died

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They gied but two or three strokes, an’ then stopped suddintly; not as though the boat had been rowed back, but brought up against the bank, an’ there layed.”

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

Rab in pursuit wi’ a’ his might Fell lengthways at the yett, The groans he gied were as the fa’, For Rab was heavy wecht.

From Splores of a Halloween, Twenty Years Ago by Dick, Alexander

"O Margaret, dear Margaret, I pray ye speak to me;30 O gie me back my faith and troth, As dear as I gied it thee."

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

The ladie met wi' a beggar-wife,125 And gied her half o' crown— "Tell a' your neebours whan ye gae hame, That Earl Richard's your gude-son."

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

Settin’ it in the sod o’ her grave gied me a comfort I can’t describe to ye.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne