heartsome

Definitions

merry, cheery, pleasant, delightful, attractive.

archaic, dialectal, poetic

Examples

“There thrust the bold straightforward horn To battle for that lady lorn; With heartsome voice of mellow scorn, Like⟳ any knight in knighthood's morn.”

“The delight, Due to this timely notice⟳, unawares Smote me, and, listening, I in whispers said, "Ye heartsome Choristers, ye and I will be Associates, and, unscared by blustering winds, 30 Will chant together."”

“The oak rose before me like⟳ a pillar of darkness; and overhead the heartsome stars were set⟳ in the face⟳ of the night.”

“It was a great hour for him as he wheeled the barrow homeward, Elspeth once more by his side; but he could say⟳ nothing heartsome in Tommy's presence, and Tommy was as uncomfortable in his.”

“A rainbow is a heartsome thing, for it reminds us of a promise⟳ made long ago, and faithfully kept.”

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