Deil

"But somehow 'deil' doesn't sound as bad as devil," argued Blanche. ❋ Margaret Bruce Clarke (N/A)

'Faither!' he cried, 'I said "deil" to-day; many's the time I said it, and ❋ Robert Louis Stevenson (1872)

'deil's in ye, Ailie; d'ye no see the stranger gentleman?' ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

If we can agree on that then we can all stop playing deil-speed-the-liars with the wingnuts who think Obama has been foisted on the American people by the Comintern, or whatever repalced it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“What the deil, man,” said an old Highland servant belonging to the family, “can she no drink after her ain master without washing the cup and spilling the ale, and be tamned to her!” ❋ Unknown (2008)

“Deil a fear — deil a fear; I will bring him in to the barrace myself,” said Norman, “assuredly.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

You will find yourself a right welcome guest to Eachin, and the deil a man dares stir you within his bounds. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He had, indeed, in a manner vowed that the deil should have him, if ever he put the print of his foot within its causeway again. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My gudesire was, by this time, far beyond the bounds of patience, and, while he and Laurie were at deil speed the liars, he was wanchancie aneugh to abuse ❋ Unknown (2008)

‘The deil a bit,’ answered the undaunted Peter Peebles; I mind ye weel, for ye lodged in my house the great year of Forty-five, for ❋ Unknown (2008)

The deil settle ye doun, if ye dinna rise and come into the ❋ Unknown (2007)

Aslında tamda koltuk deil daha büyük gibi duruyor. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ye little rin-there-out deil that ye are, what takes you raking through the gutters to see folk hangit? — how wad ye like when it comes to be your ain chance, as I winna ensure ye, if ye dinna mend your manners? — ❋ Unknown (2007)

And she went on muttering to herself with the wayward spitefulness of age — “They maun hae lordships and honours, nae doubt — set them up, the gutter-bloods! and deil a gentleman amang them.” — ❋ Unknown (2007)

How the deil suld I ken onything of your bairn, huzzy? ❋ Unknown (2007)

“Ta deil ding out her Cameronian een — what gies her titles to dunch gentlemans about?” ❋ Unknown (2007)

“Deil a bit, deil a bit,” was the ready and lively response, and I heard the internal guardian of the prison-gate bustle up with great alacrity. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Glasgow merchant comes on the Hieland lairds, whae hae deil a boddle ❋ Unknown (2005)

I was at my mither to get her awa sting and ling or the red-coats cam up, but I might as weel hae tried to drive our auld fore-a-hand ox without the goad — deil a step wad she budge. — ❋ Unknown (2004)