atweel

[uh-tweel, at-weel]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

Scot.

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Origin of atweel¹

First recorded in 1760–70; alteration and contraction of phrase (I) wat weel “(I) know well.” See wot, well ¹

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Frae that day forth a wiser man, atweel!

Inglis, wha yokes wi' you's a gowk, atweel!

Atweel it's neither mair nor less," replied the widow, "than a barley-meal bannock.

Atweel no, forbye muckle Sandy, that whiles taks a shot at a time.—We thought so.

Ye're but a young man, Jamie, and muckle atweel ye seem to require counsel.

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