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English
Adjective
sowre
- Obsolete spelling of sour
1566, William Adlington, The Golden Asse:When I was a bed I began to call to minde all the sorrowes and griefes that I was in the day before, until such time as my love Fotis, having brought her mistresse to sleepe, came into the chamber, not as shee was wont to do, for she seemed nothing pleasant neither in countenance nor talke, but with sowre face and frowning looke, gan speak in this sort, Verily I confesse that I have been the occasion of all thy trouble this day, and therewith shee pulled out a whippe from under her apron, and delivered it unto mee saying, Revenge thyself upon mee mischievous harlot, or rather slay me.
1590, Edmund Spenser, Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I, published 1921:My rimes I know unsavory and sowre, To taste the streames, that, like a golden showre, Flow from thy fruitfull head, of thy Loves praise; Fitter perhaps to thunder martiall stowre, When so thee list thy loftie Muse to raise: Yet, till that thou thy poeme wilt make knowne, Let thy faire Cinthias praises be thus rudely showne.
1676, Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler:Sir, There are many men that are by others taken to be serious grave men, which we contemn and pitie; men of sowre complexions; mony-getting-men, that spend all their time first in getting, and next in anxious care to keep it: men that are condemn'd to be rich, and alwayes discontented, or busie.
1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. , 2nd edition, London: J H for H Mortlock , and J Robinson , published 1708, →OCLC:[…] for no Beast will eat sowre grass […]
Anagrams
Fula
Adjective
sowre
- (Maasina) many
si aɗa yiɗi ɓaŋude suka am sanaa ngaddaa na'i sowre.- If you wish to marry my daughter, you must bring many cattle.
References
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French sor.
Adjective
sowre
- Alternative form of sor (“sorrel”)
Etymology 2
From Old English sūr.
Adjective
sowre
- Alternative form of sour