god-bairn gift en · NOUN
Etymology
From Scots.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A gift for a grandchild
For they their god-bairn gifts wowld give, […]
1688 [c. 1583], Alexander Montgomerie, The Flyting Betwixt Polwart and Montgomery, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| god-bairn gifts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |