Lexicographical Neighbors of Lichtly
Literary usage of Lichtly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"lichtly or lightly, to treat with neglect or scorn, or speak lightly of anybody.
I leaned my back unto an aik, And thought it was a trusty tree, ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"... ya yow lichtly. Mr. Macpherson seems to view the term as inexplicable. Bat as
the passage is most probably corr., per- baps it should be— ..."
3. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1889)
"Stap licht, an' t.ak' ye heed What truths ye fin' recorded upon the mossy stane ;
Stap lichtly owre the deid, The michty an' the ..."
4. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1889)
"Stap lichtly as ye pass Here amang the waving grass, For dust that's dear to
niony beneath lies cauld as lead ; Deep in the dark ..."
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