forbye

Similarly, the elder son, Alec's uncontrollable murderous rages are explained away by his being a man; and the fact that his sister, Jenny, is a kept woman — well, that is forgiven because sex is woman's only way out, and the wages of her sin will get her parents a new flat with "hot rinnin water an a park forbye!"

'Men Should Weep' marvels Paul Levy 2010

Well, the last chapter, by far the most difficult and ungrateful, is well under way, I have been from six to seven hours upon it daily since I last wrote; and that is all I have done forbye working at Samoan rather hard, and going down on Wednesday evening to the club.

Vailima Letters 2005

And then, to run would seem an admission of guilt, forbye.

A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

But I shouldna think it was a happy death, forbye.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

She is a woman, forbye, and will know you in ways I cannot.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

‘It will be a pleasure – forbye we have naewhere else to gae.’

My Bones Will Keep Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1977

"'I have provoked my cousin,' he said, 'and wounded and maybe killed him, and I am owing him my life forbye,' and I ran to be waiting for you, and locked my door on all of them, even my mother."

The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars

There's nae real Presbyterians there, forbye me an '

St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles

"It's mebbe no 'Solomon's exact words, but it's gey like them: 'A time to pit on the goon an' a time to tak 'aff the coat' -- an 'it's the yae kin' o 'proheebeetion that's ony guid forbye," said the other.

St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles

Dan is no model to follow, "says he;" forbye, your head is not so strong, if that be any excuse for drink and devilry on his pairt.

The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars