Sae they tuik naething by that, an' gaed back trimlin'.
This Lord of him tuik sa greit joy That he himself wald hym convoy, With him ane hundreth men of armes, That thair suld no man do hym harmes.
The vickar tuik the best cow be the heid, Incontinent, quhen my father was deid.
Than Tisbe[868] tuik him by the hand, Wes new cuming fra the Seckill.
He tuik his leif and went to rest, Syne airlie in the morne him drest Wantonlie in his weirlyke weid[380], All weill enarmit, saif the heid.
Our gude gray meir was baittand[473] on the feild, And our land’s laird tuik hir for his hyreild.
Quhairon he lap, and tuikhis speir, As brym[411] as he had bene ane beir.
Be that the daunsing wes all done, Thair leif tuikles and mair; Quhen the winklottis and the wawarris twynit[873] To se it was hart sair.
And then the Squyer tuik his leve, Commendit weill with everie man.
The widdefow wardanis tuikmy geir, And left me nowthir horse nor meir, Nor erdly guid that me belangit; Now, walloway!
One thing in plane wordis she spak, "That God tuik alwyse from hir thay persounes in whome sche had greatest pleasour:" and that she repented; but of farther wickednes no mentioun.
The gathering of these thingis," said he, "hes coist moir travell, than I tuik this sevin yearis in reiding of anie commentareis.
Our gude gray meir was baittand on the feild, And our Land's laird tuik hir for his hyreild, The vickar tuik the best cow be the heid, Incontinent, quhen my father was deid.
It micht be amo' the grenite muntains o' Aigypt, though they takna freely sic fine blocks oot o' this ane as they tuik oot o' that at Syene.
As lyounes does poore lambes devoure, With bloodie teethe and naillis, They burnt the biggingis, tuik the store, Syne slewe the peopillis sellis.
Then after great Argylles hoste Some horssmen tuikthe chess, Quha turned their backes for all thair bost, 275 Contrair the fooles say[s].
Betuixt Dunother and Aberdein, I rais and tuik the way, Beleiuing weill it had not beine Nought halff ane hour to day.
The cluds grew grim as he watched their game, Th' win' blew up an angry tune; Ane efter are tuik up her kaim, And seaward gaed dancin doon.
Ilk are flang her kaim frae her pearly ban', And tuik til her pearly feet.
Bot she tuik na her han' frae the gude ship's helm Till the day begouth to daw; An' the skipper he spak, but what was said It was said atween them twa.
The Deil he tuik his stick and his hat, And his yallow gluves on he drew: "The coal's sae dear, and the preachin sae flat.
I suppose I had gane upo' my knees till her, and syne like the lave o' the celestials she tuik to her feathers and flew.
I only tuik mair nor I wad hae gi'en for the colt mysel'.
Maister Bruce tuik it and laid it i' the room as sune's I brocht it hame.
Then a gentleman's housey tuik feyre, As the watchman caw'd 'Past ten o'clock!
But when of him aw'd got a view, Aw laugh'd till aw was black and blue, For it was nought but a great black cow That Dick tuik for the Deil, man.
But wor fellows they tuik sic an aim, Ye wad thought that they shot for a wager; And yen chep, the deil pay his hide, He varra nigh shot the Drum-Major.
But she tuik nae notice of poor Tommy's pain, But straight she ran off te the doctor's again.
Then Dick he tuik me to the place, Where he had seen his awful fyece-- And still he swore it was the case, That he had seen the Deil, man.
James Boyd tuik his leave o' the Outlaw kene, To Edinburgh boun is he; When James he cam befor the king, He knelit lowlie on his kné.
Gien it hadna been that he tuik it again," said Donal, "the Lord's ain body wad hae come to this.
The auld gentleman tuik the advice, kennin' no better.
The Lord Ruthven tuik the charge of the horsmen, and ordered thame so, that the ennemy was never permitted to espy our nomber: the day was dark, whiche helpit thairto.
Sin' ever ye tuik to luikin efter Phemy, I hae had little trouble luikin efter you!
I tuik the spy glaiss till her," answered Davy, reddening.
Div ye think it wad be weel ta'en gien ye tuik a poun' nott the piece to the twa women?
In the meanetyme, baith the pictouris brak, and thou commandit Loskie Loucart to mak of new uthir twa pictouris thereaftir, for the said personnes: quhilk the said Loskie Loucart tuik upon hand to do.
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.
Nane o' 's tuik it ower weel 'at ye gied na's the chance o' yer guid company.
Na; there's ower mony o' ye lordship's jeists hae turnt fearsome earnest to them at tuik them!
Only, gien he tuik 'im that same nicht, he cudna hae carried him far.
I tuik aff yer weet claes, an' pat ye intil my bed till I got them dry.
Yit thay presumit, for hir hy regrait And still murning, sho was of nobill kin; With better will thairfoir they tuik hir in.
I mend the fyr, and beikit me about, Than tuik ane drink my spreitis to comfort, And armit me weill fra the cauld thairout.
Than rais sho up and tuik Ane poleist glas, and hir shaddow coud luik; And quhen sho saw hir face sa deformait, Gif sho in hart was wa aneuch, god wait!
Than to thair cry nobill Troilus tuik heid; 495 Having pity, neir by the place can pas Quhair Cresseid sat, nat witting quhat sho was.
And sone ane lipper-man tuik of the ring, Syne buryit hir withoutin tarying.
Na wonder was, suppois in mynd that he 505 Tuik hir figure sa sone, and lo!
I ken that Betty an' me tuik an ill-faured dame i' the bed i' the garret.
Het watter and whusky was aye the cry efter their denner an' efter their supper, till my puir Anerew tuik till the bare whusky i' the mornin' to fill the ebb o' the toddy.
I never tuik it into my heid to gang considerin' aboot it.
He tuik a munelicht flittin' frae here,' rejoined the old lady, in a tone of offence.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tuik" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
