chield
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chield
First recorded in 1525–35; variant of child
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“I heard the voice of that lad Andrew Lammie; can the chield be drowning that he skirls sae uncannily?” said the old woman, seating herself on the ground, and looking earnestly at the water.
From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous
The chield wha boasts o’ warld’s walth Is aften laird o’ meikle care; But Mary she is a’ my ain— Ah! fortune canna gie me mair.
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 mind me on yon bonny bield; An' Fancy traivels far afield To gaither a' that gairdens yield O' sun an' Simmer: To hearten up a dowie chield, Fancy's the limmer!
From Underwoods by Robert Louis Stevenson
His chief companion was a lad of the name of William Archbold—a blithe, singing chield, that was always happy, and ready at onything.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
"Some cleverer chield has been before us," said one of the men.
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Sir Walter Scott
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