Whan they waur at table set, An birlin at the best, Margaret set at a bye-table, An fain she wald hain rest.
Whan they cam to the wide Hielands, An lichted on the green, Every an spak Erse to anither, But Margaret she spak nane.
O whan they cam to Merrytown, And lighted on the green, Monie a bluidy aith was sworn That our bride was wi bairn.
Whan they cam to that water Whilk a' man ca the Clyde, He turned aboot his high horse head, Said, Ladie, will you ride?
Right so farith Love, that selde in oon Holdith his anker; for right anoon 3780 Whan they in ese wene best to live, They been with tempest al fordrive.
Whan they be at scole, they do theyr dever to lerne theyr.
Whan they be, they have, whan they have, Quant ilz sont nantis, ilz ont bonnes arres: quant ilz ont they be.
Y-lyke wel, whan they han al y-do; 850 This is to seyn, they faylen bothe two.
Somebody's been till Roun to ye wha (whisper) Said birdies war seen till E'en whan they fa'!
Ful many also there ben that in okes and in huge postes supposen love to ben grounded, as in strength and in might, whiche mowen not helpen their owne 30 wrecchidnesse, whan they ginne to falle.
But ye put them in prison ofte, whan they do after goddes lawe; and, by saynt Austines rule, if ony did amisse and wolde not amende him, ye should put him from you.
And so dyde all the wylde outlawes, Whan they se them knele: ‘My lorde the kynge of Englonde, Now I knowe you well.
Whan they cam to Notyngham, The buttes were fayre and longe; Many was the bolde archere That shoted with bowës stronge.
Whan they cam to Glenlyon castle, They lighted at the yett; And out they cam, his three sisters, Their brother for to greet.
Whan they cam to the Scottish muir, A may's love whiles is easie won!
Whan they cam to the Scottish corss, A may's love whiles is easie won!
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "whan they" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
