threeping

In a word, there was a desperate kick-up between them, the ane threeping that he would tak the law of the ither immediately.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various

He'll listen the hale day, an yell tell him about tales o 'Wallace, and Blind Harry, and Davie Lindsay; but ye maunna speak to him about ghaists or fairies, or spirits walking the earth, or the like o' that; --- he had amaist flung auld Caxon out o 'the window (and he might just as weel hae flung awa his best wig after him), for threeping he had seen a ghaist at the humlock-knowe.

The Antiquary 1845

He'll listen the hale day, an yell tell him about tales o 'Wallace, and Blind Harry, and Davie Lindsay; but ye maunna speak to him about ghaists or fairies, or spirits walking the earth, or the like o' that; -- he had amaist flung auld Caxon out o 'the window (and he might just as weel hae flung awa his best wig after him), for threeping he had seen a ghaist at the humlock-knowe.

The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801

He'll listen the hale day, an yell tell him about tales o 'Wallace, and Blind Harry, and Davie Lindsay; but ye maunna speak to him about ghaists or fairies, or spirits walking the earth, or the like o' that; -- he had amaist flung auld Caxon out o 'the window (and he might just as weel hae flung awa his best wig after him), for threeping he had seen a ghaist at the humlock-knowe.

The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801

Blind Harry, and Davie Lindsay; but ye maunna speak to him about ghaists or fairies, or spirits walking the earth, or the like o’ that; — he had amaist flung auld Caxon out o’ the window (and he might just as weel hae flung awa his best wig after him), for threeping he had seen a ghaist at the humlock-knowe.

The Antiquary 1584