Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferlie
Literary usage of Ferlie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"I see how folk live that hae riches ; But surely poor-folk maun be wretches!
An' ferlie at the folk in Lon'on. ..."
2. Register of Interments in the Greyfriars Buryingground, Edinburgh, 1658-1700by Edinburgh (Scotland), Kirk of the Greyfriars, Greyfriars' Churchyard, Henry Paton, Scottish Record Society by Edinburgh (Scotland), Kirk of the Greyfriars, Greyfriars' Churchyard, Henry Paton, Scottish Record Society (1902)
"... ferlie), Agnes, „ Agnes, indweller 15 Nov. 1665 „ Mr. Alexander, merchant,
his widow, Helen Denistone 26 June 1658 wife of David ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"ferlie, to marvel : " an' ferlie at the folk in ... ferlie," 43 : (2) " na*
ferlie (y) " = no wonder, no marvel, 1H, 249. Fetch, (1) to pull irregularly: ..."
4. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1888)
"That the Scotch Muse, sonsie lass, may not feel sair hadden doon, here follows
a little fairy ballad for which I have to thank her. A ' ferlie' ..."
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