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bouerie Bran’s brids brydle buryin 3538 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) campe cas chamers chine bury’d camped Cashan chamour chinne Busiye campioun cask chancelor chioce buskd camps cassie changd chip busked campy Cassillis changehouse chippd busker camric Cassle’s changen chirch buskes Camvile Casstle’s changeth chirpd buskin cam’st caste channerin chirstendom buskit’s canal castel-ha chanted chiss busshement candels castell-wall chapmen chiualry bussines Candlemas castel-wa Chappd chivalrie ’But candy castill chap’s chive butchurs cankred castille Chareles chiven butlers canles castil-wa charg’d Chivyat buttery cannas castin chariot chnage butterye cannel castle-dyke charitable choaked buttocckes cannel-licht castle-gate Charllës cholic buttoned cannilie castle-topp Charls cholick buty Cannobei castle-walle chartre Chollerton ’By Cannobie castle-yett chaser chopt byckarte cannon casts chassd chousd bydde canns castzel chasten chow byddeth Cannygate casye chas’d Chrissts byddynge 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chamberline childes clasp cammovine carte chamber-maids chill claspit camna Caruall chamber’s chimed clathe camovine carue chambr chimley clattering camp cary chamer-maid chimney-fire Claue Ranking Frequency List 3539 490) 1 (cont.) clowne company’s cordan cout-foal clave clud compared cordevine couth claw Clugh compast cordin couzins clawed cluldna compel cordiuant covenant clay-cald clunkerts compell cordwain Covenanters’ clay-cauld cnihtes compete Corehead covering-sheet Clayd coach-mares complaine coresed coverlet claymor coad compleate corks coverlett claymores coal-carrier compleatly corn-buyers covers cleanest coals compleen corn-caugers covert cleanly coasts compted corn-dealers covet cleanse coat-lap comrade corned covetous clean’s cobler’s comt cornet’s coving-tree clearest cobles comunye Cornewalls covnant clearie coc comynge Cornish covring cleaue cock-crawing Concdrning corn-land covrings cleave cocke conceal corn-mills cowardes cleaved cocket conceits corn’s cowd cleaving 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Craftely cliffe colt-halter consulted coulde craftye Clifford colthing consumd couldne Crafurdmoor clifting coma consyence could’nt crage cliitt coman containd couler Craigha Climbing comand contenance couls craive clinged comande contest Coultart crake clinking combate continued coulters craps clintin comber contrie councelleth craued clip combs controll cound cravat clipping comed controul counseils Cravats cliver comeing controule counselld cravin Clo comeliness conuent counsellers craweth cloathe comelye convay counterfiet crayed cloathes comet conveid Countesse Crecrynbroghe cloce come’s convene Countet credence clod cominaltye convenient country-girl creede clodd cominge convening country-keeper creepe Cloesburn Comley conversed countryman cressawntes clok comlie convert countrymen Cressey cloks comliest conveyed country-side creues Clootie’s commandement convoying country’s crewell Closburn commandyd Cooke counts crey closet commant Cook-maidens couped creyed clot commaun cook’s couper Crichton’s cloth-yarde commaunde coold couple-root cricifix clothyng commaundyd cooling coursar crie Cloudesli commonly coont courser Crigevar Cloudesly commons cooper’s courtesey crimes’ cloue Commonside coot courteysy crime’s clouting-leather commyn cop court-house criminals cloutty commynge coped courtiers’ crimsion clover compact coppe courtous crimson-brown Clowd compactly coral courtrie crinkle Clowdysles compani corbie’s courtship cripples clown companions cordain court’ith Crispin 3540 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) cursd dastard delyte digree cristal Cursing date delyuered dimonds cristened curstlye datit Demanding dimpled Cristes curtain’s dat’s demean dimpling Cristinty curteousest daubd demed dim’d Cristus curteously dauchters demosell Dinah’s croche curtesly Dauglas denay dinere Cromawell curteyes daunted denere dinge Cromley curteys daunton denied dings Cromwell curtisie daurnot denne dink cronickles curtisy daurs Dennie Dinlay cronykle cust dauthrers denyd 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cuckolde daintie deceiver destinie disgrate cuckoldly daintyes deceivin destinye disguisd cud daintyly Decencey desyres dish-doup cuddy dairgie decide det Dishonourd cudgeld dairy declair dethës disire Cuer daisie Declaring dettour disloyaltie cuirt Dalgairn decoy deuels dismaid cuisten Dalisberry dedd deuill’s dismayd cuk Dalkeith dedicate deuyllës dismount cule Dalle dedys develling disparagement Culerton Dallom deed-thraw devills displease culler damd deei devils disputing Cumbernaud dames deeing Devise disrespect cumbrous damesel deele devises dissatisfied cumbruk damesell deemed Devonshire’s distraught cumin dame’s deemedst devoured distressd Cummernad Damnation deerest deyd distresse Cummernadie damned dee’d deye distressed cummers damning defeate deyed disturbed cumpany damosel defies deyell ditches cumre damosell deft deyne ditty cumys dampned degrie deythe diuells cun damsell’s degs Diamond’s diuel’s cuning Dancastere dei dic dived cunnin dances deidlie dichted divel cunninglie Dankestere deight dickd divell cuntre dansing deith Dicki’s divel’s cuntrie dantoned Delaware’s Dicky’s divert cuntry Dantzic delayd Dick’s Divides cup-bearer dappled delaying diddaly divisions cupe Darby delicates diddely div’d cuppe Darbyshire delicious Didn doak Cupps daren’t delighted dido dochtor curb darken delit diel’s docter curbd darksome delite different docters curch darlings deliuered digd dodle curled Darnuater deliverance digged doffe curly Darnweter delte dighted doghter currld darst deluding dignitie doghters Currors darts delyght dignity Dogles Ranking Frequency List 3541 490) 1 (cont.) drawne Drunkie Eadying Elfan dog’s draws Drury eaght Elfins doited dre Drurye ealky Elflyn dole-day dreadffull drye eall Eliots dolle dreadfu dryfyng Ealylawe Elise dolo dreadful dryued ean Eliz Dominie dreadit dryueth Earie Elizabeth’s domminere dreads dryvars Earie’s Elizium Donal’s dreamin drywyng Earley ellë Doncaster dreaming dry’d Earle’s Ellen’s dong dreampt dry’t earlye Ellinor’s Donkesly dreand dsays earnest ellish Donkestere dredde dsumer-time earnestlye Elofen Donned dredfull dub-a-dub earthen Ely doole dreel dubbd eartly embassadour doomd dreem Dubbridge easer embraced doomin dreigh dubby eastern embraice dooms dreips dubbyd eatt embroiderd doom’s dreiry Dublin eave eme doore dremed ducadoons ebb Emerson door-head dreri ducatdowns Eccept employ door-step drerie ducats echoes empty dorn dresse duckatoons Eddenborrow emys dorty dressin-board duckers Eddenburrough Encamped dose dressing-borde ducks Eddenburrowe enchant dote dresst duddies edder enchanting dothe dress’d dudes edder-flowe encompast Double-dyched dreyffe duell Edenborrowe encreass double-horsed drieds duels Edenburough encroach doublett driee Dugald Edenburrough end-day doubte drieps dukedom Edenburrow endeavor douchter driet dukedoons edges endeavour Dougall drifts Dumfarling’s Edie endeavours doughetie Driminere Dumfedline Edin endurd doughtte Drimmen Dumfriese Edinbrough 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drow dwellings eild enrag’d dradie drowe dyce eiry ensignes dragd drowne dyche either’s ensue dragged dru dydly elce entering draggin drumes dyede elde enterprise drags Drumfendrich dyee eldest’s enterprized drake Drumfindlay dyes eldrin entertainement drakes drumfinely dyghtande Ele enthral dram Druminner dynner Eleanor’s enticin dranke Drumlanrig dynte Elefon entic’d drapar drumlie dyntes Elefond entire drapit drumme-a dysh elements entreid drapping Drumminnor dyspyse Elen entwined draue Drummond dy’s elephant envied draw-bridge DRUMMOND’S D’YE elevated envi’d drawers drumtie Eache elf Envy 3542 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) exploits farlies feirce ffilld equald express farm feircly ffingar equipage Expressing farmer’s feires ffitt erely Extend Farweil feitched ffloore Erley’s extol fas feitches fflourishes ERLINTON extreame fashes felaushyp ffloute erlish extreme fastend felawe fflouting Erly ey fasteneg felld ffoes erl’s eye-brows fasting felle ffollowed ern eyed fastit fellen 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feders ffeitched fifty-fiue ews famed fedred ffeitcht fifty-three eww-bught fames fee ffelischepe fighte exceeded fanatick feea ffellows fightened excells fancie feeds ffelons fightin excels fancies feelde ffelowhe fighttynge Excepting fancyd feell ffend fig-tree executioner fanf feerd Ffer fihte Exeter fang fees ffered filde exiled fankit feest ffette filtt exoner fann feett ffetteled finds expected farei feich ffettle fingar Expecting fareth feid ffettled fingars expect’d fari feign ffew Fingland expedition Farin-dan-dan feigned ffey finikin expence farin-dan-dee feildberry ffeynde fir expired farleys feir ffeythe fire-beams Ranking Frequency List 3543 490) 1 (cont.) foks fostere frowned gallow’s fire-bombs folded fosters frowning Galstoun fire-brands folie foster-sister frowns gambling fire-stone folkes fothe fryndes gaming-table firmly folle Foudlen fter gammons firs folled foug fuird Gamwel’s firstan follie Fought fule Ganill first-born followin fouie fulfil Gannell fish-boaties folos foules fume ganyde fishermen folow fouling fune gaolours fishers folowd Foulis’s funerall gaps fishie’s foly foully fur garb fish-toun fon foulys furder garde fishy fondness Fountain-abby fured garded fitches fone Four-an-trenty furie gardener fitht Fontaines four-a-twontie furlongs garden-grass fittest foo four-cornered furnish garden-green fittie fooling foure-eard furnishd garden-grove fiueteene fooll four-nooked furniture garden-side five-and-fifty foor fours furs gardines five-and-twenty foot-ba fourteenyght fursake gardners fivesome footës fourthen furst Garioch flaff foot-groom fourtnet Furthest garl flaffin foot’s fourty futing garlan flaggons ’For fourtynyght fut-page garlande flain forbears fowarde fuyde Garlick’s flaming Forbed fowerscore fyeld garlings flam’d forbede fowling Fyfe Garlioch flap Forbes’ fowls Fyffe Garlogë flappd forbode fowl’s Fyghte garlonds flapped forceing fowndyn Fyl Garmouth flaps forces fo’d fyled garned flask Fordie frae’s fyn Garr flatry Fordland fraid fynd garre flatterie fore-feet fram fyngers Garrioch flatters forefend frame fynly garrison flaugh forehammers framed fyred garrt flax fore-lee France-a fyt garse flayed fore-said France’s fytte gars-green flea foreseen Francie gab gartens fleachy forest-bills franke gabbling garter fledst foresteed frantic gabs gartin fley forester’s Fraser gaddie gashly fleyd forestes fraud gadred Gass fleyt forests fraye gads gast flice forest-wood freake gaeing gate-a flinge FOREST’s freat gaeng gate’s flinging Foret frebore gae-through-land Gaudilands flint Forfar freckle gae’m gaule flint-stane forfend freckled gafe Gaurd flits forfoughen freckys gage gaurded Flodden forgott freends gaggs gaured flone forgyue freezes gaie gavellocks floode forhead freindshipp gaining Gawain flooded foriete freke gairden gawdie Flora forked frem gairdner-lad gawen flore forman frembde Gairn Gawiins flouirs formest Frenchmen’s Gala gawshawk flourishd fornent frend galleon gayne flours forraigne Frennet galleries gd flouted forrester’s frequented gallery gear’s flowd forrests frese gallnt geas flowen forsakes freshly galloped geed flowered forsaketh freyke gallopt geese flowers forsooke fri gallo-tree geet flower’s Forsothe frichtfu gallous geeue flue Forster frien gallous-tree geid flurish forsworne friends’s gallow Geight flush Forsyth frienged gallowe geld flutters forther fringed Gallowgate geldinge flyen forthynketh frisk gallow-pin geldynges flyes fortye frolick gallows-fit gellant flyinge forty-five frome gallows-knowe gen foald For’ froo gallows-stair general foamd for’t frosake gallows-tows Geneuer focht foster froth-mill gallows’tree gentel foild foster-brither frownd gallow-tre gentelmen 3544 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) glar Gorrinberry grees gudelie gentill GLASGERION gose greeters gudemand gentleman-thief Glasgerrion gose-hawk greeteth gudesake gentleman’s glashet Gosford’s greetings gudman gentlemen’ll glassen gospel-lads greeue gudwill gentles glasses goss-hawks grefe guede gentlewomen glaue gotn’t greffe gueed genty glaumry goudie Gregory’s guests gentyl Glazenberrie goudwife Gregor’s guiding gentylman gleaming gouerne grein guidly gentylwoman gleat gound greit guidman Geordie glede goune Greitin guid-son Georges gleede gouns Greiting guidwife gep Glendale govern Greiued guifft Gereamarsey Glendinning’s government grenadiers guilded gesture Glenfeldy’s gowans Grenëlef guiltie getis Glengyle gowany grene-wude guiltye gettin Glenhazlen Gowden-gane grenwoode guinnea getts Glenhazlen’s Gowden-graithd gresse guise getyn Glenkindie’s gowdn gretes Gulelmus ghostly Glenlion’s gowd’s greteth gull ghosts Glenlogie’s Goweres gret-hedid gulty ght Glentanor gowk gretith guners ghtly glen-waters gown-breast grett gunne giant’s gleuves gownds greue gunpowder gibbet gleyed gown-hem greves guns Gibbie glided gown-sleive grevious gun-shott Gibby glint gown-tail grevis gurious gibe glittrin gows grevous gurly giein glittring goy grevyd gurrley gier gloamin goynge grey-goose-winge gushd gies gloaming Gr grey-hounds gushit gifft glooms gra griefe Guys giffts Glore graceles griesly gyde Gigh glory Graces grieveing gyft gilden Glosgow grac’d Grime’s gylte gile gloue graid grimly gynnyst Gillecrankie gloues graine gring Gyptian Gillian gloved graithd gripet Gyptians Gilliecrankie glowd graithing gripped gyrde Gilliver glowde Gramarsey grippet Gysborne gillore glowring Gramercie grips gyst Gilly glue grammar grisel gyve gilly-flowers gluvis grandeur grissell haad gilly-flowrs gly grandfather’s grite haa-dor Gilmanscleugh ’GO grandmammy Grizey haal Gilnock-Hall goad grandmammy’s grizly habben giltles goat grandson gro habbitt ginies goat-horn grappling-hooks groaned habit ginne goat-milk grased groar habitation ginnes gockies Grastoke groates hache-bord giorten godd grate grone hached gip godes grauell groned hacket gipsies godfather graveld grouen hackney gipsies’ Godys grave’s grounden hacneye girded gogled Gray’s ground-oak hadde girds goinge graz’d grounds haddest girly gold-laced gre grous hadnae girths gold-twist gre growan haed gitter golett greaf growe haely giues Goliahs Greahondes growende haest gived gonne grease grownde haet Giving Good-ben greay growynd haf gi’d good-brother grece growynde hafe-gate glacly goodlyest gredy grteat hafted gladdest goodman’s greecy grudge haghty gladdynge Good-morrow greed grue haik glade goodmother’s greedy gruff haile glads goodness greefe grumble Haille glaive goodnesse greeiued grumbling haim glamourie good-son Greeke grumly hain glamourye goose-wing Greeks Grymes haind glancd goose’s greeme gryming hair glances gooun-teall greenest Grysely Hairheadwood glancet gorgett greenewood gryte Hairibee glancin gorgious Greenoch gud-een Hairibie glaned gorney greenwoods gudefaythir hairt Ranking Frequency List 3545 490) 1 (cont.) Harley heady Hendry’s hinging-stane hair’s harmd healed Heneryes Hingin-stane haisling harmless healing heng hinna hal harneis healle hente hinny-draps halch harnes heapës hepe hip halden harniss hearde Her hips haldis harold heares herbs hird haled harpd hearkened herd-boys hirewomen Haleigh harpe hearkening herded hirplin half-crown harrowd Hearone Herdës hirpling halfe-brother harrowed heart-bleed Herefordshire hirsel Halfendell harsses heart-blude Herefordshire Hislinton halffe hart-blood heart-bluid heress hisn half-gate hartilie Heartfourds herken hissing half-way hartilye Heartfourd’s Herkens history halke Hartlie-burn heartilie herkyn hitherward hallan Hartly heartilye Hermitage hitherwards hall-door hart-roote heat Herod’s hitst halleen hartt heathennest heroes Hive hall-gate haruest Heathen’s herowed hoa Halloweve Harvey heather-bell herryed Hobbes Hallowmess Harvy heather-bells hers Hoby hals-bane Harye heather-berries hersed Hoch halted hase-bane heather-hills hertës Hoddam halvd hass heather-knaps hertis hodes halve hass-bane heathery herts Hodys halycon hastening Heaton hese hoe halyde hasteyly heauenly hest hoky-gren hambellet hastie heauilye hett hol Hambleton hastilly heauinesse hette Holcrofft Hambliton Hastings heavence Heuer Holdernes hames hasty Heaven-gate heved holidaye hamg hat-bands heaviness heven Holla Hamlentons hatch-bord heaving hever holland-bush hammer-shaft hatches Heawyng hevin Hollans hammer’s hated Hebrewe hevy Hollie handdës hatefull Heckland hevyn hollin’s hande-bowe hatfull Hecklandhawk hewers hollow handfull Hathery hecks hewn Holt handfus hathorn hedes hewyne holtes handkerchef hatred hedys hewyng holydame handkerchy hattës heede heygh Holyrood handmaids hattis heer’s heynd holy-tide-a handsomer hau Hee’de Heyt Hombyll-down Handys hauden’t hee’ll heytherward homespun hangde Hauen hee’se HE’S homeward hanges haughtily Hee’st he’es homewarde hanget haughty heft he’ill Home’s hangeth hauing heght he’le homward hange’d hauk heie hGude honderid hangid haukynge heigher hiar hondert Hanginshaw haulds heihte hicht hondes hangman’s haunt Heilan hided honestest Hang’s hauping heinous hides honestlye hansome haurld heird hideth honey-combs hantle Hav heiress hiding honge hapd havy heirless hiean honger hapened hawket helde hiel hongerey happed haws Hellbackhill Hielands’ll hongut happer hawt hell-fire Hielanman honorable happers hawthorne Hell-gates hield honors happie haylle hell-hounds high-backed honourablle happily hay-loft hellish highed honours happiness haysell helmes high-gate hons harbor haystack helms Highie hontyng Harbye Hazelan helpd highlie hontynge Hardbotell hazel-bush helpet highwayman hoofs Harden’s Hazelgreen’s helpeth highway-side hooked Hardhaughswire Hazelyetts helps hile hooks hard-hearted hazle helpyn hilles hook-tooth hardlie hazzard helt hilte hoolie hardships ha’l helys hinde hoops Hardyar head-forester hemlock hindermost Hoppertope hard’s head-gear hempen hine hop’t harke head-geere henceforth hingers hor harkyn headin-man hend hinges horn-beasts harl head-steward Hendry Hingin hornd 3546 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) hungre imagined Irland Jewes HORN’S hung’t imbraces Irving jewls horsbacke hunner imbracing Irysh Jews’ hors-boy huns Imbroiderd Isaac-a-Bell Jhesus horse-boy Hunten imete isette Jhohnstones horse-brat hunters Immette island Jhonstoune horse-foot hunting-coat imp Isn’t jilt Horseleay Huntingdon impale isold Jimmee horses’ Huntingdon’s import issue jimp’s hors-keeper Hunting-ha impossible Iswere Jing-ga-lee ’Horsley hunting-horns imy ’it Joan horss Huntlay in Italyan Joannan horsseman huntsman inchanted itch jobbing hoseback hunt’s inclayn ithers Jock’s hosen huring inclosed itsel JOHNNIE’S hosens hurte incoming itself JOHNNY’S hoslter’s hurts inconstancie i-twyse Johnson hostage hus inconstant It’ Johnstones hostelrie husbandman increased ’it’s Johnstone’s hostess’ husbands indited iudged Johnstons hostler-wife husbondes ine iuells Johnstoune hostler-wives Hush infant’s iuged Johnys hosts husseyskep Inferiour iury Johny’ll hother hussyfskap Inffaith iuster jointure-house hott Hutton infidel iusting-horsse jointure-lands hotys hwars Ingeniously Ive joists houk Hwere inger iver JOJANET houked hyeing Ingland iv’ry jokes houl hyer Inglis I-wisse joly hounde hyest ingrate i-wysse Jon9 hounded hygh inheft iyn Jorg houndes hyls inhefted I’ jot hounte hymselve iniure I’me joukd houp hynd-hunting injure jack-boots journey’s houris hyndred injuries Jacke journie hourly hypped inmost jacket jow househead hyre inner jackets joyd housen hyt innermust Jaffery joyes housle hyther Innocent’s jaggd joyfou hove hy’d Inocked jail joyfu hoved h5The inoughe jail-door joyne hoves H’as i-now jail-stair joyning Howards iacketts inquire jail-window joy’s howded iapis Inquiring jale ju Howdilee iay insolent Jammie juggling Howdilin i-bent instant jamp juks Howdoloot ibouht instantlye Jamphray jumbling Howe ibrought insted Jane’s jumly hower Icalled Instiled Janfarie jumpit howers ice instrument Janferry jumps However icnowe intended January jumpted howket id intendst Jardines jurie howling Idare intice Jason jury-men howre iddle intrapped jawing jusr howsoeuer iddly intrigues jaye justices howt Idoubt invaded jayler justle howte ieopardye invention jaylier justyce howther ier Invery jaylor kail-blade how’t Ierusalem in’ Jeanye kaily hoze ietted Iocke jeast kail-yairdie Hte Iew iollity Jeck kail-yardie huddins iewells iolly jee kaivle huddle Iewes iollye jeer kamed hues ifedred Ione jeerëd Kameing huggar i-flawe Ionnës Jeffrey Kamen huggd If’t iot Jemmie kames huggell Ihesue Ioue’s Jenet’s kamis hum Ihesus ioustës Jenken Kam’d Humble-downe Ihon Iove Jennifer Katarine humbly ilkae ioyed jeopardie Katerines humdred ilkone ioyne Jers Katherin Hume’s ill-far’d ioyned Jerusalem Katherines humming ill-spoken ioynts Jesse Katie humour ill-wordie ips jested Katterine humours ill’s i-pyght jet kavil hunband ilt I-quyte jet-black kavils huner i-lyen irke Jeu kayes Ranking Frequency List 3547 490) 1 (cont.) Kirkleys kyssed lappen leg-bane keach kirk-shot kyst lappin legg kean kirk-wa kythe laral Leggett’s kebars kirtell kythed larboard leggis kebbuck kirtles labor lard leifar kechone kitchen-fire labored lare leigeman kechyn kitchen-maid laboured larger leint keckle-pin kitchen-neuk labour’s Largon leisure ked kitchen-nook lachters Larid leiugh keeked kitchen’s lacketh lark Leivingston keen’s kitchie lackey-boy larumben lemanry keepd kitchie-neuk lad lashed leman’s keepest kitchie-nouk ladde lasse lemin keept kitchn-boy Ladderdale lassy lemon-thyme keist kitchy-boy lade lassy’s Lends kelter kithe ladës lass’es lenght keltit Kits laerd laste lengre kem knabby laet lasts lengthen kembd knack Lag Latham Lennie kembe knackd Lagg laucht lentest Kempy’s knaked laides lauchter lenyd kensnae knapscap lairdie Laughenwaur lepe kepest knaves lairdships laughin lepëd keping knawn Laird’s-Jock’s laughs leppyd kepit kneels lairge launch lept kercheif knelid lairy launchd lerne kerchief knellin lai’d launde Lesve Kercock knelyd Lakit launsgay leten Kershope-foot knes Lakyt laus Lethenha keste Knicking Lamasse lavede letna kettles knielt lambie laverock letteth kettrin knife-and-sheerlesse Lambmass lawhyng lettin kevel knig lambs laws lettn keyes knighte Lambwell lax lettres key-hole knightës lame lay’t lettynge keyis knightless Lamendall lazey leues Key’s knights’ Lamentin lazie leukin kicke knights’-sons laments lday leutye kicked knip-knap lamer leades leuve Kilcushneuch kniue Lamkin’s lealer leuys kild knives Lammas-tide lealest level Killingworth knobbed lammenting leall Leve-lang killit knoced lammer leamd leventh kills knockin lammies leane lever Kilsyth knockit Lammikin’s leaning Leverhay Kinaird knockt lamp leans Levieston Kinatie knockynge Lancasshyre leanyde levin kinder knoke Lancelott leaps lewde kindest knoked LANCKIN leards lewes kindles knop landet Learen lewgh kindlet Knost landing Learne’s Lewinshope kindnes knotes landles learnin Leycester kinds knott landlord learninge leyff-tenante kinges Knottington landlord’s leasing ley-land Kinght Knowest landmen leath leythe Kingside knoweth Landsman Leathen Leyty Kings’ knowledge lanely leaugh liag king\es knowst lang-bearded leauing liar king’s-messenger know’t Langhm leave’t liard Kinkawsie Knox Langholm leavy liberality Kinmont’s kny langin lechoure liberally Kinmundy knyghte langs leddy liberty-wife kinnen knyhht Langside ledës-man licence kinsfolk knyled langsome ledyt license kinsman koors lang-sought Leearne lichtlie kinsmen koupd lang-tre-down-dilly leeches lickit kint Koustie language leeft Liddel kintra kowarde Langum leeig lidder kin’s kyld Langwood-end leek Liddesdaile kipeng kynd lang’ll leelest liears kipple-roots kyndled Lankashires leepe lief Kircadie kynggis lans lees lief-lang kirchies kynne lan’s leeues liel Kirkcaldy kyrk laod leeved lierachie kirke Kyrke laord lef lieth kirken Kyrkësly lapp leffes lieugh kirkin kyrtell lappe legacye lieutenants 3548 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) liv’d lordynges LUK majesty’s life-blood lit lord\es Lukely ’Make liffes Lizee’s lord’ll lukit maked liften’t Lizz lorid lull Maker Lifting lnag lorne Lumsdaine makest lifts loaks losed Lun makst lighters loan-head losest Lundon makys Lightile loathsome loset lungs maladie lightlied lobe losses lurch Malago lightlyed Lochell lote lure male-hors lightlying Lochenwaur Lothain Lustely Malindie lihgted Lochinton lothely lustily malisen liken Lochinvar’s Lothian lustilye mam likened Lochlearn’s lotten lustye Mamma liket Lochlomond lou luved Mammma liketh Lochmaben’s Loudons luve-letter mamy’s liking Lochranline louedst luvelie man lilelu lockerin louelilye luvely managed liles lockes louelye luver mande lilli lockfast louesome luve-tidings maners lillie-flowers lock-hole loue-tokens Lwdale maney Lillum Locksley Lough-mabin lyart manfull lillye lode lought lybertye manfullye lilly-flower lodged louinglye lyff-days manfullyste Lilly’s lodgers louks lyffe-days mangled lilted lodging-beds Loumle lyff-tenant manhead lily-cold lodging-house loune lyked Manhuid lily-flowers lodging-maill loupd lyken manifullie limber lodgings loupen Lyncolne maning Limberdale lody loups lyng mankie limpin loft-windows loused Lynn manly Lincolneshire loge louten Lynton mann Lincome logeed louting lyste mannd Lincum logerheads louys lystyn mannerly Lindesays loied love-contract Lytill manners lindie lokkës loveingly Lytl mannës Lindsay’s loks lovelie Lyttell mannfullie Lindsey’s lokyde Lovell lyttle mannie’s lineage Lon lover-like lyued mannot linens lond lovers’ lyueryes mansworn lingcan Londeen loveth lyvar manteils Lingly Londonderry love’ll Lyves mantels linken Londone lovie lyth mantle’s Linkeum London-road Lovill’s Macdonald’s manyfold Linkim Londons lovly Macdonell’s marbell linkit London’s lovst MacGregor’s marble-stone linnen lonelye lovt mached marchandise linsteed-bow lonesome lov’d Mackintosh marchandize lint long-boat low-breasted madams marchant lipps longin low-hearted madd marchant-men lirk longut lowin maddest marchant’s Lisee long\es lowked madens marchaunt Lissë lonie lowks madly Marche-partës Lissie’s Lonon lowlie madman Marchis Lissy’s loocke lowlye maene march-man listening looff lowne maer March-parti listin looged lowsd Magdaleyne marcht listned looke’d lowted magger mares listnin loon lowyst magic Margerie’s Litill loon’s Loxley Magnew Margr litterd loop loyal magnificence Mari littered loora loyaltie Mahound marigold littil loos loyed mai marineres Littlejohn loosely lucettes maiden-bower mariners’ Lityll loosest Luckenbooths maidens’ Marischall liuer looseth luckily Maiestie Marischal’s liuerance loote Lud mailison Marishal Liveingston looten lue maim Marishal’s liveliest loots luekit maimed marjoram livelihood Lor luf mainemast-tree Marjorie’s liveng LORDINGES lufe mainsail MARJORY’S Livenston’s lordings lufes maintaynd market-townës livery-man lordis lugged mainteined markyd lives’ lordlie luid mainyards marl live’d lordlings luik maiors marrd Livinston lordship’s luiks Maisrie Marret Livinstone lordynge luikt Maistar marriage-bands Ranking Frequency List 3549 490) 1 (cont.) mede me’s misstress mought marriage-day medes Michael mis-sworn mould-warpe marriages medons Michaell mister mountain-top marrid medoo Michal misters mountain’s marrige medys Michallmas misterye Mountjoy Marryan mee Micklengaem mistrusted mountnaunce marrying meeke middell Mitchell’s mounts marshalld meekest middest mithers mourners marshal-men meeklye midd-larf mither’ll mourning-mantle marsh-side meetest middle-stream mix mourns martiall Meggy’s middle-water mizers mournyng Martimas meidle mid-larf moanfu mouse-holl Martimass meiht Midmar moat movit Martimes mein midmost mob mowing Martin meiny midsimmer mocking mowntayns Martinfeelde meisseine midsummer-euen mode mows Marttinffeeld meiting midsummers modest mowth Marttinffeild melancholly midsummer’s modestie mowthe Martynmas melanchollye mid-water modesty ms marvelit melancholy mid-waters molde mu marvelld mele Mie Moll muckd marvelous meller’s mien Molly muddy marvels mellison miery mome mude mas melodiouslye mig mon Mudge masars melody mighten Monanday muff mason-gang melt mightest moneye muffled mason-lads melted mihte money’s mufflers mass-book melten mijn Mone’s muirlands massy memory mikle Monggomberry muir-men master-man Men mil-dam Mongomery Muirtoun mastery menë mildams Moninday Muirtown masteryes menji mildly monk Muir’s mastry mennes miles’ monk’s Mulbery mast-tree mense mile’s Monmouth’s mullertd’s matched mention Milford Mononday multitude matches men’t militrie monstrous Munday mater mer milk-dey Mont Mungo mattins merchandise milke Monteith Munsgrove’s mattock merchandize Milken Montgomerie munt matyns merchandyes milking-maid Montgomery’s munted maught merchant-goods milking-pail monthe murderer Maugre merchant-like milk-kie months’ murdering mavosie merchantman milk-ky Monye murdred Maxwelle merchants-ships milk-nurse moo murne May-hay merci milk-pails moode murning mayk meri milk-steed moody-hill Murrë mayn’t merked milk-whtie moon’s muscles mayr’s merkës Millars Moorcartney mused mays merrier millar’s Morebattle Musgrave’s maysteer merriest millering morning-fee Mushiegrove mayster-herte merrilye milles mornin-gift Mushy maystry merrry million mornin’s musitians may’t merryest mill-streams mornynge muskadine maze merrylie mill-toun mornyng-tyde muskets Mazerë merrylye mill-town Morrell Musleboorrowe Mazeree merryment miln Morrey muslin McNachtan merryness Milstrethen morrice-dance musqueteers McNauchton mersey minding morris mussells MCNAUCHTON’S mersy ming morrowe mustard McNaughten meruaile mingle morrow’s muste McNaughtoun’s meruayle minglëd morsel Muster me merueyll minion morsell mutterd me-a mervele ministers’ morssell mutton meadnhead mesh ministwrs mosses mych meakle messangere mirrilie moss-water myddes meal-bags messe mirry mossy myghte mealing Messgrove’s miscarry moste myghtti meaned messis miser moten mykkel meaner Messry misfortune moth myllan meanly methe misgiding mothars mylner meares Methought misguide mother-in-law myneyeple Measry Methven misliking motherless Mynstrells Meassry’s mettal missed mothly myrry measures mette misshapit motion myrth meatrif met-yard misshappen mott myrye medder’s meyt misst moue Mysaunter meddle meythe misstres moued mysle 3550 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) nextand nourry onys owergoes mysserued ngd noute-horne onything owerturn myst nice ’Now on’ard owes myster Nicholas’ nowhere oot-takin owing myt Nicholl nowmbles ope owls M’PHERSON nichts Nptynggam oped ownd M’Gregor nicht’s nt opent ownself M’Robbie nicked Nuketon openyd owrecome nabody’s Nickity nul openynge owsn nackity Nicklingame nunery opportunitie owte naeways Nick’s nunry opportunity owthe naggie niddart nurce’s oppresst owyn naggs Nidsdale nurice-fee opprest owyr naigg nien nurices oppyned Oxenfoord’s nails nier nurture opten Oxford naim Niether nut-shells Orchet ox-leg nain niffered nver Ordaind ox-stall nam nighest nyghe ordaine ox’s namd night-coif nyll Ordaining O’Lee’s name nightingall nyt ordane o’m’s named nightly oake orderly packet nameless night-robe Oarchyardtoan ordeyn packett napkain nimle oares ordinance pae napken ninety-five oarlac organs Pagans napkins nips oars Orgul’s paiment nare nires oast orphan paines narrow’s nist oathe orter painfully nas nither oat-meal os paint nasty Nithside oatmeale osterne paire nativest nne obedience ostler-ha pairs nature Nobble obesiance Oterborne pakets natus nobellys obeyd othere palace-gates naughtless nobels obeysance oþeris palays naughty nobilis obtaine othi palferay nawn nobill obtained othir pallace nayled nobils occasiond oth’ pallace-gate ndeth nobly occupation Otterbourne’s palle ndie noebodye ochanie ottlande pallions neard nonce Ochiltrie’s ou pannie near-han nones ochree ouertake pantry neckbane none’s ocht ouerthrowen papa’s Ned nonnery odd ouer-tolde papps nedeth noon-tide ods oughtest paramoure nedna noorise oercame oun parchment nee nor-east oercum Ouncebell’s pardone neebor Normandy oergrew oune pardouns neebours Normandye oertaen ourës parentage neece Normanshore oertane our-gude Parkes needest Norroway oerthrown ouris parlament needeth northe oertook oursels parler needle-point north-easterly oerword outbraued parlour-door needle-tack North-Inch oet out-braved Parsley needle-threedlesse northland offences out-chamber parson’s neek Northombarlond offerd outelawe parti neghbours Northumberlee offered Outher partyde neglects nor’s offers outhouse partye neigh nosegay offerst outmet partyes neighbourhood nose-ridge officer outmost pas neisten notable officier out-rake Pasch neke not-brown offycer outreacht Pasche Nell noted oft-times outright pase Neptune nothyng oger Outspak passage Neptune’s noticed Ogie’s outspake passionate neshe Notti oil outspeckle passments Nethar Nottingam ointment outstrip pastes Netheir Noty okerer outsyde patcht Netherbou Notyingham okes outthro patent netherha Notynghame Oliphant’s outvie pates nettels not’s ome outward pat-fit nettle-bush noughtless omens outweares pathes nettle-dyke noumbles Ondernethe outwitted patient netts nouricing ondyr overlaid patiently nevver nouriship One’s over-run Patr new-fallen nourishment onfowghten overthrew Patricke new-fangle nouriss Onore’s overthrown Patricke’s new-fa’n nourris Onorie owar Patringten new-washd nourris-fee onybodie oware Patrinton Ranking Frequency List 3551 490) 1 (cont.) performd plagues porter-boys prettily pattens performe plainelie porter-man prevayle pattent performed plainstanes Portingale Preveley pattering perfume plaited Portingall prevented paughty peril plan Portingalls Prickd paule perill plane portion’s prickes pause perish planting portly pricke-wande paused Perishd plas portmantua pricking pavag perjured plastered Portugal prickle pavelyon-dore Pernonnie plate-coat possat prickled pavement-stone perplexd plate-jack possessd prickles pavyleon-dore perplexity platts possesses Priesthaughswire pawage perplext play-fellowes possession priest’s pawned persent playit possessions primros payde person’s playmates posted prince’ payes Perssys playtime posy princly paying Perthshire pla895 potent prind paynted Perth-town pleaded potewer prinkd peacock pesant pleasantlie pottinger prinkling peakstaff pest pleasaunt pottle prinnd pean-kniff pestilence pleasauntlie pottyr prinned pearch pestilett pleasing Potyers prins pearct pet pleaying pouches prior pearle pettecot pled pouchie priores pearled petticoat-lap pledgd pouertë prisin pearlin petty pledges Pough prison-floor pearlings pettycoat plentiful pouin prison-free pears pety plesd pouir prison-keeper pearting peyses pleuch pouit prison-keys peasemeal-daighe peysse pleuchs Poule prittie peat phat plewed Pourd prittle peats Phebus plide powder-horn priue Pecis Philliphaugh plied powerfu priuilye pecked phisityan Plimouth powerful priuitye pecks phrase plod powerfully priuye pecok physician Plompton powing privacie peddlars physitian plooms powrde privatlie pedler pich ploughboy-lad powther privily pedygree Picklory plough-culters poysoned privy peece Pickram ploughe poysoning proced peed picter ploughing Poytiers process peeped pictur ploughman-lad practisd procession peeping picturd plowd practise proclaimd Peercy pierceth plowe practised Proclamation peere pilgrims plowman practises prod peerls Pilkit plow’t praies Profecye pees pimples plucke-buffet prainge proferred peggs pindars Pluke praised Professing peice pindee plumbe praisin profest peices pinders plumb-tree prating profferd peit pined plum-gruel prattles proffers pellettes piner-pig plummet prayin profound pend pingo plump prayse profuse pendles pinion plum-pudding preaching progress peni pinner plums prece project penitent pinner’s plung’d preced promisedst penman pint’s Pluto preend promises pennance pious pock-marks preenin promys Pennaunce pipe poisin preens proof penny-brown piping poisoning prees property penny-gray pistle poison’s preferred prophete pense pistoles polaxe prefixt propine pensive pistoll pole-axe preke propounded perading pitchd policie prentice proseyla perceiued pitchers policy prentices protested perceive piteously pollaxe Preparing Protesting perceived pitie polle presaged proudely perceiving pitious pomp prese proues perching Pitmedden pons presed proven perch-tree Pitnachton’s pony presented provender perdie pitt poorest Presentting proverb perdye pittiful poor-man preserued Providence perel pittifull popish president Providing perelous pittious porch prestly provokes Perfideous placd Pord presume provost perfite plague porridge-spurtle presyd prov’d perforce plagued portcullis prettier prowd 3552 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) queyne ravished reeking retreat prowesse queyt rav’d reekit retreate Prudents quhom rawe reeky returne pruel quickely rawnke reelde reue pryce quier rawstye reem reuenge prycke quiere raye reene reues prycked quietlie rayment reesin revainged pryckynge quiettnesse Raynolde reest revealing pryour quiltin raysse reests reveinge prythee quilty razer reet revennues psalm-buik quinë-stane razor refell revived pshe quirn rd Refenge revolt puddin quitted reacheles refer reweth pudding-bree qunie-stane reaches refraine rewth pudding-broo quoif reaching refreshment rewyth pudding-pricks quyke readiest regiment rey puddle Quyntyne readilie register reyde puddle-water quyrry readilye rehearse Reyno Pudlington quyt readylye rehersed Reynolds puff qwarter ready’s Reidswire rhe puggish qwarters Reaklaw-holm reignd Rhodes Pugh Qwer-at real reigne ribbings puin Rachell reamin reigned ribbon-belt pulde racing rean reined ribbonds pulls RACKABELLO reane Reioyced ribless pullst rad reants rejoyed ribons pumill rader reapd rejoyfull Ric punch-bowl radly reaped rekeles Rice puncheon raes reas reken Richarde punisht Raff reaste Releasd Richards purcchased rafters reaveld releave richelye purchasd raftly reavelld releived richly purely ragin reavers relent Ricker-gate purge raiment reaving releyse ridd purpos raind Rebbye reliefe riddin pursued rainy Rebellious remaind ride-a pursueing rair rebukëd remained riding-gown pusht rairest recall remains ridinghe puten rais receavd remayne riding-hood putn’t raked receiued remedie riding-suit putting-stane rakinge receivers remembrance riding-weed puttin-stane ral recitation remembred Ridley pu’ing rall reck remit ridyng pwhan ramble reckning removd rid’st Pye’s rambles reckon render Riftly pyght ram-horn reckoned rendered rigged pyllory rammed recks Reneeten riggin pyot ramp recompense Rene-wode rightfu pyrates ramshorn recorde renounce rigland qoth Randolph records rente rim qou random recouer rentës rind qu rane recount repaire rinds quail ranger recoverd repaireth rinen quair ranges recovered repented ringes quake rang’d Recruit repenteth ring’s quak’d ranne recruited repine rinn quality ranshakled red-coat replide rinnen quarral ransom redden replyd rinnes quarrelled ransomed reddest replye riped quarry ranted redding-kaim replyes rippd quart rape reddy reprieve ript quartered Raphe redeem reprovyd rises quartering-house rappd Redely requital risin quarters’ rappe reden requite risk quarter’s rappin red-hot rescüe risks que rarelie REDIN’S rescued rispen queene’s rashin Redin’s rescue-shot rites Queensferry rathes red-land reserved Ritterford queer rats Redly residing rival queet rattle-snake redoubted resolution riven’t quelld raught red-rose resound rive’t quenes raven reeding-comb resounds riv’t Quenn raven-black Reedisdale’s respect roam quequer rave’t Reedwater respected roars quere ravie reef respite roasted querry ravish reef-tree Respond roasting-spits questry-men ravishd Reekie’s Restored roav Ranking Frequency List 3553 490) 1 (cont.) royalle saep saven Sco Robart royaltye saerd savin scobbs robbe ROY’S Saf Savoyen scobs robber-band Rozamund safeguard savyde scoffing robberie rst safelye sawd scop robberies rste safity Sawney scope Robbie’s rth saftest Sawny scorching Robbins rubbies saftlie sawst scornd robed rubbit saftlly sawten scornfu Robens rub-chadler saftyes sax-and-twenty scornfullie robers rub-chandler sage saydle scornfully Robertes Ruchlaw saidden sayid scorning robucke Ruchlawhill saiddle sayld scornyd Robyne ruddie saiddle-bow sayntë scornyng Robynn rudds saidle sayntes scot-free rob’d ruefu saidled sc Scothe roc rueful saif scabard Scotishman rockd ruefull Sailand scabba Scotlands rocke rues saile scabbards Scottlande Rock-river ruet sailes scabbart Scottlands Rodclyffe ruffled sailied scabberd Scottysh roddes Rugbe sailld scabbert Scott’s Rodes rugge saillin Scadlocke Scot’s Rodrie-haugh Rughburn sailor scaffold scoups rog ruind sain scaith scour’t Rogar ruined Sainge scaithd scouted rogue’s ruinous sains scaithed scouth roke ruins sainted scaling Scowan roked ruld saints Scalletter scramblin rokkin Rumary saird scannd scraped roll rumbling sairest scant scratch roo Rumchy sairlie scantlie scray rooberie Rumour sait scantlye scread Rooken runing sakes scaped screaming room-door runnin salads scapes screeching roosd run’s Salem scapyd screeded roosed rural sally scar screeking roosing Rushety salms scare screfe roost russet saltë scarlat screffys rooted russett salten Scarllett screighed rore rust salt-sea Scarlo scrime rose-kaimd rusted salued scarselie scrip rose-like rustit Salute scarsley scrogg-bush rosemaree rustling Saluter scarslie scroggie rose-red ruth Sam scarson scroggy rose’ll Ryalash samen scart scrubbed Roslin’s ryally sanchoþis scar’d scrubbit rosses rychesse Sanct scath Scrupe Rosslyn’s rydand Sanders’ Scathelocke scug rosy-cheeked rydars Sandie Scatheloke scullion-boy rosy-red rydere sanke Scathlocke scuttle-dishes Rothes’ rydes sans Scathlok seaa rottons rydeth sar scene sea-brym rougher rydinge sarch Scere-thorsday sea-flood rouling ryer sared schame sea-ground roum ryghtwys sarely schawed sealing rounded rygt sarsanet schette sealled roundelay rynde sarsenent Schetyng seams roundlie Rynie’s sarvitors schippit seased roundly ryse sassaray schireff season rouses rysed satir schomer Seated rousty Rysyt satisfaction schone Seaten routh ryuere satisfy schoolboy Seatoun routing ryuer-syde satt schoolboys seats rouze sabbin satten schoole-house sea’s rover’s sable Saturdays schoot seck rovin sachell Saturday’s schoots seconden rowes sack’t saty schorteley secretlie Row-footed sacredlie sauely schortly secured Rowland saddell saugh-bush schowte securly rown saddest Sauing schowtte seed-cakes rowte saddle-groom Sausaf schrewde seede rowynde saddle-horse Sausaff schrile seeks row’t saddle-lap Saussif schrill Seeling Roxbrugh saddle-seat saut-water scissars seeme Roxburgh sade sauyour sckill seemely Royal-banner-bearer sadel savages sclasps seemingly 3554 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) sharply shippin shyne Skimmerknow seemst Shater shipping Si skine seena shathmont ship-side siccarlie skinkled seener shauen ship-window siccer skinn seen’s shaven ship’s-carpenter siccerly skippin seep shaver shirife siched skips seete Shawfield shiriffe Siching skipt seeth shaws shirrs sick-bed sklate seething sheaperds shirtband Sicken-like skore seiming sheathed shirts sicker skorne Seiz’d sheaves shiryff sickest Skotland sek shed-barn shite sickles Skotlonde seker Sheding shits sicknesse Skottish seld sheede shiuers siclyke Skottlonde sele sheeld shive side-a Skottysh selffe sheelde shivers side-saddle Skottyssch self-same sheend shivert siesed Skottysshe selves sheens shoder siezed slacknes semblaunce sheep-bught shoe’s sighand slaes sembled sheep-fald shogged sighin slae-thorn semblyde sheep-fauld shoke sightd slaikid semelie Sheephead shood sightes slaited semyst sheep-hird shoos signëd slake senceless sheep-keeping shooteth signots slaked send’s sheep’s shooting-gear siken slan sen’t sheer shooting-match sikest slander sequins sheeres shorten sikt slasht sere shee’st shoted sil slaw sergeauntes shefe shotte sile slawly sergiant shelf shot-windou siler slayes serpent’s shelinges shot-windowe siller-gray slayin Sertanly shelynges shot-wyndow siller-handed slaying sertenlye shende shoudna sils sle seruaunte shenes shouir silver-buttons slee serues shening shoulde Sim sleepd seruest shent shouldest Simpleton Sleepest seruyce sheperd’s shouldiers sincere Sleips servant-boy shephard’s shouldna Sinclair slet servant-maids shepherd-man shourn sinderd sleue serves shepherd-may showded sinder’s slichting Services shepherd-swains showe sindle slie servinge-man sheppd showest sindry slightest serving-maids shereff showing sines slighting serving-man’s sherifës showlder singand slily servit sheriffes showr singe slip seten sherifs showrd singer slipd Seth Sherriff’s showted singers sliped setten sheryfës showther singled slippet settle sheryff shradds sinke slippit settt sheryues shread sinsyne slist seuenti shetes shreeuen sip slit severed shetis shrewed sirname slitted Severly sheu Shrewsbury Sirnamed slocken Severne shewing shriekd sistars slogan seving-man shews shrife ’SISTER sloken Sewin shewst shrinked sithe slon sexton sheyne shriue sitteth slone sexty ’She’s shrive Sittingin’s sloo seydys she’st shroggs siwftly sloughe Seyr shie shroud sixe slough-hounds seyt Shiel shryef sixpence slowe se’n shields shryuës sixt sludge sha shielin shuder sixteene slue shack shieling shulder sixthen slumber shaded shiels shulderd sixty-four slumbering shadowes shiffted shuldis sized slung shaftmont shifted Shule sizes slut shafts shifts shune si’t smaa shals shimmerd shuped skail smack shambo shin shurely skaithd smae shamefu shinne Shusie skant smalle shames shinnes shuteth skarlet smaller shanae shinning Shuting skelp small-sword shapeit ship-bourd shutte skerry smeek shappit ship-boys Shw skewer smiddie shap’d ship-carpenter’s shyars skilld smiddy-bour sharers SHIPERD-BOY shyft skilly smilin Ranking Frequency List 3555 490) 1 (cont.) sorrowing spewe stalward stinted smilingly Sothe-Ynglonde spice-cake stalworthe stirr smill souce spice-cakes stalworthlye stirrd smirkling Soudron spiced stampit stirring smit Soudronie spie stanche stirrop smite souerd spie-a stancheons stirrops smitherd soul’s spiek stanching stirs smitt sounde spil stancht stirt smoake soundit Spindels standerde stirup smoddered soune Spinls standerds stitching smoldereth soup spird standest stnad smooth soupe Spire standeth stnading smoothers sourd spitefullie Standlye Stnads smore sourly spleen Staneman Stobhall smother southlan spleene Stanemuir Stobs smyth southrons splent Stanlye Stobs’s snack soutter splinters stape stockes snags soveraigne splits staped stogg snapping sovereignty sply stappin stoggit snarl soverign spock staps stoke Snawdon sovreign’s spoiled starboardside stollen snaw-white sowd spole staring stondardes Snowdown sowen sponis starkest stonderdes soak sowens spons starkly stondes soakd sowght spoone starling stondis soar sowlle spore starns Stondynge soare sowlles spores starrës stonyd sobbin sowt sporis startid stonyt sobd sow’s sporned startld Stooden soberest Spa sporte star’d stook soberly spaces sporting statey stoopd sobs spacious sports stathle stored soch Spaine sportts stature Storry’s soddainlye Spain’s spoyle staunchens stot sodde spaird spraulling stauncht stoups sodden spait spray staws stoutely Sodgers spaits spreading Staywood stout-hearted soer spaks spreckld stay’s stowen soeuer spang spredde steade str sofa Spaniard sprente steadilie Straboggie sofa’s spans springst stealin Strabogie softest spard sprunks steall straght soiournynge spares spue stealth straiht Solaces sparinlie spunn stear straiked soldier-lad sparke spurn steede-back straiket solem sparkle spurne steedes straine solempne sparkling spurtles steekd strains soles sparris spyd steeking Straitway solid spartled squake steep straked soll spartles squiers steepd strangely sollid spartling squier’s Stefenbiggin strangled Solomon spat squyre steffeley strangly sols spayke squyres stemd strangth Solway speakin Sr stende stratagem some-a spealled Stab stepd strated somebody speals stabbed step-dame’s Strathbogy sometime special stabbit Stephen Strathbrae sommer specialy stabd steping Strathray Somtyme specke stabel-door step-mammie stratlins sondry spectacles stabile step-mither straunger soner speeche stable-bells stepping-stone strave songs speeding stable-boy sterling Strawberrie sonn speedylie stable-dor sterne strawed sonsie speedyly stable-groome sterre strayd sons’s speedylye stabs steuen strayed soonur speere stad stey streak soory speeres staen stickd streakëd soper speid staff-beggar sticke streame sorer speidilie Staffordshire stif streamer sorest speidily staffs stiffly streamers sori speirs stag stikl streamin soriar Spencers staggs stille streekd sorraye spendyd stags stincher streeket sorrifull spendyng staig sting streete sorrowes spendynge-syluer staine stingless streght sorrowffullye spercles staking stingy streikit sorrowfu spew stalle stinte streim 3556 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) sugar-candy Swinburne tapmast-head thain strekene sugh swines’ tappd Than streng suiftest swire tapples thane strenghth suiting swit tapster thankefull strengthen suitors switch targes thankt stretch sulphur swith’s tarie thankyd Stretching Sulway swittert taried than’s stretes summer-day swonyng tarrie thar Strew’d sumptuous swoone tarryd thatched Strew’t Sumtyme sword-a tarrys thate streyt Sun-bruist sworde-men tartain That’al Strickit sundered sword-hand tasse Thau strictly sune’s sword-hilts tassell Thay’r stride sunge sword-point tast thd Strieveling sunken sword-poynt tasted theat Strievling sunks sworn-brethren taster Thedurwarde strikeing sunnie swumd tate thee-a striken sun-shining swumme tattles theeffe stringes sun-side swung taucher theeves strinke supplication Swynard tauchy the-gether stripd supplied swyne tauking theif stripp support swyne-heard taunting theifs strippit supported Swynton tawk Thei’d strips supposed sycamore taxations them Striveling Supposing sych tayened themsell striven supt Syck tayk themselues stroake Surelie syen taylle ’Then stroaked surest syghtes Taylors thene stroakes surety sygnets tayned then’ll strocke surgeons sylke tea therafter strode surmount Symon teaching therate strok surname Syms teall thereat-a Stron surprized synne tearless Thereffore Stronach surrount synnes teather therefoore stronger surunded synsyne techë therefrom strongly suspense Syon ted theretill strook suspicion Sypress teem theretoo strove suspicious syre teemed thereunto strow suth syrs teen therewithal strowed sutor’s syttes teer therewithall struek swack s’lken teet THERE’S strung swades t teeth’s there’l stryde swaer tabel-cloths Tefler’s therfro stryfe swage tacke tein Therof stryffe swaine tacken teirs therout STUART swaird tacking telde theroute stubborne swakked taes telle þerowt studdy swane-fethars taets telled thertyll studie Swannes tafetie telleth þerwith studye swaped taffatie tels thet study’s swapte taiglet tempen theues stuffet swarved taiin Temptin theuys stufs swathed tailes tendre Theya’ve stumbling swattered Tailliant’s tends Theyle sturt Sweauens tailor-house tenements theyne Stutly’s swed taipy tenn Theyre Styf Sweepstake taker tennants they’r styffely sweet-hart taketh tennour They’s Styfly sweetheatrs takin ten-pund the’le stynt sweetlye takles tentie The’ll stynttyde sweet-william tak’st Tepus thickest Styrande swells tak’t Termagant thicket styrop swer talbott terms thickets submit swerds talkin terrible thief’s suc swerers talkt terror thies successive swet talkyng terrour thiggin suckd swetyng talk’d tesment thimber sudd swhare tally testifie thimble sude swick tallyho tethe thingis sudna swifte tamper tethered thinkest sued swikele Tamworth tether-stake thinkst sufferings swilled tand tether-steeks thinner suffers swiming tandaro tether-sticks thinnest sufficient swiminnge tandorer Teviotdale thirde Suffolk swimme tangle teyres thirdly suffre swimmed tanners’ te’n Thirds suffreth swimmin tanner’s th thirld Ranking Frequency List 3557 490) 1 (cont.) thynke tommorow Traquair truff thirled Thynkest Tommorow’s trattles trumpett Thirlewirle thynne to-morowe trauaile trundled Thirlwirl thyrd tong trauells trunk-hose Thirske Thyrty To-nighte travailed Trusst thirsty thysel tons travailling trusts thirtye th’gallow-tree too-hond travail-pain trusty-tree thirty-five Tib tooken traveling Trusyd thirtys tid tookest travel’s trutle-dove this-day-month Tidaly Took’s travileng tryde thnk tiddings toomly travisse Trynitye thoct tides toora tray Trynytë thold tiding tooth traytours tryste Thommy tidinges tope traytur trysting Thomson’s tidive top-gallant treacherie trystit thonke tidyngës top-gallants treacherye trystyll-tre thornd tier topps treads try’t thornes tift tops treasonrie tten thorny Tillebarn top-sail Treated tuckd thoroout tilleth topsails treats Tucke thother til’t Torchard’s treble tuckt thouchts timmer-pin tores trechery Tuesday Thoue timouslie tormentor trecherye Tuesday’s Thoughe Tinis Torry tred Tum thoule Tinis-burn Torson trembled tunesmen Thou’ve tinkers torture trenchen tung thowsand Tinker’s tortyll-tre Treneytë tunin thowst tinklet tossing Trenytë Tuo thowzand tinkling tost trepand turff thow’s tinklit tothar tresourë Turkes tho’st Tinnies to-towe tresoure-hows Turkey thr tinye tou trespass Turks thrashd tip touche trespassd turmentowres thrashed tippld toucher-fee trestle turnin thrash’t tipple toucht treue turnyd thrast tiptaes tould Treuth turn’d thrawn tit toun’s-body trewe-love turtle-doo threat tither’s tournement trewest tusks threefauld tittles touting treyffe tust threefold Tiuydale towal tricking Tut threesome Tiviot towar trickle Tuxburye thresel-cock Tiviotdale Towarde tricklin twafauld thresh Tiviot-side Towbooth tricling twaind threshed Tivydale towchyd tride twaine thresh’t tiyird toweld tride-a twallmonth threttie tiyrd tower-gate triest twallmonths threty tne tower-yate trig twalmon threu Tney town-end trimmd twalmont thrien toads town-head trimmed twalmonths Thrieve toasts townlands trimmin twal-moth thrilling tobacco towres Trinitie twalve thristlecock tobreke towr-head trinkled twan thristle-throat to-broke tows trinklin twa-rotten thrittë tochered towyn triping twaw thrity tocher-gear toyld trippd Twede throch tocher-good to’t tript Tweede throe tocher-gude trace tristed twelfe throly tocher’s trachled tristil-tre tweluemonth thronge tochter trad triumphing twelvemonth’s thronging tocke tradesman Trive twelve-score Throout to-daye tragedy trodden twentieth throstlecocke To-day’s Training trone twenty-nine throuch-and-thro toddled traiterous Troopers twenty-three thrue toes traitery troopes twenty’s Thrughe to-fore traitor’s trophies twicht þrumme togedere traitur tropper twig thrush togetther tramp trou-love twinkland thrusty toghethar tramping trouthës twinkle thryfte togither trance-a trowet twinklin thrys to-hande tranckled trowt twofold ths toilsome trang trowthe Twyde thump Tokyn transformd true-gotten twyne thundering tolbooth-gate transgress truelie twyned thunder’s tolbooth-stairs transpose true-loue’s Twys thyckust Tolbuith trap true-lovie’s tw1l thyderwarde toldest trapand truer ty thynk toll trappin trues tydand 3558 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) upricht violets wains wating tydinges uprise violin wair Watlingr tydyng up-stairs violine waired Watlynge-strete Tyl Upstarted virginitie waistbands Wattie tym Upstarts virginity waith Wat’s tyndës upstep Virgus waiting-boy waught tyranny upward virr waiting-maid’s waukens tyrants ur virtues waiting-men wauking tyte ure vittles waitin-maid waukit Tyuidale ürla vmbethought waitmen wauld t8e usage vn wakens waurna t’other usher vnaduised wakent wauyd t’s Usher’s vnbidden waket wavers uen vagabone vnbonde waled Wawis ught vaines vn-born walker wayle ugliest vainly vnborne walket wayted uke vale vncle walketh wayting uke’s Valentine vncurteys walkit wa’ uld Valentine’s vndar Wallacky wa’l umber vallie ’vnder wallie ’we ummatallyho vallour vnderstand wallis Wea un vallow vnderstode wallourt weake unable valourously vnderstond wallowit weakest unarmed valours vndidd wallowt wean unbeen valued vndone Wallpath-head weans unbend valu’d vnfold wallwood weaponless unbent vanished vnicorne wals weard unbidden vapour vnketh Walsingam weares unbigged varlets vnknowne walting weareth unbind vassal-lands vnkouth waman wearily unborne vassals vnkuth wambe weariness unbuckled vast Vnless Wamfrey wearin’s unckle Vaughan Vnlesse wanders wearit uncles vawward vnneth wanhappy wearst unconstant ve vnseemly wanna wearyd uncos vehement vnseemlye wanne wearydness under-look vehementlye vnsett wannelld wearyin understan veine vnthrifty wannle wear’t undid veins vntoo wanteth Weate undo veiw vntou wantonness weauer undrest veiwe vntryde wappin webs unearthly velvaret vnwise waran wed-bed unfauld velvett vogie warbled weddeen unfolde velweytt voices warder wedding-day’s ungrate veneson vollies wardles wedding-een ungrateful ventrous votes Ward’s wedding-gloves unhallowed ventured vou wares wedding-gown unhurt venturer vouch war-horse wedding-knife unicorn venturous voued warison weding unkent veretie vowes warmed wedous unkin verifi’d vowin warran wedowes unkirtled verrily Vowing warrand Wedynsday unkl verses voyded warry weeest unkynd veryly Vp-chaunce warryour weeg unlock Verysdale Vpoon warte weekes unlucky vespers vprising Warwicke weel-bred unmarried vest vprose Warwickshire weel-busked unneath vew vsed waryson weeld unruly vew-bow vssher war’d weel-days unseemly vexation vue war’s weel-fart unshut vexe vylaynesly war’t weel-fa’rt unsparing veynes wach wash-basin weel-spoken unspotted vgly wache washers weend unt vglye waddin-een washes’t weepand untain vice-roy waders washn weepen Untyll victor wading washt weepers unwed victor’s wadnae washte weepimg unweiting victry’s wadne wash’d weeping’s unwelcom viewe wagering wasn’t weete unwelcome Viewin wagers wasshed weetie Unwilling vild wager’s Wastlen wee-wee Upbraiding villaine waggon watch-coat Wee’ll upgive villainously waggons watchmen wee’s uplift villanous wagis water-bank weids upon’t villifide wah water-cherry weighed upp Vincent waie water-gate weil-fed Uppon Violentrie’s wailed waterless weil-heid Ranking Frequency List 3559 490) 1 (cont.) whatena widdifus witcherie worries weil-wishers Whate’er widdowes witchin’ wors weind Whatna widdow-womans witch-mother worser weirdless Whats widen witha worset weis WHAT’S widne withdrew worshippfull weit whay widowe withe worships weke WHA’S wiel-wight Witheringhton Worster wekys wha’ll wifes witherlands worthey weladay Whe Wigham’s witherlins worthie welawaye Whear wightdom withinne wots Welchman wheat-bread wightest withold wouche Welchmen wheeled wight-men Withouthen woudno Welco wheit wights Withoutten wouldnt welcome’s Wherat wightsmen withoutyn woundës welfare where-ere wighty withowghten woundid wellaway Whereon wiked withred woundyt well-bred whereupon Wikllie withstood wraiths wellcome WHERE’LL wildest Withyn wrange well-dressd WHERE’S wild-fire witless wrastelyng well-favourd Wherfore wildness wits wrastelynge well-hame-comin Whersoeuer wildnesse witted wreak well-kent whet wiley wittenesse wreakit wellsom Whethersbye wilfull wittering wreeke well-spoken Whether-soeuer willd witting wren well-washen whetstone wille wittnesse wright well-won whetted Willeva wiues wrights WELL’S whew willful wizzend wringe Welsh whey-white Willian wi’s wrinkling welt whe’ere willingly wLl writes weme Whe’r willinglye wnat writhe wemen whidderand williwa wodes writin wenche Whifield willl wodys writing wene whigh willow-wood woeffull wrocht Wenest whill Willyam woefull wrocken wenion whins WILLY’S woefully Wroken Went-breg Whinton will’s woful wrongd wentst whir will’t wofull wrongeous wepe whirl wilsome wolden wrthe weppone whirld wimble wolt Wrucked weppynd whirlpool wimon wolwarde wrunge weppynlesse whirpled Winchberrie woman-child wrynge wepynge whisking Winchester womanheid wryn7 Were’t whisper winded women-kin wryten werke whissland winder women-kind wrytes werne whistld windling wondered Wryting werryed whistles window’s wonderfull wude werschepyd whistlin winepress wondering wudn werthe white-footed wines wonderly wunna wes Whiteha wine-seller wondorous wunt Weschaster white-money Winfield wondred wurdes Westchester whitest Wingfield wonnd wurth Wester Whitsontide winkin wonnen wushen westerne Whitsunday winnin wonnest Wych Westerton whitt winno’t wonynge wycked Westerton-towne Wholly Winsburry Woodcock wyckud Westmorlande wholy winsom Woodcocke wydowe Westmynster whoope winsome wood-end wyled westryn whorish winsomely’s Woodstock Wyllya Wetharryngton whoso winsomly woodweele Wyllyames Wetherbourn whould Winten wood-wroth wylt Wetherburn whoys winter-night wood’s wynde Wetherburn’s who’d wipe woonn wyndowe wetty whre wiped woont wyndowes wex wht Wiping woo-pack wynke wexed whummil wipt woor wynnes Weyffes whun wip’d wordie wype weyne whunnie wir wordy wyped weyse whuns wire WORD’S wyrke we’d whute wiry word\es wyse we’el whuted wisdom worid wysely whaar Whych wisedome working-bag wyste whack whyllys wiselie workman Wystly whaever whyt wiseman works wyt Whaireir wi wisemane worldly Wytharyngton Whairfoir wiald wishit worlds wythout whall wicket-gate Wiste Wormie’s wythowghten whane wickit witchcraft worrie wythowtten 3560 The Child Ballads 490) 1 (cont.) Yond’s wyue yongemen wyues yongest w’ yonne w’ll yonr xii Yool xviii Yorekeshire yad Yorkeshire yad’s Yorkisfauld yard-yett York’s yce youd Ych youle yche youngest’s Ychone your-selfe ydyght yoursels yeard youthfull yeards ouyn yearis YOU’L yearlie You’ill yearly yowe yearl’s yows yeats y-slaw yebent ytell yeed ytezeyns yeede yth Yeel Yule-day Yeers Ywnder yee’ll Y’re yef z ye-feth 9 yeft ’or yeirly ’tis yeldyde ’twill yelld ’twixt yellin ’as yema ’bout yemanrey ’em yemanry ’er yeman’s ’greed yeme ’ha’ Yend ’mang Yender ’mong yeomandrie ’na yeomandry ’noy yeomanrye ’O yeomans ’part yeomendry ’rt yerl ’T yerls ’tice yerly ’ticed Yermanie ’Till yester ’Twad yesternighte ’twerena ete ’twoud yeuery Yeull YE’LL ye’es ’ye’ll ye’ss yghtly y-graunted Yirdandstane yirl isterday yll ynch ynde ynge Ynglond Ynglyshe yo yoi yokes Yole yonde Yonderdale