BROWN ROBIN
1.2 ‘birling,’ drinking: cf. 7.1.
1. The king but an’ his nobles a’ Sat birling at the wine; |  | bis |
He would ha’ nane but his ae daughter To wait on them at dine. | ||
2.
She’s served them butt, she’s served them ben,
Intill a gown of green,
But her e’e was ay on Brown Robin,
That stood low under the rain.
3.
3.1 ‘bigly,’ commodious: see The Gay Goshawk, 19.1.