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