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sonse Sc. (and Ir.).|sons|
Also 5–6 sons, 6– sonce.
[ad. Gael. sonas good fortune, prosperity, etc.]
Abundance, plentifulness, plenty; prosperity.
c1300in Wyntoun's Orig. Cron. vii. x. 3623 Qwhen Alexander our kynge was dede,..Away was sons of alle and brede. 1500–20Dunbar Poems xxv. 61 God and Sanct Jeill heir ȝow convoy..To sonce and seill, solace and joy. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. III. 229 Of fugitouris fra sindrie landis fled, Quhilk lytill sons or nane at hame hes hed, Forlane lownis without riches or micht. a1689Cleland Poems (1697) 59 There's als much vertue, sonce, and pith In Annan, or the Water of Nith,..Als any water in all Greece. 1830Carleton Traits Irish Peas. (1843) I. 195 Bad manners to me,..if sonse or grace can ever come of it. 1892Ballymena Obs. (E.D.D.), Something of good size and value would be said to have some sonce with it.
b. In the phr. sonse fa'{ddd}, expressing a wish for one's prosperity. (Misused by Ramsay.)
1719Ramsay 1st Answ. Hamilton i, Sonse fa me, witty, wanton Willy, Gin blyth I was na as a filly [etc.]. 1788Picken Poems 157 Sonce fa' yer apen, honest heart Whar double guile ne'er hauntet. 1806R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 352 Sonse fa' Bobbin John; Want an' wae gae by him. |