noust
English
editEtymology
editFrom the (unattested) Norn reflex of Old Norse naust (“boathouse”). Cognate with Faroese neyst, Norwegian naust, Danish nøst (“boat-shed”).
Noun
editnoust (plural nousts)
- (Scotland, chiefly Orkney, Shetland) A trench or other hollow area, sometimes with walls, where a boat can be hauled up and left ashore. [from 17th c.]
- 1972, George Mackay Brown, Greenvoe, Polygon 2019, p. 230:
- Willie discovered Samuel trying to drag a strange yawl up the noust.
- 1972, George Mackay Brown, Greenvoe, Polygon 2019, p. 230:
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editPronoun
editnoust
- Alternative form of nought