ayont
Britishadverb
Etymology
Origin of ayont
a, from Old English an on + yont yon
Example Sentences
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There ayont us are the Bennan and Cairn Edward, and the Muckle Craig o' Dee—look over at them—I take them to witness this day that I have preached to you the whole counsel of God.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Some half-a-score of healthy lads and lasses occupied the bench ayont the fire, o'er-canopied by sheep-skins, aprons, stockings, and footless hose.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various
But look; that line will lead you far ayont the seas.
From Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Gordon Stables
O still ayont the muckle sea, Still are ye dear, and dear to me, Auld Reekie, still and on!
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Then he lifted his chair, and placed it before the open door, saying emphatically as he did so— Lands may be fair ayont the sea, But Scotland’s hills and lochs for me!
From Christine A Fife Fisher Girl by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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