Scots

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Etymology

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Derived from Old Norse umkast, turning round, change; the prefix (as in the preceding word) has been translated aboot, while kast remained.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aboot-kast

  1. (Orkney) Sudden veering round of the wind.
  2. (Shetland) The time of the equinox.

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