bonny (2 doubtful sense; 3 still dialectal)
1.
pleasant to look upon, comely
2H6 V. ii. 12
“the bonny beast he
lov'd so well,”
Ham. IV. v. 186
“bonny sweet
Robin”
[line of an old ballad]
2.
big, stout
AYL. II. iii. 8
“ priser”
(mod. edd. “bony”).
3.
gladsome
Ado II. iii. 71
“be you blithe and
bonny.”
