laith
Americanadjective
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of laith
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lath, loth for the adjective; Middle English lath(i)en, loth(i)en for the verb
Example Sentences
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O our Scots nobles were right laith To weet their cork-heeled shoone; But lang owre a' the play wer play'd, Their hats they swam aboone.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
O laith, laith were our gude Scots lords To wet their cork-heel'd shoon; But lang or a' the play was play'd They wat their hats aboon.
From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton
O our Scots nobles were richt laith To weet their cork-heeled shoon; But lang ere a' the play was played, Their hats they swam aboon.
From The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
O laith, laith were our gude Scots lords To weet their cork-heeled shoon; But lang ere a' the play was played They wat their hats aboon.
From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various
For I will hae na sic servants as thee, So, get ye back to Northumberland.40 But laith was he the lassie to tyne, A may's love whiles is easie won!
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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