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It was now abute the gloaming when my ain same Janet (heav'n sain her saul) was sitting sae bieldy in a bit neuk ayant the ingle, while the winsome weans gathering around their minnie were listing till some auld spae wife's tale o 'ghaists and worriecows; when on a sudden some ane tirled at the door pin.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 Various
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_ B | | for B | | þ̵ swanc her abute {n}. | þe swong her abute {n}.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Ye may threep and threep and wampish your arms abute, as muckle as ye wuss, ye silly gowks, I canna tell ye mair an I wad. "
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 Various
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