"airch" meaning in Scots

See airch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ert͡ʃ/, /ɛrt͡ʃ/ Forms: airchs [plural], arch [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French archer (“to arch, curve”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|fro|archer||to arch, curve}} Old French archer (“to arch, curve”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|airchs|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} airch (plural airchs), {{sco-noun}} airch (plural airchs)
  1. aim Derived forms: aircher
    Sense id: en-airch-sco-noun-on-YI40s

Verb

IPA: /ert͡ʃ/, /ɛrt͡ʃ/ Forms: airchs [present, singular, third-person], airchin [participle, present], aircht [participle, past], aircht [past], arch [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French archer (“to arch, curve”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|fro|archer||to arch, curve}} Old French archer (“to arch, curve”) Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg||||}} airchs, {{sco-verb/getPresP||||}} airchin, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} aircht, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} aircht, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} aircht, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} aircht, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} aircht, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} aircht, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} aircht, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|airchs|present participle|airchin|simple past and past participle|aircht|||head=}} airch (third-person singular simple present airchs, present participle airchin, simple past and past participle aircht), {{sco-verb}} airch (third-person singular simple present airchs, present participle airchin, simple past and past participle aircht)
  1. to take aim, to throw or let fly any missile weapon.
    Sense id: en-airch-sco-verb-S5S44UjV Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Alternative forms

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