archaic) Characterised or marked by bowing or obedience; (by extension) compliant; willing.

Descendants

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  • English: unbowsome