burnie

To the latest hour of his life he cherishes the idea of returning to some homestead by a tumbling burnie.

The Englishwoman in America 2007

The bill and the burnie, till his bairn became able,

Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall

Burns had around him only the features of ordinary Scottish scenery, but from these he drank in no common draught of inspiration; and how admirably has he reproduced such simple objects as the "burn stealing under the lang yellow broom," and the "milk-white thorn that scents the evening gale," the "burnie wimplin 'in its glen," and the

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Down whar the burnie rins whimplin 'and cheery, vol. v.,

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

And the brier-bush is sweet whar the burnie is rowin ',

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

[1] The passage '_Brand ... burnie_,' is much disputed.

Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall

The passage would then read: _The firm and hand-locked war-burnie shone, bright ring-mail, rang 'mid the armor, etc_.

Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall

[1] Firm and hand-locked the war-burnie glistened,

Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall

Break through his burnie, the brave one pursued they.

Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall

It has aft thrilled my heart whaur our wee burnie rins,

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various