soun
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soun
First recorded in 1300–50
Example Sentences
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“That really soun like Night of Joy chariddy when them orphan pay in in a lotta money for whatever they gettin.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Before the King he set him down And took his harp of merry soun, And, as he full well can, Many merry notes he began.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis
Purqe ceo ple ne gist in soun bouche.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Le servant est par attorney, qe ne puit par soun ple faire sans Master villein.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Ae fatal morning I gaed out, Dreading nae injurie; And thinking lang, fell soun asleep, Beneath an apple tree.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
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