weel - 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.
weel ~ adj., adv. well. Ah weel! (said in weariness or resignation). as weel also. as weel withoot better off without (esp. of a narrowly missed financial gain: Believe you me, ye’r as weel withoot it). fine weel quite well (He knowed fine weel wha daen it); quite easily (Ye could dae it fine weel if ye wanted). mair nor weel more than well; exceptionally well (lucks efter iz mair nor weel). naw weel unwell (see seek). weel at (see at). weel come bae of good background; in good financial circumstances. weel-daein thrifty, industrious. weel-faitered (see faiter). weel-fixed well placed; in good circumstances; well off. weel for fortunate for (It’s weel for ye ye can sleep sae weel). weel in wae (see in). weel-luckin good-looking. weel ment (see men). weel-naitered good-natured. weel-put-on well-dressed. weel saired well served (A,Br,D,L); having got one’s just deserts (E). weel seen easily seen; quite obvious (The wie she throws it roon hir, it’s weel seen she’s niver shoart). weel thocht o highly thought of. weel up in well versed in (He’s weel up in a’ the wee cleeks o the la). weeler; weelest adjs., advs., occas. better; best (A niver wuz weeler. You’r the weelest placed). (Also well, common as adv., esp. emph. or assertive at end of a sentence: Ye wur there, well.)
