He’s lifted her on a milk-white steed, And himself on a dapple grey, With a bugelet horn hung down by his side, And slowly they baith rade away.
She has howked a hole baith deep and wide, She has put them in baith side by side.
She has ta’en out her wee pen-knife, And there she ended baith their life.
The eldest was baith tall and fair, But the youngest was beyond compare.
The queen luikt owre the castle-wa’, Beheld baith dale and down, And there she saw Young Waters Cum riding to the town.
O four and twenty valiant knights Were set the Queen to guard, And four stood ay at her bower-door, To keep baithwatch and ward.
Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet Was baith born in one bower; Laid baith their hearts on one lady, The less was their honour.
Chiel Wyet and Lord Ingram Was baith born in one hall; Laid baith their hearts on one lady, The worse did them befall.
Whan my father an’ gay Gilbert Are baith set at the wine, O ready, ready I will be To lat my true-love in.
When they were laid into their bed, It was baith saft and warm, He laid his hand over her side, Says, ‘I think you are with bairn.
He has ta’en a knife, baithlang and sharp, And stabb’d that bonny bride to the heart.
O ye my errand well shall learn Before that I depart’; Then drew a knife baith lang and sharp And pierced him thro’ the heart.
Baith the twa," he muttered, the smile widening to a grin.
But what can a puir auld bereaved couple dae, hirplin' at death's door, baith the twa o' them?
Then ye had better baithbe dead wi' him--the father who banned his ain flesh and bluid and wished that he would dee before his very eyne, and the fause woman who had nae mair heart than to drive him frae her like a dog!
Ye'll tak the curse, baith o' ye, and ye'll groan under it until the day ye dee!
When the parson took me up to Lunnon mair nor a twelvemonth agone, they sent us baith home with our tails atween our legs.
Come, you two lads have not been gude friends latterly, and that's a sair griefbaith to your mother and me.
But then I will put on nane of their Popish disguises--me that has lived in North Leith, baith wife and lass, for I shanna say how mony years, and has a character to keep up baith with saint and sinner.
Ye were a canty callant too, Maister Francie, and muckle ado I had to keep ye baith in order when ye were on the ramble.
Then may the vengeance o' the God of justice light on the heads o' baith o' ye!
My husband was for off to Edinburgh to inform on ye, even if there should hae been a drawing o' the neck on't; but Janet cried, and entreatedbaith him and me to keep the thing quiet.
I have taen mine, and nae harm has come o't; a clear sign that though we are baith great criminals, you are considered to be the warst o' the twa.
A body canna be expeckitbaith to mak the joke an' to see't.
Syne they quarrelled, an' ane or baith o' them grat (cried) afore they made it up.
Baith careless, and fearless, Of either heav'n or hell!
I mysel' have heard the mistress misca'in her man about offering up the puir thing, baith saul and body, to Baal.
Chil Ether and Lady Maisry Were baith born at ae birth; They lov'd each other tenderlie, Boon every thing on earth.
He put a little horn to his mouth, He blew 't baith loud and shill; 180 And honour is into Scotland gone, In spite of England's skill.
The bride looked out at a high window, Beheld baith dale and down, 30 And she was aware of her first true love, With riders mony a one.
Your goun sall be the Sweet William; Your coat the camovine; Your apron o' the sallads neat, 15 That taste baith sweet and fine.
The first line o' the letter he read, 25 He was baith glad and fain; But or he read the letter o'er, He was baith pale and wan.
She has tane out a steed, baith swift and able, 15 To carry them baith to fair Scotland.
You might ha'e been out at the shealin, Instead o' sae lang to lye, And up and helping my mother 65 To milk baith her gaits and kye.
Your steed's baith stout and strang; For out of the bought I dare na come, For fear 'at ye do me wrang.
It's no aye easy to luik for 't wi' baith yer een," said Miss Horn.
Ye should baith be sayin' it's terrible kind o' Mistress McOstrich to ask ye what nicht wud suit yer convenience.
I was angry at their delay, for I couldna hae held on muckle langer, so I kickit them baith an' cam aff here.
At first baith fought nane sae bad, for baith were braw swordsmen, and even in sic a plight Michael's skill didna desert him.
And Thom promeist hir baith geir, horsis, and ky, and uther graith, gif scho wald denye hir Christindome, and the faith sche tuke at the funt stane?
In the meanetyme, baith the pictouris brak, and thou commandit Loskie Loucart to mak of new uthir twa pictouris thereaftir, for the said personnes: quhilk the said Loskie Loucart tuik upon hand to do.
Aft ha’e I ridden through Stirling town In the wind baith and the rain; But I ne’er rade through Stirling town Ne’er to return again.
Aft ha’e I ridden through Stirling town In the windbaith and the weet; But I ne’er rade through Stirling town Wi’ fetters at my feet.
They ha’e ta’en to the Heading Hill His young son in his cradle; And they ha’e ta’en to the Heading Hill His horse baith and his saddle.
The queen looked o’er the castle wa’, Beheld baith dale and down, And there she saw young Waters Come riding to the town.
I'll mak twa cups, for I'll warrant that ye'll baith need it!
They're baith dour chiels, and haena muckle tae say, but Tammas hes a graund hert, and there's waur fouk in the Glen than Saunders.
Burn her in the cheek, cut baith her lugs out, and let her gae to h-- her own way.
It was clear tae me that the general and his hoose were baith under some curse, and it was fit that that curse should fa' on them that had earned it, and no' on a righteous Presbyterian, wha had ever trod the narrow path.
It might ha' been that the general made it, but I was sair puzzled tae tell hoo, for his honds were baith doon by his side as he passed me.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "baith" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
