stane
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He's built a bower, made it secure 30 Wi' carbuncle and stane; Tho' travellers were never sae nigh, Appearance it had nane.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
Manega sind �a gatu, ac heora nan ne m�g ongean �a halgan gela�unge, �e is getimbrod uppon �am f�stan stane, Criste; for�an �e se gelyfeda, �urh Cristes gescyldnysse, �twint �am frecednyssum ��ra deoflicra costnunga.
From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
He has tane up a meikle stane, 10 And flang't as far as I cold see; Ein thouch I had been Wallace wicht, I dought na lift it to my knie.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
Ay stane he tok op thar it lay, 30 And castit forth that I moth see; Ay merk-soot of large way Bifore me strides he castit three.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
No a hunder yards frae his ain door, on the big stane that stans by the kirk-stile, at the self and same spot where Ellen Gr�me had threatened him!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
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