airth
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Noun edit
airth (uncountable)
- (chiefly Scotland, Mid-Ulster) Alternative spelling of earth
- 1889, Annie Trumbull Slosson, Fishin' Jimmy[2]:
- "As I was tellin' ye," he said, "I allers loved fishin' an' knowed 't was the best thing in the hull airth.
- 1901, Henry van Dyke, The Ruling Passion[3]:
- I guess there ain't nothin' on airth he loves better 'n that holler piece o' wood, and the toons that's inside o' it.
Anagrams edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
airth (plural airths)
- Alternative form of airt (“art”)
References edit
- “airth, n.1” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
airth (plural airths)
- Alternative form of airt (“direction”)
Verb edit
airth (third-person singular simple present airths, present participle airthin, simple past airthit, past participle airthit)
- Alternative form of airt (“to direct”)
References edit
- “airth, n.2 & v. tr.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
airth