norland
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of norland
First recorded in 1570–80; reduced form
Example Sentences
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They want the caller red that the norland breeze puts on the cheeks o' our Scottish gilpies.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
Oh, the men of the north are stalwart, And the norland lasses fair; And cheerily breathes around us The bracing norland air.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
Thy pale hands are folded, oh beautiful saint, Like lily-buds chilly and dew-wet, And the smile on thy lip is as solemn and faint As the beams of a norland sunset.
From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various
Yes, it came out long ago as 'The Tramp's Song' in Sharpe's Magazine, where I found it, and changed moor and moorland to north and norland, as better suited to our purpose.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
Ye hae the mair chance o' finding the flown birdies, that ye maybes think mair o' the bonny norland quey than ye think o' the bit Gallowa' calf.
From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank
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