maik
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of maik
of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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Thow shalt maik thee nane image to worschipp it.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
"They'll turn me in your arms, Janet, "An adder and a snake; "But had me fast, let me not pass, "Gin ye wad be my maik.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Scott, Walter, Sir
Either maik the tree good, and the fruct good also, or ellis maik the tree evill, and the fruct lyikwyise evill.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
They'll turn me in your arms, Janet, An adder and a snake; But had me fast, let me not pass, Gin ye wad buy me maik.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
Thare prayer was, "That God should convert and turne thame; that he should maik his face to schyn upoun thame; and that he should restoir thame to thair formar dignitie."
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
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