abertet
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
aber (“threshed”) + tet (“small tuft”)
Noun edit
abertet
- (Orkney) A wisp or handful of straw that has been "aabered".
- (Orkney) Small quantity of feed given to horses at night.
References edit
- “abertet, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.