Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal (Scotch) form of
lonely .
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Examples
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And whether the children saw him or not they knew he was always there after sunset, keeping watch and ward, and "lanely" because his master had gone away to heaven; and so they called out to him sweetly and clearly:
Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson 1902
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An 'then when she turns frae the grave's lanely sod,
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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Through Crockstoun Castle's lanely wa's, vol. ii.,
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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Whar late i 'the gloamin', by the lanely "Ha 'den,"
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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It was saxteen mile to the hills, and yin and twenty to the lanely tap whaur he had howkit his grave.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies John Buchan 1907
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"She'll pe ferry lanely all alane," said Watty, after watching till the doctor, who was last, had disappeared.
Steve Young George Manville Fenn 1870
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Transpositions come to mind that appear daily in the thoughts of every dedicated spoonerist: darking bogs, a lanely lone, the lissing mink.
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'at's sayin' this, no the gentleman, my lady -- in a pairt o 'the country like that, gey an' lanely, it was not the nicht to turn a fallow cratur oot in!
Donal Grant, by George MacDonald George MacDonald 1864
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"Bobby wullna be lanely here wi 'the coos, bairnie, an' i 'the morn ye can tak' a bit rope an 'haud it in a wee hand so he canna brak awa', an 'syne, in a day or twa, he'll be forgettin' Auld Jock.
Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson 1902
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An 'so, ye didna ken why, but ye a' lo'ed the lanely wee -- "
Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson 1902
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