Etymology
Origin of thae
First recorded in 1575–85; representing north and Scots development of Middle English, Old English thā, plural of thæt that
Example Sentences
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"They brought to him a gude sheep's head, A bason, and a towel; Gar take thae whim-whams far frae me, I winna want my gruel."
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
Neither did I ever observe ony marks o' attention to what are called prophylactics, or remedies, to prevent diseases comin on: thae nostrums he plainly despised.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
For what are a' thae things keepit, as man keeps the apple o' his e'e?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton
Eh, a broken man was your farther in thae days.
From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
But that's nae disparagement to ony o' thae families; for an there be merit at a' inherent in man as to warldly things, it is certainly in raising himsell frae naething to respect.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by James Hogg
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