my certie

English

Alternative forms

• my certy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ti

Interjection

my certie

1. (Scotland, obsolete) certes; verily
   • 1857, Various, The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI‎^[1]:

     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!

   • 1828, David Macbeth Moir, The Life of Mansie Wauch‎^[2]:

     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.

Anagrams

• cerite, receit, recite, tierce, tiercé