lawin

British  

/ ˈlɔːɪn /

noun

1. a bill or reckoning

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Etymology

Origin of lawin

C16: from Old Norse lag market price

Example Sentences

"Ay, and," he continued, "your husband is dootless locked up in The Barleycorn, because he couldna—puir man!—pay the lawin that I should hae paid, and ran awa and left him to pay."

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

Chorus.—Then gudewife, count the lawin, The lawin, the lawin, Then gudewife, count the lawin, And bring a coggie mair.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

Taxes wuz high 'nuff, an money wuz dretful skurce, an thar wuz lots o' lawin an suein o' poor folks.

From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward

Then gudewife count the lawin, The lawin, the lawin; Then gudewife count the lawin, And bring a coggie mair!

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

Then gudewife count the lawin; The lawin, the lawin, Then gudewife count the lawin, And bring a coggie mair!

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert