haet

[ heyt ]

noun

, Scot.

1. a little bit; a whit.

haet

/ het /

noun

1. a whit; iota; the least amount

Word History and Origins

Origin of haet¹

C16: originally in the phrase deil hae' it devil have it

Example Sentences

There's not a haet that happens at the Gourlays but she clypes.

From Project Gutenberg

Na, said the Leddy, if thats the gait ot, ye shall haet as ye will haet.

From Project Gutenberg

The Kahse-haet was named from the head of a cow being brought there from a wreck off the coast in which the animal was drowned.

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