frae

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Ye'll be a man some day gin ye haud frae drink an' frae--frae leein I never tellt a lee i' my life, grannie Na.

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  • Up ragged ridgelines, through gray mech ruins and gutted green forests, and down onto the smashed steppes of this frae-tured place, they harried the stupid, witless Noughts.
  • Luckily the range of their odd weapons was not extensive, and by skilful manoeuvring we managed to save ourselves greatly, otherwise we should have been perforated from head to foot When we neared the river and could see the welcome light of day shining through the trees, our pursuers, probably deterred by our guns, grew less enthusiastic in the chase; and when the edge of the forest was reached they had apparently drawn off altogether To think that we should hae to run like that, frae--frae monkeys!" —  Adventures in Many Lands
  • How daur ye speak so of ane o' the Rothesays,--frae the blude o' whilk cam the tallest men an' the bonniest leddies--ne'er a cripple amang them a How daur ye say that my master's bairn will be a Wae's me! —  Olive A Novel
  • Ye were daunderin' aboot the lobby wi' thae fine French manners I hae heard o'--frae the French theirsels--and wha' wad blame ye in a hoose like this? —  Doom Castle
  • Ye've no' been lang o' forgettin' whaur ye sprang frae, my man Walter's father had been a skilful workman in his day, with an intelligence above the average; had he kept from drink, there is no doubt he would have risen from the ranks. —  The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow
 

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  1. Middle English fra, from Old Norse frā; see per1 in Indo-European roots.
 

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