but - 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.
but ~ adv. however (used at the end of a statement to give emphasis: Ye wur there, but. A didnae mean it, but). conj. (also for emphasis: Why but ye jaist pie the man? Ye’d wunther but he wud gie up. Boys but she’s the sore eedyit. Dear knows but I could dae wae a wee han wae this). wudnae say but would be inclined to think that; dare say (A wudnae say but there’s a weethin mair tae it nor jaist tak).
