˜yÐÄvlog

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laigh

[ leykh ]

adjective



noun

  1. a small valley or hollow.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of laigh1

1325–75; Middle English (Scots). See low 1
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Example Sentences

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At the supposed date of the tale, and indeed till a comparatively recent period, this crypt was used as a place of worship by one of the three congregations among which the cathedral was partitioned, and was known as “the Laigh or Barony Kirk.â€

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"Without, afore the stair steps, Or laigh on the cawsway stane, And there may lye Sir Dyr�, For ither bed we've nane."

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"O gae ye down to yon laigh house, I sall pay there your lawing; And as I am your leman trew, I'll meet ye at the dawing."

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Oor volunteers wi' guns and spears Keep foreign foes in awe; Noo Britain's youth shield north an' south, Laigh cot and stately ha'; Sae ne'er a foe shall Scotland fear While Scotland's game we play, Though we should leave the puttin' green To buckle for the fray.

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The motto of Glen View is "Laigh and lang"—low and long—which is a good variation on the monotonous "far and sure."

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