fash

/ (fæʃ) Scot /


noun
  1. worry; trouble; bother

verb
  1. to trouble; bother; annoy

Origin of fash

1
C16: from obsolete French fascher to annoy, ultimately from Latin fastīdium disgust, aversion

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How to use fash in a sentence

  • The tricks o' knaves, or fash o' fools,Thou bear'st the gree!

  • But do not fash yourself now, my good sir; you are past thought, I take it, and you want a hearty meal.

    A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. Meade
  • "No fash yerself, lad," came the familiar voice from above them in reassuring tones.

    The Blind Lion of the Congo | Elliott Whitney
  • His boastful account always called forth laughter—that his tailor was Burgess and Co., "fash'nable, but very dear."

  • “I had nae mickle fash about that, Mrs Sophy,” said Elspeth, setting down her iron on the stand with something like a bang.

    Out in the Forty-Five | Emily Sarah Holt