ache - From Ulster to America
Source: From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of American English
Author: Michael Montgomery
Comments: From Ulster to America recounts the lasting impact eighteenth-century settlers from Ulster have made on the development of the English language of the United States. The book documents over 500 vocabulary items contributed to American English by these ‘Scotch-Irish’ settlers. Each ‘shared’ term with its meaning is authenticated by quotations from both sides of the Atlantic. This searchable online version of his book takes its text from the dictionary part of the second edition published by the Ullans Press in 2017.
ache transitive vb To pain, cause to hurt. [oed ache vb 2 ‘to make ache’ obsolete, rare]
Ulst.:
1953 Traynor Donegal Glossary 2 I’ll ache your head.
U.S.:
2001 Lowry Expressions 18 Those breathing pills ache up my heart when I take them.
