saugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saugh
before 1000; Middle English (north); Old English (Anglian) salh (variant of West Saxon sealh sallow 2 )
Example Sentences
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For whan he saugh that she ne mighte dwelle, Which that his soule out of his herte rente, 1700 With-outen more, out of the chaumbre he wente.
From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey
He rules easier wi' a saugh wand than wi' a sharp brand.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
O wae betide the frush saugh wand!And wae betide the bush of brier!It brake into my true love’s hand,When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew
But whan he saugh that specheles she lay, With sorwful voys and herte of blisse al bare, He seyde how she was fro this world y-fare!
From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey
Major Macleod had from his youth stalked the wary stag, and every saugh and birch and alder in our course was made to yield us its cover.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
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