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airt
[ airt; Scots eyrt ]
/ ɛərt; Scots eɪrt /
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noun
a direction.
verb (used with object)
to point out the way; direct; guide.
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Also airth [airth; Scots eyrth]. /ɛərθ; Scots eɪrθ/.
Origin of airt
1400–50; late Middle English (Scots ) a(i)rt <Scots Gaelic à ird point, quarter of the compass; cognate with Greek árdis arrowhead. The borrowing of Scots airt from Scots Gaelic à ird is exact since Scots Gaelic d is totally voiceless and à ird sounds like English arch
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British Dictionary definitions for airt
airt
airth (ɛəθ, Scottish erθ)
/ (ɛət, Scottish ert) /
noun
Scot a direction or point of the compass, esp the direction of the wind; quarter; region
Word Origin for airt
C14: from Scots Gaelic aird point of the compass, height
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