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Example sentences for "siccan"

Lexicographically close words:
sibilant; sibyls; sic; sica; sicca; siccis; siccome; siccum; sich; siche
  1. And siccan a breed o' cattle is not in ony laird's land in Scotland.

  2. And so, ae morning, siccan a fright as I got!

  3. What a blessing it would be to the puir blinded popish nations among whom I hae sojourned, to have siccan a light to their paths!

  4. Ye've been fed in siccan a fauld, belike?

  5. Edie suld hae done siccan a like thing, and then, I'se warrant, I might grane my heart out or onybody wad gie me either a bane or a bodle.

  6. Edie "it's a shame o' the Fairport folk to sell siccan frail gear.

  7. God, to have seen the birr with which the wee deevil of a heathen god flew right through the air, and gied me siccan a devel in the wame.

  8. Little thocht Frank Dayrell that he wad ride his last ride in siccan a fashion.

  9. Hobbie, "nae siccan commons neither; the Elliots hae been lang kend a gentle race.

  10. Ye maunna guid her siccan a sair gait, mither," said Cuddie, as they left the cell.

  11. Ou, me laird, I couldna sleep wi' the thought o' siccan dishonor befa'ing the house!

  12. And to say naething of ony ither reason against siccan a marriage, we think it wrang for ony mon to wed wi' his brother's widow.

  13. I'd rather these auld limbs o' mine had been streaket in death, ere I had to use them in siccan uncanny wark!

  14. Ay, ay," said Triptolemus, "it is a pleasure to see siccan a bonny bleeze.

  15. I mind no siccan things," said Mistress M'Quhirr.

  16. There's no siccan men noo as the Andersons o' Deeside," said Rob Adair, with a kind of pride and pleasure in his voice.

  17. Caleb; "but his honour will never learn how to bear himsell in siccan cases.

  18. But I'll ride in nae siccan troop--they little ken'd Andrew that asked him.

  19. I, "I never had siccan a thing in my honds in my life.

  20. You shouldna keep siccan an auld savage on your premises.

  21. She vainly endeavoured to stir up Master Colin to remonstrate on his brother's "makin' siccan a fule's bargain wi' yon glaikit lass.

  22. She kens what sorts ye, when the head of yer name is sick an lyin' among thae English loons that hae brocht him to siccan a pass.

  23. And as to hanging him--faith, they will need all their forces back from the wars before they could do siccan a thing in Galloway!

  24. Kennedy McClure, soothingly, "but surely a word o' advice is worth having from siccan an auld hand as you!

  25. Ye hae nao business to travel at siccan a time o' nicht," replied Betty to all his arguments.

  26. Did your faither no gie ye aneugh for that no ten minutes syne, and ye'll tell me ony siccan a story!

  27. Since with nae hazard, and sae small expence, My lad frae books can gather siccan sense; Then why, ah!

  28. Sic fashions in King Bruce's days might be; But siccan ferlies now we never see.

  29. If the latter, then ye maun put a strict watch over a vagrant fancy, and ye'll be quit o' siccan whigmaleeries.

  30. What for were ye making siccan a din, then?

  31. And Archie didna break his aith, He ate the cradled sheep; I trow he was na vera laith Siccan a vow to keep.

  32. And down sate Archie daintilie, And rocked it wi' his hand; Siccan a rough nourice as he Was not in a' the land.

  33. They took the haggis-bag and heart, The heart, but and the liver; Alake, that siccan a noble part Should win intull the river!

  34. Hoo daur ye face your Maker, to say nocht o' the kirk folk as ye stand at the plate on Sabbaths, wi' siccan lees in your mouth?

  35. There doesna appear to be muckle steer aboot the place, for siccan an awfu' thing to hae happened so lately!

  36. Wha could bide in a place wi' siccan a chamber o' horrors doon the cellar stairs as that was!


    37. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "siccan" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.