doun
Britishpreposition
Example Sentences
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Ye micht do waur than tak a step doun to Cardross Castle—it's only about seven or aucht miles frae this, and get a sicht o' the King, an' tell him wha ye are.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
"I've been awa courtin':—mither, mak my bed sune, For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie doun."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
The text in Kinloch is corrupt, and stands thus:— He made his love a coffin off the Goats of Yerrow, And buried his bonnie love doun in a sea valley.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Wha wad guarantee your no lyin' doun an' deein' by the road-side?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
She took ane o' them about her,65 And came tripping doun; But as soon as she viewed, Belinkin was in.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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