a-boil

Scots

Etymology

a- +‎ boil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbəil/
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈbəɪl/

Adverb

a-boil

1. At or to boiling-heat.

References

• “a-boil, adv.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.