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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I declare, thae sailors are a wheen born deevils for fun and frolic; but they are sic canty chiels, that ane canna help likin them the better for a' their nonsense.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
A man has a pleasure in statin thae things o' a father.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
Now, laddie, pouch thae Gourlay ba's, Wi' joy they'll dance a reel— My play-club capers in my hand, As supple as an eel.
From Poems on Golf by Society, Edinburgh Burgess Golfing
"It isna by ony sic bribes as thae, Cuthbert Grandison, that I will be diverted from my purpose."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
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 Leighton, Alexander
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