"aiten" meaning in Scots

See aiten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English oten; equivalent to ait + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|oten}} Middle English oten, {{suffix|sco|ait|en}} ait + -en Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adjectives}} aiten (not comparable), {{sco-adj|-}} aiten (not comparable)
  1. oaten Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-aiten-sco-adj-mxVupF0w Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots terms suffixed with -en Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 96 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Of obscure etymology, Jam. suggests it may be ait-hen, or the fowl that feeds among oats. Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} aiten (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} aiten (uncountable)
  1. partridge Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-aiten-sco-noun-Hn2E4xUC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic aitionn. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|gd|aitionn}} Scottish Gaelic aitionn Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} aiten (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} aiten (uncountable)
  1. juniper Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-aiten-sco-noun-F4QDI-pZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for aiten meaning in Scots (2.3kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Scots dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (46b31b8 and c7ea76d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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