Examples
“Bandy Wobster to kollig wi 'him to gie Lawson a richt fleg.”
“I wantit to gie Pottie a fleg, an 'I think he's gotten't," says he.”
“It's as fac's ocht, it was eneuch to fleg the French.”
“Mistress Kenawee, the bissam, was like to tnet hersel 'lauchin'; but; I ashure ye, I never got sik a fleg in my life -- an 'sik simple dune too, mind ye.”
“He wuz cotched arfter a while, an 'I hed some money, so I got some pine plank an' made a coffin dat evenin ', an' wrapt Marse Chan's body up in de fleg, an 'put”
“I pick '' im up in my arms wid de fleg still in he han's, an 'toted' im back jes 'like I did dat day when he wuz a baby, an' ole marster gin 'im to me in my arms, an' sez he could trus 'me, an' tell me to tek keer on 'im long ez he lived.”
“We all cracked very crouse about fighting; but one dark night we got a fleg in sober earnest.”
“That was strong language," said Hendry, "but he would be wantin 'to fleg (frighten) her?”
“Chan's body up in de fleg, and put 'im in de coffin; but I didn' nail de top on strong, 'cause I knowed ole missis wan 'see' im; an 'I got”
“I pick 'im up in my arms wid de fleg still in he han's, an' toted 'im back jes' like I did dat day when he wus a baby, an 'ole marster gin' im to me in my arms, an 'sez he could trus' me, an 'tell me to tek keer on' im long ez he lived.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fleg’.
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Under The Kilt
Anything related to Scottish culture, cuisine, language, history and so on. Does not include Gaelic words unless acceptable (roughly speaking!) in a wider sense.
brae, machair, loch, burn, inverness, shieling, camanachd, shinty, diddy, bhoy, ghillie, brownie and 393 more...
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Brochettes of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for words or phrases that haven't yet found a place in one or more of my other lists.
nonexclusivity, adaptationist, paxillin, adduct, unblushingly cribbed, ptomaïne, microsievert, millisievert, too big to jail, tastemaker, tinsmithing, Nimzo-Indian and 1616 more...
Tweets
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hernesheir A random blow or kick (Scots). Dec 6, 2012
bilby Fright (Scots). Nov 27, 2007