10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANWORDY»
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The Works of Robert Fergusson
... for the time will soon row round, Whan you'll nae langer dwall beneath the
ground* BRANDY. Wanwordy gowk ! did I sae aften shine , Wi' gowden glister
through the crystal fine, To thole your taunts, that seenil hae been seen Awa frae
...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Fergusson: With a Memoir of the ...
Wanwordy, crazy, dinsome thing, As e'er was fram'd to jow or ring ! What gar'd
them sic in steeple hing, They ken themsel ; But weel wat I, they couldna bring
Waur sounds frae hell. What deil are ye ? that I should ban ; You're neither kin to
pat ...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
Prol. 47Quhat malus the this 'wum'ufe. Belg wanwele' 15L vanvitska. Henrysone
Burmutyne Poems p. 98. ' Both Lord Hailes a'nd Mr Pink. render ,it uneasy.
WANWORTH' WANWORDY' ad]. unworBnt it is evidentl the S., from wan ne at.
and th ...
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The Spy, a periodical paper of literary amusement and ...
... face ye raskal, to core rinnen to me we' a .tizzy at your tail, an' desire me to
keep | her for ye ? I'll sooner see you an' her, an' that little deil's limb a1 three
hana'd, than I'll do ony sic thing : gang about : your business ye base wanwordy
raskal ...
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Introduction to an Analytical Dictionary of the English Language
The Scotch have also 'wmnusing wanwordy for unworthy, and Tthe, pendulum of '
a clock is by them termed the tganrestw, When in or an is annexed to Verbs, it
does not only signify that the action is not performed, but that it is reversed.
David BOOTH (Author of the Analytical Dictionary.), 1806
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Poems on Various Subjects: By Robert Fergusson. In Two Parts
WANWORDY, crazy, dinsome thing, ' ct s_( I4o ) What de'il are! ye? that 1 shov'd.
A FABLE. l \ \ I RAE Geordie Gow a Cawf was flown, ' Some rogue had ta'en it as
his own, VVhill-c action o' the rogue wanwordy, Distrest the heart o' anxious
Geordy. He pray'd to Jove on this bebawf, To shaw him wha had ta'en his Cawf, ...
William Taylor (of Currie.), 1787
Wanwordy, worthless. Wap, a. smart stroke. g Ware, to expend, to bestow. Wat,
wet: Wauknfe, wakeful. Ween, a child. _ Wechtie-wain, heavy laden waggon.
Wee, little, small. Weir, war ; weirlikc, warlike. Weird, fate. Welth, abundance.
Whaap ...
D 3 ~ .1"LA1)j_~ ' \ FLAIL. Wanwordy gowkl newfangle sot ! I dinna. [The
following dialogue betwixt the FLAIL and THRASHINGTO THE CONDUCTOR OF
THE FA'RMER'S MAGAZINE. * See Fig. I. it 610. The Flail and T/u-aslzing Mill. 53
.
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The Poetical Works: With the Life of the Author
WANWORDY, crazy, dinsome thing, As e'er was fram'd to jow or ring, What gar'd
them sic in steeple hing They ken themsel', But weel wat I they eoudna bring '
War sounds frae hell. What de'il are ye? thatI should bann, Your neither kin to pat
...
Robert Fergusson, David Irving, 1800
