saul

• He was found guilty by a peevish Jury: but petitioning King James by a Greek petition, as indeed he was an excellent Grecian; 'By my saul,' said King James, 'this man shall not die; I think he is a better Grecian than any of my Bishops:' so his life was spared, &c. —  William Lilly's History of His Life and Times
• 'Deil hae our saul, neighbour,' said the king, reddening, 'but ye are not blate! —  Sir Walter Scott
• I was sorry to see that you printed that Dr. Roxburgh had named the saul tree by my name. —  The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker ; Missionary
• I gie ye licence to speak freely, and by our saul, ye do not let the privilege become lost, non utendo — it will suffer no negative prescription in your hands. —  Sir Walter Scott
• Ere the table was cleared the laird came in unexpectedly, and thus expressed his indignation, not very delicately, at what he considered an unwarrantable exercise of hospitality at his cost: — “Helen Guthrie, ye'll no think to save yer ain saul at the expense of my meal-girnel!” —  Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character

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