aith

See also: áith, and aith-

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle English ath, from Old English āþ, from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eθ/

Noun

aith (plural aiths)

1. oath

References

• “aith, n.¹”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Of obscure etymology.

Noun

aith (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) land made to carry oats a second time after barley, and has received no dung.

References

• “aith, n.²”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Etymology 3

Adjective

aith (comparative mair aith, superlative maist aith)

1. Alternative form of eith (“easy”)

References

• “aith, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.