aizan

Scots

Alternative forms

• aesin, esin (Shetland)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ei (“to rush on violently (occas. of fire)”). The -an suffix is from the present participle of middle Scot -and.

Verb

aizan

1. (Orkney) blazing fiercely.

References

• “aizan, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.