gudewife

But the gudewife was a religions woman after her fashion -- who can be after any one else's?

Donal Grant, by George MacDonald

"Cut not before the cloth," answered I, "gudewife," with a wise shake of my head.

The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith

‘Aye, ye might have said in braid Scotland, gudewife,’ added the fiddler.

Redgauntlet

“Gentlemen — gentlemen, save yourselves! for the gudewife bade us tell ye there were folk in her house had taen Captain Craigengelt, and were seeking for Bucklaw, and that ye behoved to ride for it.”

The Bride of Lammermoor

The young gudewife, strong in the charms of her Sunday gown and biggonets, threw herself in the way of receiving the first attack, while her mother, like the veteran division of the Roman legion, remained in the rear, ready to support her in case of necessity.

The Bride of Lammermoor

“Give honour where it is due, gudewife, and not to an unworthy instrument.”

The Heart of Mid-Lothian

The devolution of the whole actual business and drudgery of the inn upon the poor gudewife was very common among the

Waverley

But the gudewife aye spiers for my muckle meal pock.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century

At his next entry he offers "three pecks o 'gowd," at which the gudewife brightens up, and sings: --

Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk

When the gudewife gets up, and having ceased from coughing, has gained sufficient strength to reach the bottle _dhu_, she administers its comfort to the relief of the sufferers; laughter takes the place of complaint, all the family get up, wash their faces, and receive the visits of their neighbours, who arrive full of congratulations peculiar to the day.

A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide