farrandfarrantadj.
Scottish and northern dialect.† 1. Of a person: Well-favoured, comely, handsome. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons
faireOE
seemlya1225
featous1340
jolly?a1366
tretis?a1366
comelya1375
covenablea1375
well-beseenc1374
favourablea1398
farrandc1400
personable?1435
well-favoureda1438
covenantc1440
likelyc1450
trety?c1450
tret1488
decore?a1513
jimp?a1513
wally?a1513
smotter?1520
snout-fair1530
well-looking1613
comely-looking1648
personal1658
comely-looked1664
winsome1677
tidy1714
good-looking1715
well to be seen1809
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 607 If þay [wyȝeȝ] wer farande & fayre to beholde.
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 514 Oyir ladyis fayr and farand.
2. Of things: Becoming, dignified, pleasant.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]
winsomea900
sweetc900
likingeOE
i-quemec950
lieflyOE
winlyOE
hereOE
thankfulc1000
merryOE
queemc1175
beina1200
willea1200
leesomec1200
savouryc1225
estea1250
i-wilc1275
winc1275
welcomea1300
doucea1350
well-pleasingc1350
acceptablea1382
pleasablea1382
pleasanta1382
pleaseda1382
acceptedc1384
amiablec1384
well-likinga1387
queemfulc1390
flattering1393
pleasinga1398
well-queeminga1400
comelyc1400
farrandc1400
greable1401
goodlyc1405
amicable?a1425
placablec1429
amene1433
winful1438
listyc1440
dulcet1445
agreeablec1450
favourousc1485
sweetly?a1500
pleasureful?c1502
dulcea1513
grate1523
prettya1529
plausible1541
jolly1549
dulcoratec1550
toothsome1551
pleasurable1557
tickling1558
suavec1560
amenous1567
odoriferous?1575
perfumed1580
glada1586
tickle1593
pleasurous1595
favoursome1601
dulcean1606
gratifying1611
Hyblaean1614
gratulatea1616
arrident1616
solacefula1618
pleasantable1619
placid1628
contentsome1632
sapid1640
canny1643
gustful1647
peramene1657
pergrateful1657
tastefula1659
complacent1660
placentiousa1661
gratifactorya1665
bland1667
suavious1669
palatable1683
placent1683
complaisant1710
nice1747
tasty1796
sweetsome1799
titbit1820
connate1836
cunning1843
mooi1850
gemütlich1852
sympathique1859
congenial1878
sympathetic1900
sipid1908
onkus1910
sympathisch1911
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 101 Vch farand fest.
c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 864 Lest les þou leue my talle farande.
1882 in Lanc. Gloss.
3. Having a specified appearance, disposition, or temperament. With qualifying word prefixed, as evil-farrand, fair-farrand, fighting-farrand, foul-farrand, well-farrand. Cf. auld-farrant adj.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > having specific appearance
huedc1000
beseemeda1250
lookingc1330
well-faringc1330
well-beseenc1374
farranda1400
homely?a1439
ill-favoured1530
seeming1590
looked1597
ill-looking1633
complexioned1639
ill-lookeda1640
leonine1660
plain-looking1744
natural-looking1810
anthropoid1881
thuggish-looking1903
new look1950
a1400 Sir Perc. 848 Siche ille farande fare.
c1440 Ipomydon 282 So goodly a man and wele farand.
a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. vii. 147 Sum the maste semly farrand personage Tistys to the feild.
a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 153 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 99 Yai apperit to ye pape..Ffair farrand and fre.
?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 88 A sore matter for a sinner to be corrected, and yet to go light-farrand under it.
1691 J. Ray N. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 25 Fighting-Farand, in a fighting humor.
1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. xiii. 272 Ochiltree, is very skeely and auld-farrant about mony things.
1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. i. viii. 60 Ye're an auld farrant chappy.
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