braw
adjective
fine or fine-looking; excellent.
brawlie
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a word derived from
braw.
Example Sentences
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O! wae gae by his wanton sides, Sae brawlie he could flatter; Till for his sake I’m slighted sair, And dree the kintra clatter.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns
But Tam kent what was what fu' brawlie: full well There was ae winsome wench and walie choice That night enlisted in the core, Lang after kent on Carrick shore!
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by William Allan Neilson
But Tarn kend what was whni fu' brawlie: There was ae winsome wend and wawlie, Thai night enlisted in the core, Lang after kend on Carrick shore.
From Gryll Grange by Thomas Love Peacock
V. I can win my five pennies a day, And spen’t at night fu’ brawlie; And make my bed in the Collier’s neuk, And lie down wi’ my Collier Laddie.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns
I can win my five pennies in a day, An' spen't at night fu' brawlie: And make my bed in the collier's neuk, And lie down wi' my Collier laddie.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
