abertet

Scots

Alternative forms

• aber-tait, aaber-tait

Etymology

aber (“threshed”) +‎ tet (“small tuft”)

Noun

abertet

1. (Orkney) A wisp or handful of straw that has been "aabered".
2. (Orkney) Small quantity of feed given to horses at night.

References

• “abertet, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.