lintie

British  

/ ˈlɪntɪ /

noun

1. a Scot word for linnet

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Example Sentences

An’ noo, to that melodious play, A’ deidly awn the quiet sway— A’ ken their solemn holiday, Bestial an’ human, The singin’ lintie on the brae, The restin’ plou’man.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"Eh, Maister Shaw," he said, "if ye'll jist do it, I hae a fine lintie the noo, and if ye'll do it, I'll gie ye the lintie."

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman

The nest o' a lintie I fondly explored, And plundering bykes was the game I adored; My pleasures did vary, as I was unsteady, Yet I always found something that pleased when a laddie.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

But there are nae auld Scotland's burds, Sae dear to childhood's days— The laverock, lintie, shulf, an' yyoite, That taught us luve's sweet lays.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

Protected from suspicion, her spirits rose all the cheerier for their temporary depression, and she went singing about the house like a lintie.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George