˜yÐÄvlog

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airt

[ airt; Scots eyrt ]

noun

  1. a direction.


verb (used with object)

  1. to point out the way; direct; guide.

airt

/ erθ; ert; ɛət; ɛəθ /

noun

  1. a direction or point of the compass, esp the direction of the wind; quarter; region
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of airt1

1400–50; late Middle English ( Scots ) a ( i )rt < Scots Gaelic ྱ°ù»å point, quarter of the compass; cognate with Greek á°ù»å¾±²õ arrowhead. The borrowing of Scots airt from Scots Gaelic ྱ°ù»å is exact since Scots Gaelic d is totally voiceless and ྱ°ù»å sounds like English arch
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of airt1

C14: from Scots Gaelic aird point of the compass, height
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Example Sentences

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“We have done with that I make no insinuations about the woman, if it be proper not to do so. I speak of what airt your own judgment is to be.â€

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Empty the temple, empty the lover, Empty each airt, empty all!

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O a' the airts the wind can blaw I dearly like the west, For there Silurian beds abound, The beds that I lo'e best; There's limestone blue, and sandstone too, Wi' slate and shale between.

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And he waved his hands to the four airts of heaven, and called us to hearken to the hills shaking themselves to pieces.

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We know not in what airt to look for him, for who knows but it may now be afternoon?

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