haud
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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"Now haud your tongue, my lord," she said, "Wi' dancing let me be, I am sae thin in flesh and blude, Sma' dancing will serve me."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
But they say 'No.' 'Weel,' she says, 'juist haud it aboon ma heid, and let me staun' underneath it.'
From A Lame Dog's Diary by Macnaughtan, S. (Sarah)
But they said 'No.' And syne she says, 'Wad ye no let me haud it in ma haund?'
From A Lame Dog's Diary by Macnaughtan, S. (Sarah)
"O haud your tongues, young men," she said, "And think nae mair on me; For I've gi'en my love to an English lord, Sae think nae mair on me."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
Whan she cam to Earl Richard's house, The sheets war Hollan' fine; "O haud awa thae linen sheets, And bring to me the linsey clouts,155 I hae been best used in."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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