Cole Lovick

August 30, 2016

9 a.m. English 201

WINSOME-Forms: OE, ME wynsum, ME wunsum, winsum, wonsom, winsom, wonsum;

1618 north. dial. wunsome, 17 (in 17 only Sc.) winsome.(Show Less)
Frequency (in current use):
Etymology: Old English wynsum = Old Saxon wunsam , Old High German
wunnisam (Middle High German wun(ne)sam ), < wyn(n win n.2 + -sum -some
suffix2. Sense 3 came into the literary language from northern dialects. (Show Less)
I. Old English and Middle English senses.
Thesaurus

1. Pleasant, delightful, agreeable. Obs.

Modern senses.
Thesaurus

3. Pleasing or attractive in appearance, handsome, comely; of

attractive nature or disposition, of winning character or manners.

Cheerful, joyous, gay. dial.

HAUGHTY-Forms: . 15 haltie, haultie, haulty, hawtie,

hawty, 1516 hautie, hauty. . 15 haughty.
Etymology: An extension of haut, haught adj., either as in dusk-y, worth-y, or
simply by assimilation to doughty, mighty, naughty, weighty, etc.
High in one's own estimation; lofty and disdainful in feeling or
demeanour; proud, arrogant, supercilious. (Of persons, their
action, speech, etc.)
fig. Of an appearance that seems to claim or assume superiority;
imposing in aspect; grand, stately, dignified: often with some
mixture of sense
Of exalted character, style, or rank; elevated, lofty, eminent; high-
minded, aspiring; of exalted courage or bravery. arch.
High, lofty (in literal sense). Obs. (Often with some shade of sense
1.)