yae
Britishadjective
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They thocht the ill auld boy was comed into the midst o' them, an' wi' yae consent they made for the door.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
I gaed yae skelloch as I fell, but, gracious me," said Birsay, waving his hands, "that was as naething to the scraich that the fowk aboot the fire gied.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
"Mither, Rob's taken twa sups of milk to yae bite o' tattie," little Mary would say.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
When you thought naebody was lookin', you took three spoonfu' to yae wee tattie.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
Four and twanty siller bellsWer a’ tyed till his mane,And yae tift o the norland wind,They tinkled ane by ane.
From A Collection of Ballads by Andrew Lang
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