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- noun Plural form of
starn .
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Examples
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I thought o 'the starns in a frosty night glancing,
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various
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_ Now, Lord, for thy names seven, that made both moon and starns [111]
"Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays Anonymous 1902
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An 'there I steid and luikit, till the licht itsel' deid oot, an 'naething was left but a gray sky an' a feow starns intil't.
Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864
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o 'the Father -- as weel, I say, as i' the hert o 'win' an 'watter an' the lift an 'the starns an' a '.
The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864
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"Weel, ye see, we maun a 'leuk at the starns frae the hicht o' oor ain een.
David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864
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The starns shall gang withershins ere I deceive thee. "
The Proverbs of Scotland Alexander Hislop 1836
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