maik
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of maik
of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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And of his nobill sonnis three, Quhilk that tyme had no maik; Quhilk maid Scotland renounit be, And all England to quaik.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott
"Either maik the tree good and the fruct also, or ellis maik the tree evill and the fruct of it lyikwyise evill."
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by David Laing
"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 Sir Walter Scott
And this was done of many to maik courte thairby; for all man esteamed the Governour to have bein the most fervent Protestand that was in Europa.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by David Laing
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 David Laing
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