10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YAULD»
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The English dialect dictionary
YAULD, na'/l Sc. th. Also written yatcl Sc. (_Imu.) th.'; and in forms yal ch. th.'; yaul,
yawl Sc. LIAM.) th.'; yetcl th.l 1. Alert, sprightly; nimble, active; able-bodied ; strong
, powerful. Sc. In the youngest and yaldest ofmy strength, SCOTT Aull'qnmy ...
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: Comprehending All the ...
YALD, YAULD, adj. Sprightly, alert. YALLOCH, *. 1. A shout, a shrill cry. 2. The act
of yelling. To YAMER, YAMMER, v. n. To complain, continued whining, to pet. To
YAMPH, YAMF, v. n. To bark. YAP, YAPE, adj. Having a keen appetite, very ...
3
Three Centuries of English Poetry: Being Selections from ...
Sir, let it never in toun be tauld That I suld be ane Yule's yauld! Thocht 1 in the
stall I be not clappit, As coursers that in silk been trappit, With ane new house I
would be happit 2 Against this Christenmas for the cauld. Sir, let it never in toun
be ...
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Chambers' home book: or, pocket miscellany, containing a ...
some fears were entertained by his friends for his success in the encounter; and
tradition represents his chief asking, if he thought he were ' yauld enough' for O'
Bryan.* On this the veteran pulled out his claymore, and made it whistle in the air
...
5
Nugae Canorae Medicae: Lays
There 's mony a man, gin tales be true, Could gi'e a lesson guid to you, Wha
never wad ha'e had to rue A life o' ill, Gin he had had the sense to do His father's
will. This day ye are a twalmonth auld, Guid grant that ye grow stout an' yauld,1 ...
Sir Douglas Maclagan, 1873
Sharon Bailey. If I S/yauld Die If I S/yauld Die Sharon Bailey Writers Club Press
San.
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An etmological dictionary of the scottish language
YALD, YAULD, adj. 1. Sprightly, a- lert; active, vigorous, S.A. Loth. I sl. gilld-r
expresses the same idea ; viribus et virtute praestans. 2. Niggardly, parsimonious
, Galloway. YALLOCH, s. A shout, a shrill cry ; the act of yelling, S. also yalloch.
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Y AR YALD, YAULD, adj. 1. Sprightly, a- lert; active, vigorous, S. A. Loth. Isl. gilld-
r expresses the same idea ; viribus et virtute praestans. 2. Niggardly,
parsimonious, Gallo- way. YALLOCH, s. A shout, a shrill cry ; the act of yeUing. S.
also ...
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Frae Ither Tongues: Essays on Modern Translations Into Scots
I remember Will Orr, a byreman [cattleman], when I protested about the weight of
a burden I was carrying, admonishing me with 'That wee wecht shouldna bother
a big yauld callant like yirsel!' [That small weight shouldn't bother a big strong ...
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Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the ...
Having ankles formed for quick motion, Oall. Vavidion't Seatont. From yard, alert,
and cute, ankle. Y. Yald. YAULD, adj. Alert, Ac. Y. Yald. YAULD, pari. Yielded.
Barbour. To YAÜP, r. n. 1. To yelp, S. 2. Denoting the incessant crying of birds, 8.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.), John Longmuir, 1867
