guid - 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.
guid ~ adj. good. a guid yin an unexpected outcome; an amusing surprise (Wuzn’t it a guid yin hir naw even ast?); a telling blow (Sowl an I gien him a guid yin). guid for a boady good for one. guid wae the tongue witty, quick at repartee. nae guid tae no match for; not nearly enough to satisfy (A bit o breed’s nae guid tae a workin man). This is guid! (expresses surprise or dismay). n. = God (as in A declare tae Guid! Honest tae Guid! Surely tae Guid!). tak the guid o enjoy the benefit of (tak the guid o it while it lasts).
