James Boyd tuik his leave o' the nobil King, To Ettricke Foreste feir cam he; Down Birkendale Brae when that he cam, He saw the feir Foreste wi' his ee.
There's no a bird in a' thisforeste Will do as meikle for me, As dip its wing in the wan water An straik it on my ee-bree.
I redd ye, send yon braw Outlaw till, And see gif your man cum will he: 30 Desyre him cum and be your man, And hald of you yon Foreste frie.
Ettricke Foreste is the feirest foreste That evir man saw wi' his ee.
Thir landis of Ettricke Foreste fair, I wan them from the enemie; Like as I wan them, sae will I keep them, Contrair a' kingis in Christentie.
He says, yon foreste is his awin; 135 He wan it frae the Southronie; Sae as he wan it, sae will he keep it, Contrair all kingis in Christentie.
There sall nevir a Murray, after him, Have land in Ettricke Foreste free.
Outlaw said; "I ken nae king in Christentie; 90 Frae Soudron I this foreste wan, When the King nor his knightis were not to see.
He says, yon Foreste is his awin; He wan it frae the Southronie; Sae as he wan it, sae will he keep it, Contrair all kingis in Christentie.
Ther sall nevir a Murray, after him, Have land in Ettricke Foreste frie.
Ettricke Foreste is the feirest foreste That evir man saw wi' his e'e.
The man that wons yon Foreste intill, He lives by reif and felonie!
And I have native steads to me, The Newark Lee and Hangingshaw; I have mony steads in theForeste shaw, But them by name I dinna knaw.
I redd ye, send yon braw Outlaw till, And see gif your man cum will he: Desyre him cum and be your man, And hald of you yon Foreste frie.
The words of the statute are, "Ark et setes hors deforeste et en foreste ark et piles.
In somer, when the shawes be sheyne, And leves be large and long, Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here the foulys song.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "foreste" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
