† whosome, pron. Obs.
[who and sum rel. adv.]
= whoever 1, 2, whoso 1, 2.
| c 1200 Ormin 5564 An rihht god reowwsunnge Þatt Godess þeoww, whasumm itt iss, Her bereþþ inn hiss heorrte. a 1300 Cursor M. 1953 Qua-sum o fless wil grait þair fode, Lok þai cast a way þe blod. Ibid. 16265 Tru it qua-sum wil it tru. 13.. Evang. Nicod. 665 in Herrig Archiv LIII. 403, I come, wha som takes hede, Als witnes and warand. c 1400 Rule St. Benet (prose) 10 Wha sam heris yu, þan heris me. |