lintie

British  

/ ˈlɪntɪ /

noun

1. a Scot word for linnet

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Example Sentences

She was a noble woman, and you're but a heather lintie of a lass to come of a good kind.

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

The gladsome lark o'er moor and fell, The lintie in the bosky dell, Nae blyther than your bonnie sel', My ain, my artless Mary.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

Protected from suspicion, her spirits rose all the cheerier for their temporary depression, and she went singing about the house like a lintie.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

Or the sang o' the lintie, Whan wooin' his bride?

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

"Eh, Maister Shaw," he said, "if ye'll jist do it, I hae a fine lintie the noo, and if ye'll do it, I'll gie ye the lintie."

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman