lig
Britishnoun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lig
C20: origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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"Nay, mother, aw've nooan sell'd up, but aw'm ommost done up: get that bed ready an' let me lig me daan a bit."
From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John
Religio is probably derived from the root lig, meaning to bind.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
"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.
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
"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
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