Meaning of my certie | Babel Free

Definitions

certes; verily

Scotland, obsolete

Examples

“Weel, lassie, walk⟳ ye by the burn, And walk⟳ ye slow and sly; My certie! weel ye ken the gate That Geordie Young comes by!”

“Englishmen, for instance, will say⟳ that I am a bad speller, and that my language is kittle; and such of the Irishers as can read⟳, will be threaping that I have⟳ abused their precious country; but, my certie, instead of blaming me for letting out what I could not deny⟳, they must just learn⟳ to behave themselves better when they come⟳ to see⟳ us, or bide at home.”

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