lintie

British  

/ ˈlɪntɪ /

noun

1. a Scot word for linnet

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Example Sentences

The birds too, mavis, lintie, and bulfinch, are caroling among the trees, as if their little hearts were filled with boundless joy.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert

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

There are many seedling weeds which you may find in your walks by the wayside, which you may bring home to your lintie.

From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon

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

But there are nae auld Scotland's burds, Sae dear to childhood's days— The laverock, lintie, shulf, an' yyoite, That taught us luve's sweet lays.

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