aittrie

Scots

Alternative forms

• aitrie, etri (Shetland)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse eitr (“poison”). Compare attery and ettery.

Adjective

aittrie (comparative mair aittrie, superlative maist aittrie)

1. (Shetland) cold, bleak, bitter, grim (of weather)

Noun

aittrie (uncountable)

1. (Shetland) cold bleak weather

References

• “aittrie, adj. and n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.