lig
Britishnoun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lig
C20: origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Then I'll gi'e her a very gude gift, My lord the king," said she;110 "I'll gie her my millers seven, that lig Sae far ayont the sea.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Lang Friday's niver dean, Sea lig i' bed whal Setterday nean.
From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Frederic William Moorman
Sure, do ye be thinkin' there moight be another of the same waitin' till grab me by the lig?
From Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie by Louis Arundel
Thus mirk, reek, steek, streek, breek, dik, rike, sark, kirn, lig, brig, rig, etc., are to be derived from the cor13responding O. Nhb. words, not from O. N.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
"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 John Hartley
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