laigh

[ leykh ]

adjective

1. low ¹.

noun

1. a small valley or hollow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laigh¹

1325–75; Middle English (Scots). See low ¹

Example Sentences

At the supposed date of the tale, and indeed till a comparatively recent period, this crypt was used as a place of worship by one of the three congregations among which the cathedral was partitioned, and was known as “the Laigh or Barony Kirk.”

From Project Gutenberg

"Without, afore the stair steps, Or laigh on the cawsway stane, And there may lye Sir Dyr�, For ither bed we've nane."

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"O gae ye down to yon laigh house, I sall pay there your lawing; And as I am your leman trew, I'll meet ye at the dawing."

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Oor volunteers wi' guns and spears Keep foreign foes in awe; Noo Britain's youth shield north an' south, Laigh cot and stately ha'; Sae ne'er a foe shall Scotland fear While Scotland's game we play, Though we should leave the puttin' green To buckle for the fray.

From Project Gutenberg

The motto of Glen View is "Laigh and lang"—low and long—which is a good variation on the monotonous "far and sure."

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