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Source: The Hamely Tongue: A Personal Record of Ulster-Scots in County Antrim
Author: James Fenton
Comments: ‘The Hamely Tongue’ has been widely acclaimed as the authoritative record of contemporary (surviving) Ulster-Scots in its heartland of County Antrim where James Fenton faithfully recorded his dictionary items among a network of other native speakers over a 30-year period. This searchable online version of his book takes its text from ‘Part One’ of the fourth edition of 2014 and includes over 3000 word entries. The book preliminaries, supplementary word lists and end matter have been excluded.
for ~ attracted to, fond of (It’s him she’s for); going to (A’m for Watterfit the morra); intending (A’m for startin noo); capable of (He’s for naethin frae he got hurtit); useful for (This knife’s for naethin noo). for a’ considering how little (For a’ the bit it is, yez can wak rightly). for me so far as I’m concerned (Ye can go ahead an dae it, for me, but A cannae speak for the ither yins); without my noticing (He could ’a went by for me, for A wuz piein nae heed). for oany sake for God’s sake, etc. for tae; for till in order to (A’ll need the key for tae lock in the hens). for why why; the reason why (A’ll shane tell ye for why). for ye (used to give emphasis: But isn’t that men for ye?). it’s al’s for it it’s the only course open or remaining. it’s al’s for me it’s just what there is of me (‘Is it yersel, Tam?’ ‘Well, it’s al’s for me’). it’s al’s for ye it’s one’s lot, it’s all that remains for one (It’s al’s for iz at oor time o day).
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