wis

Object

• tae: It wis new tae me, tho, an thanks, Bill.
• nae: He wis a man, an no mickle waur nor maist, bit he wis nae help tae the lan in the end.
• jist: We used tae do Crosby Stills and Nash, The Eagles, ( Desperado ), He wis jist Magic that guy!
• aboot: A wis talkin aboot they 3 legged pots you know the anes the cook the Missionaries in!
• mair: If I wis a young Disraeli, Da wis mair like William Wallace.
• ower: I wis ower young, an Dublin wis ower auld.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

• auld: I wis ower young, an Dublin wis ower auld.
• lang: The Earl o Moray took ower the kingdom an gart peer Mary sign a paper tae say she wis nae langer in pooer.

Adjective complement

• great: It wis great, it sat bang in the middle of the hut.
• ..: I mind in the early seventies when there wis...

Modifying Another Word

• aye: Ma faither wis aye efter us nae tae spik Scots.
• there: There wis a lot of drunkenness in the streets.
• still: He never talked aboot it, wis still the same auld da, gaun tae his work, cairryin on in the hoose.
• only: He wis only a laddie at the time, an Badger wid whiles tak him oot for a nicht at the rabbits.
• far: Miller: An far wis you fan the hen wanted help tae tak the corn tae me?
• here: And here wis me thinkin ' mod wis a movement comprised ay working class folk.

Followed by an intransitive particle

up: Over the last few months our 14 month old daughter has really wised up to us having to take out her prosthesis.