Had I but had the wit yestreen That I hae coft the day, I'd paid my kane seven times to hell Ere you'd been won away.
O where were ye, my milk-white steed, That I hae coft sae dear, That wadna watch and waken me When there was maiden here?
But whare was ye, my hawks, my hawks, That I coftye sae dear, That ye didna waken your master, Whan ye kend that his love was here?
O whare was ye, my gude grey steed, That I coft ye sae dear, That ye didna waken your master, Whan ye kend that his love was here?
Then whare was ye, my bonnie grey hound, That I coft ye sae dear, That ye didna waken your master, Whan ye kend that his love was here?
O whare was ye, my gude grey steed, That I coft ye sae dear; 30 That ye didna waken your master, Whan ye ken'd that his love was here.
Then whare was ye, my bonnie grey hound, That I coft ye sae dear, That ye didna waken your master, Whan ye kend that his love was here.
O where were ye, my milk-white steed, That I hae coft sae dear, That wadna watch and waken me, 35 When there was maiden here?
Had I but had the wit yestreen 235 That I hae coft the day-- I'd paid my kane seven times to hell Ere you'd been won away!
I wad na gang among them till the search was over to-day; but yesterday I saw yon carle, and coft the boatie frae him for the wee blackamoor and the mule.
I coft yestreen, frae Chapman Tarn, A snood of bonny blue, And promised when our trysting cam', To tie it round her brow.
I had coft her a bonny cairriage, wi' as fine a pair as ever ye saw, Kirsty, as I daursay yer father has telled ye.
My mithercoft (bought) him agen my hame-comin,' he replied.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "coft" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
