affuird
Scots
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English aforthen, from Old English ġeforþian, forþian (“to further, accomplish, afford”). Compare English afford.
Pronunciation
edit- (South, North East Central, South Northern, Insular) IPA(key): /əˈføːrd/
- (Central Scots) IPA(key): /əˈfeːrd/
- (Doric, North Northern) IPA(key): /əˈfuːrd/
Verb
editaffuird (third-person singular simple present affuirds, present participle affuirdin, simple past affuirdit, past participle affuirdit)
- to afford
References
edit- “affuird, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.