lig
Britishnoun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lig
C20: origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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"My babe as wor born yesterday, deed this mornin'; an' they say t' wife 'ull lig beside it afore night."
From The Mating of Lydia by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
“Comee, Multa! you help me; we step one oal—it makee mass—we lig him up little time.”
From The Castaways by Pearse, Lolbran
He didn't give him a chance to spaik, but set to an' called him ivverything he could lig his tongue to Joa tried to explain matters, but it wor noa use.
From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John
"Far better I loe that bluidy head, Bot and that zellow hair, Than Lord Barnard, and a' his lands, As they lig here and thair."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
"Well, let's lig away, an' get hooam as fast as we can, for thi hont'll mak a noise aw'll bet, soa we mud as weel get it ovver as sooin as possible."
From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John
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