And there ben manye in that contree, that han hire nayles so longe, that thei envyronne alle the hond: and that is a gret noblesse.
And therfore there passen no schippes, that han outher bondes or nayles of iren with in hem: and zif there do, anon the roches of the adamantes drawen hem to hem, that never thei may go thens.
Their boates were made with wood and yron all along the keele like our English boates: and they had nayles for to naile them withall, and fish-hookes and other things for to catch fish as we haue here in England.
Then broke I from the Officers that led me, And with my nayles digg'd stones out of the ground, To hurle at the beholders of my shame.
I, and the very parings of our Nayles Shall pitch a Field when we are dead.
And somme han drive naylesin hir brayn Whyl that they slepte, and thus they han hem slayn.
This is a nobull gyn, Thise nayles so thay ryn Thoro more and myn Thise bordis ichon.
In that ile ben schippes with outen nayles of iren or bonds, for the roches of the Ademandes: for thei ben alle fulle there aboute in that see, that it is merveyle to speken of.
And there be hillis of it and these hyllis drawe ye shippes that haue nayles of yren to them and breke the shyppes by drawynge of the nayles out.
I[~t]m the forsaid xx daye paied to the forsaied humfrey for iij C nayles for the saied Carte vj d.
And there be hylles of it, and these hylles drawe ye shyppes that have nayles of yren to them, and breke the shyppes up drawynge of the nayles out.
And somme han drive nayles in hir brayn, Whyl that they slepte, and thus they han hem slayn.
And hyr sone bare thenayles to themperour / And the emperour dyd do sette them in hys brydel and in hys helme whan he wente to batayle/.
Whan helayn had the crosse of Ihesu criste / and saw she had not the nayles / Thenne he dyd dygge in therthe so longe / that he founde them shynyng as golde/.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nayles" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
