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powsowdien. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posset n., -y suffix6; poll n.1, sowdy n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < posset n. (compare forms at that entry) + -y suffix6. Forms of the type powsowdy are found earliest in sense 2, and in this sense perhaps show alteration after (or even independent derivation from) poll n.1 (compare β. forms at that entry) and sowdy n. (although this is itself of very uncertain origin, and may show simply a shortening of the present word). However, if this is the explanation for the forms in sense 2, the spread of these forms also to English regional use in sense 1b would be difficult to account for. English regional ( northern) and Scottish. 1. the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] a1513 W. Dunbar (1998) I. 107 Quod he: My claver my curldodie, My hwny soppis, my sweit possodie. a1605 R. Bannatyne (1836) 192 Whither he gat a possodie [Trans. possedie] or not, God make it knowin, for he swellit efter his death! the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > hot alcoholic drinks (with milk or eggs) > [noun] > posset 1825 W. Hone (1826) I. 53 They sit down to lobscouse, and ponsondie;..in ponsondie we recognise the wassail..of ale, boiled with sugar and nutmeg. 1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in II. 109 The anticipation of excellent ale..and possibly of still more excellent pow-sowdy (a combination of ale, spirits, and spices). 1857 J. Sullivan 169 The ale-posset continues to appear at the village tavern on what is called the Powsowdy night, and consists of ale boiled with bread, and seasoned with sugar and nutmegs. 1906 J. D. Rawnsley (1963) Dec. 368/2 The staple drink was Pow Sowdie; a great cauldron of spiced ale or milk spiced and mixed with hot ale or spirit, sweetened with sugar and filled with sippots of bread. 1997 W. Rollinson 125 Brewed for Christmas and other festive occasions, powsowdy was ale boiled with rum and bread, seasoned with spices, nutmeg and sugar. the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > drinks made with ale the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > [noun] > other soups the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > dish of many ingredients > [noun] 1706 Blythsome Wedding vii, in J. Watson (1977) I There will be..Powsodie, and drammock, and crowdie. 1787 W. Taylor 24 In haf an hour hese get his mess O' crowdy-mowdy, An' fresh powsowdy. 1816 W. Scott III. vi. 117 He's hovering there making some pousowdie [note miscellaneous mess] for my Lord, for he doesna eat like ither folk neither. 1817 Lintoun Green in R. Brown 92 Pow's-sowdy, king's-hoods, mony-plies, Sheep's trotters, hot and hot. 1825 J. T. Brockett Powsoddy, suet pudding placed under a roast. 1894 R. O. Heslop Pousowdy, hotchpotch, disorderment, a heterogeneous dish. 1926 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ 59 Wi' powsoudie or drummock, Lapper-milk kebbuck and farle. 1928 A. D. Mackie 32 The wice auld beasts 'll rether champ Green curlydoddy Nor wark their harns Tae powsoddy. 1987 36 Fust job's gitten t'owd Fergissen wark'n, then summat in me belly, wativver a powsowdie ah mek on't, ah'll eat til ah's vannier brussen. 2005 R. Hill p. vii Most of the action of The Stranger House takes place in Cumbria, which is the powsowdy the politicians made thirty years ago of the grand old counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, with segments of Lancashire and Yorkshire stapled on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.?a1513 |
