used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
react verbally
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
baith
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From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
completely unclothed
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
have
From this reading I bear a tongue ne’er wi’ her spake, An eye that ne’er her saw.”
birk
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From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
blood-drops
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From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
bour-door
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From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
dearly loved
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
divisible by two
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
the organ of sight
From this reading I bear a tongue ne’er wi’ her spake, An eye that ne’er her saw.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
fairestadjectiveUS /ˈferɪst/
superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
featheringnounUS /ˈfeðərɪŋ/
turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
four-and-twenty
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From this reading “And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, The fairest ladye there.”
gangsnounUS /ɡæŋz/
plural of “gang” — an association of criminals
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
GinnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
goss-hawk
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From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
how
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From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
kennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
kirknounUS /kɜːrk/
a Scottish church
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
ladye
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From this reading “And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, The fairest ladye there.”
ladyes
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From this reading “And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, The fairest ladye there.”
lassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, The fairest ladye there.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
maun
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From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
mony
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From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
mournverbUS /mɔːrn/
feel sadness
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I bear a tongue ne’er wi’ her spake, An eye that ne’er her saw.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, The fairest ladye there.”
Sae
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From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
sair
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From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
sall
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From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
cut with a saw
From this reading I bear a tongue ne’er wi’ her spake, An eye that ne’er her saw.”
sea-maw
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From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
sheennounUS /ʃiːn/
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
deliver by singing
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
be seated
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
snaw
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From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
spake
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From this reading I bear a tongue ne’er wi’ her spake, An eye that ne’er her saw.”
express in speech
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
suld
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From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
sune
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From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I bear a tongue ne’er wi’ her spake, An eye that ne’er her saw.”
that's
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From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
thereonadverbUS /ðeˈrɔːn/
on that
From this reading “And even at my love’s bour-door There grows a flowering birk; And ye maun sit and sing thereon As she gangs to the kirk.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading I bear a tongue ne’er wi’ her spake, An eye that ne’er her saw.”
tournamentnounUS /ˈtʊrnəmənt/
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
waly
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From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
weel
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From this reading “O weel sail ye my true love ken, Sae sune as ye her see; For, of a’ the flowers of fair England, The fairest flower is she.
weel's
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From this reading “But weel’s me on ye, my gay goss-hawk, Ye can baith speak and flee; Ye sall carry a letter to my love, Bring an answer back to me.”-- “But how sall I your true love find, Or how suld I her know?
a Caucasian
From this reading “The red that’s on my true love’s cheek, Is like blood-drops on the snaw; The white that is on her breast bare, Like the down o’ the white sea-maw.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
Winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And four-and-twenty fair ladyes Will to the mass repair; But weel may ye my ladye ken, The fairest ladye there.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
but in spite of that
From this reading “O have ye tint, at tournament, Your sword, or yet your spear; Or mourn ye for the southern lass, Whom ye may not win near?”-- “I have not tint, at tournament, My sword, nor yet my spear; But sair I mourn for my true love, Wi’ mony a bitter tear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “O waly, waly, my gay goss-hawk, Gin your feathering be sheen!”-- “And waly, waly, my master dear, Gin ye look pale and lean!
