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   It's doing him an honour him or his never deserved at our hand, the ungracious sumph. W. Scott , Bride of Lammermoor xi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Series vol. I. 304

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   Forms: Scottish 1700s 1700s– sumph, 1700s 1900s– sumf, 1800s sumff; English regional (northern) 1800s sumph. Frequency (in current ...

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   Scottish a foolish or sulky person.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   sumph volume_up UK /sʌmf/ noun ( Scottish English ) a stupid or clumsy person Examples In a world of gamaleeries and hinkum sneevies, of muckle sumphs and mowdieworts, we salute you noo, oor Willie Goo .

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   Sumph definition: a stupid person; simpleton. See examples of SUMPH used in a sentence.

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   noun. ˈsəmf, ˈsu̇mf. plural -s. Scottish & dialectal, England. : a stupid or sulky person. Word History. Etymology. origin unknown. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

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   What is a ungracious sumph?

   • It's doing him an honour him or his never deserved at our hand, the ungracious sumph. A Sumph ..is a chiel to whom Natur has denied ony considerable share o' understaunin', without hae'n chose to mak him just altogether an indisputable idiot. That great sumph of a man that lives near Marty.

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   What does sumph mean?

   • Awa', ye great sumph, an' tak' it oot o' yon dur-r-r-ty ditch! Why don't you ask Sumph to publish 'em in your new paper—the what-d'ye-call-'em—hay, Shandon? Sumph definition: a stupid person; simpleton. See examples of SUMPH used in a sentence.

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   When was sumph first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb sumph is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for sumph is from before 1689, in the writing of William Cleland, army officer and poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1600s. sumph is apparently formed within English, by conversion.

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   OED's earliest evidence for sumph is from before 1689, in the writing of William Cleland, army officer and poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1600s. sumph is apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: sumph n.1. See etymology.