lowp
Britishverb
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For similar parallel forms cp. gowk and goilk; nowt and nolt; howk and holk; lowp and loip; bowdyn and boildin, etc.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
I hae seen lassies, the daft queans, that would lowp and dance a winter’s nicht, and still be lowping and dancing when the winter’s day cam in.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
For oy in place of ou, as we should expect, cp. gowk and goilk, lowp and loip, etc., and the Norse laupa and loipa. 64Spae, spa, vb. to prophesy.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
But the lile deevils would lowp after 'em, and lap 'em up wi' their tongues o' flame and set 'em i' the fire agean.
From More Tales of the Ridings by Frederic William Moorman
"Luke quhair thou licht befoir thou lowp, And slip na certainty for howp, Quha gyds thee but begess."
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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