airch

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

arch

Etymology edit

From Old French archer (“to arch, curve”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ert͡ʃ/, /ɛrt͡ʃ/

Verb edit

airch (third-person singular simple present airchs, present participle airchin, simple past aircht, past participle aircht)

to take aim, to throw or let fly any missile weapon.

Noun edit

airch (plural airchs)

aim

Derived terms edit

aircher

References edit

“airch, n & v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.