teind
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"But aye, at ilka seven years, They pay the teind to hell; And I'm sae fat and fair of flesh, I fear 'twill be mysel'!"
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
The dread messenger had arrived who was to exact 'the teind for hell.'
From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Boldrewood, Rolf
"Had I but had the wit yestreen That I hae coft this day, I'd hae paid my teind seven times to hell, Ere you'd been won away!"
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
The fairy tax, tithe, or teind, paid to Hell, is illustrated by old trials for witchcraft, in Scotland.
From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew
And never would I tire, Janet, In fairy-land to dwell; But aye, at every seven years, They pay the teind to hell; And I'm sae fat and fair of flesh, I fear 'twill be mysell!
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
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