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leesome
▪ I. leesome, a.1 Obs. exc. Sc. (ˈliːsəm) Also 3 lefsum, leofsum, 6 lesum, 8 leisum, [Early ME. leofsum, f. leof lief a. + -sum -some.] Lovable; pleasing; pleasant.c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 181 Wowe beð wunsum þeih hit ne bie naht lefsum. a 1225 Juliana 17 Towart te liuiende godd mi leofsume leofmon. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Leesome Brand
Leesome Brand is Child Ballad number 15 and Roud #3301. Synopsis Leesome Brand went to court when ten years old. wikipedia.org
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leisoum
leisom(e, leisoum variants of leesome. Oxford English Dictionary
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Willie o Douglas Dale
Motifs This ballad contains elements from "Willie and the Earl Richard's Daughter" and to a lesser extent "Leesome Brand". wikipedia.org
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lefsum
lefsum obs. form of leesome. Oxford English Dictionary
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Gil Brenton
The difficulty riding because of a pregnancy also features in the ballad "Leesome Brand". wikipedia.org
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liefsome
liefsome variant of leesome Obs.a 1547 Earl of Surrey in Tottel's Misc. (Arb.) 19 So forth I go apace to se that leefsom sight. 1819 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 17 That temple's flures and wa's are lined Wi leifsam pictures a' kinkind. Oxford English Dictionary
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Rose the Red and White Lily
Commentary The birth in the wood is a common ballad motif, being found in Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter, Willie o Douglas Dale, and Leesome Brand. wikipedia.org
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leofsum
leof, leofsum obs. ff. leaf, lief, leesome. Oxford English Dictionary
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wanliesum
† wanˈliesum, a. Sc. Obs. [f. wan- + leesome a.1] Unlovely.1815 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (1826) 36 A waesum, wild, wanliesum sight. Oxford English Dictionary
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Adam Hilton House
The Adam Hilton House is a historic house located at 6073 Leesome Lane in Guilderland, Albany County, New York. wikipedia.org
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Sheath and Knife
Variants "Leesome Brand", Child ballad 15, is closely related to this ballad, and some variants are hard to distinguish; the hero laments the death in wikipedia.org
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unleesome
unˈleesome, a. Sc. [un-1 7.] = unleeful a.c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints x. (Matthew) 10 Lewy, Þat as a tollare þare wes sate, Vnlessume wynnynge for to get. 1500–20 Dunbar Poems xvii. 16 Thir merchantis takis vnlesum win. 1552 Lyndesay Monarche 5104 And sum, for thare vnleifsum actis, Ar rent and rewin apo... Oxford English Dictionary
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lisome
lisome variant of leesome a.2 Sc. Obs.1653 Burgh Rec. Glasgow II. 260 It sall not be lisome to any landwart or countery man to buy [etc.]. Oxford English Dictionary
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Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter
Motifs The motifs for this ballad come from Willie o Douglas Dale and Leesome Brand. wikipedia.org
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