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English
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Alternative spellings
bonny
Etymology
OE. boni, probably from F. bon, feminine bonne (meaning good), from L. bonus (meaning good). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon.
Adjective
en-adj
#gay|Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.
#:Be you blithe and bonny. w:Shakespeare|ShakespeareCategory:Shakespeare Quotes
#:Report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the matichime ere he quitted his bowl. Sir Walter Scott.
#Geordie beautiful|Beautiful; pretty; attractive.
Scots
Alternative spellings
bonny
Adjective
sco-adj
#handsome|Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.
#:Till bonny Susan sped across the plain. Gay.
#:Far from the bonnie banks of Ayr. w:Robert Burns|Robert Burns.
References
Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group / Word Lists / SCOTLAND C18/2 - A SELECTION FROM BURNS' VOCABULARY
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