fauld
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fauld
Variant of fold 1
Example Sentences
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But fauld unto your heart, Willie, The heart that still is thine, And kiss ance mair the white, white cheek Ye said was red langsyne.
From The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation by Carman, Bliss
Mrs. Macfarlane attended me to my room; she said she hoped I should be able to sleep upon blankets, and said they were ‘fresh from the fauld.’
From Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 by Shairp, John Campbell
Mysie, woman," said he, "there is a storm coming up from old Solway; I maun e'en gae and fauld the ewes wi' their young lammies.
From Scottish sketches by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
A morning's sleep is worth a fauld o' sheep to a hudderin dudderin daw.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
In various parts of the country there were "the goodmane's land and the guidman's fauld," to cultivate which it was supposed would be followed by dire calamities.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
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