English

Alternative forms

• waltsome, wlatsom
• wlatsum, vlatsum (Scotland)

Adjective

wlatsome ‎(comparative more wlatsome, superlative most wlatsome)

1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) Loathsome; disgusting; detestable; repulsive; hateworthy.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wlātsom, wlātsum, waltsome

Etymology

From wlāte ‎(“nausea, disgust, repugnance, loath”), from Old English wlǣtta ‎(“loathing, nausea, eructation, heartburn”).

Adjective

wlātsome

1. loathsome, disgusting, hateful, abominable, repulsive, repugnant
   • 1380-90 Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Nun’s Priest's Tale:

     Murder is so wlatsome and abhominable

Descendants

• English: waltsome