that - Hamely Tongue
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.
that ~ adv. so (She haes got that fat). demonstrative pron. the action, nature, place, time, etc. referred to (A wull that I will (indeed) do as you ask/suggest. He is that! Get ooty that. A haenae seen him frae that). relative pron. which, who, whom (the yin that wuz loast; the boady that owns it; the hizzy that ye sa. Note: (1) Often omitted: She’s a wumman’s ill tae get on wae. He kep an owl doag wud ’a et ye; (2) that is used exclusively in these senses: whom is never used; (3) the interrogative forms are wha, whut, whutch or their standard equivalents). a’ that all of that, everything you say (Isn’t that hill a rail wexer? It’s a’ that!). even at that even given such an offer, settlement, etc. (Even at that he wuznae ower keen). for a’ that nevertheless; even taking all that into consideration (She’s a brave wee wumman for a’ that). lake a’ that at great speed (wuz goin lake a’ that). lake that immediately; without hesitation; without warning (pied iz lake that; jaist drapped deed lake that). or that or about that; or so (It coasts aroon a fiver or that); or anything in that line (Did he say oanythin aboot the parade or the meetin, or that?). thats adj. occas. whose (the boady thats cairt wuz taen). thatway so; so much (Am thatway used tae it A niver notished).
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