what - 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.
what ~ what (esp. stressed; e.g. in response to a threat: Ye’ll dae what?). or what or if not that, what else (Ir ye goin tae the toon, or what? Is that for eatin, or what?). whativer oanyway however that may be; whatever the reason (Whativer oanyway, he niver showed his nose). whativer’s goin (of food) whatever happens to be prepared (He’s aye content tae tak whativer’s goin). whatsomiver (more emphatic form of whatever; whatsoever: A want naethin tae dae wae it whatsomiver). (Also whut; loc. whit.)
