waur
1 Britishadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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I hae tauld ye aften—and this, I hope, will be the last time—that it is waur than useless to persevere in a suit which I can ne'er gie ony favour or countenance to.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various
Ye have lost your husband, I grant ye, but there were waur losses at Shirra-Muir.
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
"Tak hame, tak hame, your dochter, madam, For she is ne'er the waur o' me; She cam to me on horseback riding, And she sall gang hame in chariot free."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
An some didna pray for ye, it wad maybe be the waur for ye.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
But, waur than this—I couldna stand My faithfu lassie's fareweel meetin!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
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