flit - 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.
flit ~ move home. A Seterday flit’s a shoart sit A weekend move (perh. made on the spur of the moment or because of problems) is unlikely to be a permanent one. Better rue sit as rue flit Better to regret (easier to correct) doing nothing than doing the wrong thing. flittin furniture, chattels, etc. being transported to the new home.
