Ballads, English -- England -- Texts; Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts
weale, 64, qy, _well_? or _good luck_! The word is probably corrupted.
weapon-shaw, _inspection of arms_, _military review_.
wed, _would_.
wede, 72, _shorn_?
weir, _war_.
well, 226, qy. mell, _meddle or fight with_.
weme, 98, _belly_, _hollow_.
wend, _go_.
whigging, _moving fast_, _marching briskly_.
whilk, _which_.
whyll, 15, _till_.
wid, _would_.
wight, 102, _strong_, _quick_.
win, _go_, _get_.
win (hay), _make_, _get in_.
winna, _will not_.
wis, 214, _wish_.
woned unto the dead, 222, qy. vowed? _devoted themselves to death_?
wood, _mad_, _furious_.
worried, 270, _choked at_.
worthe, woe, _woe be to_.
wouche, _injury_.
wraithe, _wroth_.
writhe, _twisted_.
wyld, 30, seems to be used absolutely for _deer_.
wynn, (hay), _make_, _get in_.
ychone, _each one_.
yebent, _bent_.
yee, _eye_.
ye-feth, _i-faith_.
yender, _yonder_.
yerlle, _earl_.
yerly, _early_.
ye'se, _ye shall_.
yestreen, _yesterday_.
yill, _ale_.
yth' _in the_.
zield, _yield_.
zit, _yet_.
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Transcriber's Notes
Page 39, line 101: changed "strenght" to "strength" (Many hade no
strength for to stande,)
Page 108: line note anchor moved from line 67 to line 68.
Page 157, line 11: changed "orher" to "order" (Lord Roxburgh was
there, in order to share)
Page 191, line 9-12: changed indentation of this verse to be
consistent with the rest of the ballad.
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume
VII (of 8), by Various
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