barefit

Hector's, the lassies wi 'their shoon in their hands, were walkin' easier barefit and savin 'shoe leather, and a young Embro' leddy, wi 'a hooped skirt wi' the braidin 'like theek rope on a stack, and high-heeled shoon, looked disdainfu' at them.

The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars

It's as natural for a Hielander to despoil a Southron as for a goose to gang barefit.

A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 William MacLeod Raine 1912

MacMuir said, "they had gaed barefit thegither amang the braes."

Richard Carvel — Volume 04 Winston Churchill 1909

MacMuir said, "they had gaed barefit thegither amang the braes."

Richard Carvel — Complete Winston Churchill 1909

MacMuir said, "they had gaed barefit thegither amang the braes."

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

As MacMuir said, "they had gaed barefit thegither amang the braes."

Richard Carvel Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947 1899

I hae ken'd mony an honest man wadna hae ventured this length without he had made his last will and testament --- Mattie had ill-will to see me set awa 'on this ride, and grat awee, the sillie tawpie; but it's nae mair ferlie to see a woman greet than to see a goose gang barefit.' '

Rob Roy 1887

It is nae mair ferly [137] to see a woman greit than to see a goose go barefit.

Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Ramsay, Edward B 1874

"Mattie had ill will to see me set awa on this ride, and grat awee, the silly tawpie; but it's nae mair ferlie to see a woman greet than to see a goose gang barefit."

The Proverbs of Scotland Alexander Hislop 1836

It's nae mair ferlie to see a woman greet than to see a goose gang barefit.

The Proverbs of Scotland Alexander Hislop 1836