"aint" meaning in Scots

See aint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛnt/ Forms: aints [present, singular, third-person], aintin [participle, present], aintit [participle, past], aintit [past], ent [alternative, Shetland], ant [alternative, Shetland], annt [alternative, Shetland]
Etymology: Derived from Old Norse enta (“to regard, heed, notice, look after”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|non|enta||to regard, heed, notice, look after}} Old Norse enta (“to regard, heed, notice, look after”) Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg|aint|it||}} aints, {{sco-verb/getPresP|aint|it||}} aintin, {{sco-verb/getPast|aint|it||}} aintit, {{sco-verb/getPastP|aint|it||}} aintit, {{sco-verb/getPast|aint|it||}} aintit, {{sco-verb/getPast|aint|it||}} aintit, {{sco-verb/getPastP|aint|it||}} aintit, {{sco-verb/getPast|aint|it||}} aintit, {{sco-verb/getPastP|aint|it||}} aintit, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|aints|present participle|aintin|simple past and past participle|aintit|||head=}} aint (third-person singular simple present aints, present participle aintin, simple past and past participle aintit), {{sco-verb|aint|it}} aint (third-person singular simple present aints, present participle aintin, simple past and past participle aintit)
  1. (Orkney) to tend, heed, look after someone Tags: Orkney Derived forms: ainty
    Sense id: en-aint-sco-verb-WMT87Sla Categories (other): Orkney Scots, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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