aiten
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Scots[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English oten; equivalent to ait + -en.
Adjective[edit]
aiten (not comparable)
References[edit]
- “aiten, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Etymology 2[edit]
Of obscure etymology, Jam. suggests it may be ait-hen, or the fowl that feeds among oats.
Noun[edit]
aiten (uncountable)
References[edit]
- “aiten, n.1” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic aitionn.
Noun[edit]
aiten (uncountable)
References[edit]
- “aiten, n.2” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.