Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Scotch form of
elding .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word eilding.
Examples
-
Aye, said I, and yell be wanting eilding now, or something to pit ower the winter?
Chapter XLV 1917
-
` ` Mony thanks to ye, 'he said, scoffingly, ` ` for collecting sae muckle winter eilding for us; but if ye step a foot nearer it wi that lunt, it's be the dearest step ye ever made in your days.' '
The Black Dwarf 1898
-
‘“Ay,” said I, “and ye’ll be wanting eilding now, or something to pit ower the winter?”
Guy Mannering 1815
-
'"Ay," said I, "and ye'll be wanting eilding now, or something to pit ower the winter?"
Guy Mannering — Complete Walter Scott 1801
-
"Mony thanks to ye," he said, scoffingly, "for collecting sae muckle winter eilding for us; but if ye step a foot nearer it wi 'that lunt, it's be the dearest step ye ever made in your days."
The Black Dwarf Walter Scott 1801
-
'"Ay," said I, "and ye'll be wanting eilding now, or something to pit ower the winter?"
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
-
'"Ay," said I, "and ye'll be wanting eilding now, or something to pit ower the winter?"
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete Walter Scott 1801
-
èclaircissement, explanation, declaration. eilding, fuel. empressement, eagerness. en croupe, behind the saddle. enfant trouvè, foundling. es spuckt do it haunts there. et puis, and then. ex cathedra, from the chair; with authority. exorciso te, I exorcise thee.
Glossary 1917
-
“Mony thanks to ye,” he said, scoffingly, “for collecting sae muckle winter eilding for us; but if ye step a foot nearer it wi’ that lunt, it’s be the dearest step ye ever made in your days.”
The Black Dwarf 2004
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.