10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AYONT»
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ayont in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The English dialect dictionary
(1810). Cum. Born ayont the Gerse-dyke, Dealmm Tracts (ed. 1892) l. 178. Wm.
H: Curl-1.1 A boggle's been seen with twee heads . . . ayont Wully' carras [cart'
honse], 22L mints.” 2. Fr' . In excess of, beyond. Fif. It ortified ayont description, .
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From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
1953 Atwood Verbs East US 5 In N.C. [ax] becomes much more common,
reaching considerable concentrations in the western one fourth of the state,
where nearly all Type I informants use it. ayond, ayont prep, adv Beyond, on the
other side ...
3
Memoir of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay
Archibald Geikie. previously by Murchison, Keyserling, and De Verneuil across
Russia to the Ural Mountains, and was such a favourite ditty at the Survey
anniversaries that its author was often asked to sing it. AIR-—' T fie Auld Wffe
ayont Ike ...
4
The Cambridge book of poetry and songs
0 LASSIE AYONT THE HILL. 0 LASSIE ayont the hill! Come ower the tap 0' the
hill, Or roun' the neuk o' the hill, For I want ye sair the nicht, I'm needin' ye sair the
nicht, For I'm tired and sick 0' mysei', A body's se ' 's the sath weicht,-0 lassie, ...
5
The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song
O LASSIE AYONT THE HILL. O lassie ayont the hill! Come ower the tap o' the hill,
Or roun' the neuk o' the hill, For I want ye sair the nicht, I'm needin' ye sair the
nicht, For I'm tired and sick o' lnysel', A body's sel' 's the sairest weicht, — O lassie
...
Charlotte Fiske Bates, 1832
Travelled mainly within the United Kingdom.
William King Howitt, 1892
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The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes —
I'm sick o' the warl' and a'; The win' gangs by wi' a hiss; Throu my starin een the
sunbeams fa' But my weary hert they miss! O lassie ayont the hill, Come ower the
tap o' the hill, Come ower the tap wi' the breeze o' the hill, Bidena ayont the hill!
8
Hugh MacDiarmid: Selected Poetry
Empty. Vessel. I met ayont the cairney A lass wi' tousie hair Singin' till a bairnie
That was nae langer there. Wunds wi' warlds to swing Dinna sing sae sweet, The
licht that bends owre a' thing Is less ta'en up wi't.
Hugh MacDiarmid, Alan Riach, Michael Grieve, 2006
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A Dictionary of North East Dialect
... Brockett Newc & Nth 1829; "aha" (acknowledgement) B'd Castle 2001 Q ayont
beyond "far ayont the hill" Geeson N'd/D'm 1969; "ten miles ayont Hell" Graham
Geordie 1979. EDD distribution to 1900: Sco, Ire, Nth. See also beyont blue.
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Manual of Modern Scots
Beyond ” takes the forms ayont, a'jont; 'yont,jont; “ on the other side of ” : “Places
of learnin' ayont the sea.” Ian Maclaren, Days of A. L. S. “There wasna a mot in
the lift till we got ayont Canterbury.” Galt, The Steam Boat, 0. 12. “That 'yont the ...
William Grant, James Main Dixon, 2013
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AYONT»
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ayont is used in the context of the following news items.
A St. Louis Answer To Low College Enrollment
As a junior in high school, Ayont Young figured she'd go to Missouri State University to study nursing. It was the only college she'd looked at ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jun 14»
Scottish word of the week: Watergaw
In the piece, regarded as one of the best by a Scottish poet, sees McDiarmid describing “a watergaw wi' its chitterin' licht ayont the on-ding”. «Scotsman, Sep 13»
