They told me 'twas an odd kindchiel About Muirkirk.
Thou need na jouk behint the hallan, A chiel sae clever; The teeth o' time may gnaw Tantallan, But thou's for ever!
Ay, I can mind it, though I was but a chiel at the time.
I had no idea a chiel was taking notes down at quiet Endelstow, or I should certainly have put myself and friends upon our best behaviour.
That evening the tent was doon, Kate and the younger Lawless chiel gane—and nane could say when, how, or where.
Christian man, but there's times as a chiel disna stop to measure his words and cut 'em off even wi' scissors.
I dinna ken what the big chielmade o' the tale to the Bishop, but we heard nae mair on't.
But I'd no ha'e said sae mickle for yon puir weak silken chiel wi' the glass in his e'e.
They tauld me 'twas an odd kind chiel About Muirkirk.
Thou need na jouk behint the hallan, A chielsae clever; The teeth o' time may gnaw Tantallan, But thou's for ever.
First one wee drooked chiel came in, and syne another, but most of them were beyond the time, for the day was bad, and after they had all taken their places, there was a perfect volley of hoasting.
Thou'st ought to be able to onriddle such a little chiel as she," the tranter observed.
Doom is nothing beside a elderly woman--quite a chiel in her hands!
I've a-been in the quire man and boy ever since I was a chiel of eleven.
What wonderful odds and ends that chiel has in his head to be sure!
It was Bruce of Earlshall, a buirdly[7] chiel and one not greatly cruel; but rather like Monmouth, anxious to let the poor remnant have its due.
It's a knock wi' some force in't the chiel wants, mind that, and spare not.
But as they walked o'er the field, Among the flowers fair, Beneath a tree stood on the plain, The hireman chielwas there.
He went streight to the greave's chamber, 45 And with humilitie, Said, "Have ye any kind of work For a hireman chiel like me?
O haud your tongue, my father dear, And speak not so to me; Far more I love the hireman chiel 210 Than a' the knights I see.
No a better or decenter chiel in the country side than Davy.
He's but a reckless chiel that Davy, and there's nae sayin what he micht do.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "chiel" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
