wadna
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Origin of wadna
Example Sentences
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If that be your purpose, Mr Adamson, and if you put that purpose in execution, I wadna change conditions wi' you the day for ten thousand times a' the gear ye are worth.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
Wha could hae thocht it, and a’ own to a wheen chucky-stones that I wadna hae gi’en a button for!”
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon
"If my love were an earthly knight, As he's an elfin grey, I wadna gie my ain true love For nae lord that ye hae."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
If I werena your friend, I wadna tak this liberty wi' ye.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
"I sent ye to the schools, and ye wadna learn;35 I bought ye books, and ye wadna read; Therefore my blessing ye shall never earn, Till I see with Bewick thou save thy head."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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