lintie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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