whilk
Britishpronoun
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Howsomever, maybe ye will have gotten grace, or if not that, at least a pickle common-sense, whilk often does as well—or better.
From The Dew of Their Youth by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Weel, that’ll can make thretty pages, gin ye were to prent 15 on ae side only, whilk wad be perhaps what a man o’ your great idees would be ettlin’ at, man Johnson.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The souter, wi' his bristly chin, Frae whilk the lasses screechin' rin; The curly-headed whupper-in, Will a' be at the rockin'.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
"It 's just exactly what I mean; that if ye canna mak' friends for yoursel', ye ought not to turn away those whilk befriend your family."
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
Aweel, ye see, it happened that our neebor the schulemaster had anither, o' whilk he was sae proud that he seemed to think mair o't than o' his wife.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
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