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

I wish I were far awa' Frae their grandeur an' their gloom, Where the freeborn lintie sings its sang On the Muir o' Gorse an' Broom.

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

Come where Spring's bridal chimes blue bells are ringing; Come where the yellow broom blooms on the brae; Come where the lintie his love-sang is singing, And wee birdies courtin' on ilka green spray.

From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick

An' noo, to that melodious play, A' deidly awn the quiet sway— A' ken their solemn holiday, Bestial an' human, The singin' lintie on the brae, The restin' plou'man.

From A Lowden Sabbath Morn by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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