mine(2) - 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.
mine2 ~ n. mind. build up yer mine raise one’s expectations (The mair ye build yer mine up, the bigger the gunk if it daesnae come aff). had nae mine forgot (esp. to do something planned, requested, etc.). hae mine o remember, recall (Hae ye oany mine o whun ye sent it?). lift yer mine (see lift). put ye in mine o remind one of (a person, place, etc.); strike one as (She wud put ye in mine o a lass lakes hir meat). think in yer ain mine be of the (unspoken) opinion. v. bear in mind (often emph. at end of a sentence: An this wuz in wat wather, mine); remember (A can mine whun wains wuz different. Did ye mine tae tell him?); take note of, observe (Wud ye mine the cut o yer man!); (w. on) remind (one) of (He mines me on a wee boady A used tae work wae); (w. on) strike (one) as (He mines me on a boy’s worth keepin yer eye on); remind (Mine me tae post that the morra); (with tae) recall (as greeting: Mine me tae al at hame); be obedient to (Mine what the teacher tells ye); take care, watch (Mine what ye say. Mine yersel noo! Also joc.: Mine the wie ye tramp mae flowers doon); retain in one’s memory (A can mine naethin). the langest thing A mine my earliest memory (The langest thing A mine’s sittin suppin sowans at the fire). mint (r.pint) pt., pp.
