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Scots
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
aicht
(chiefly Orkney and Northern Scots)
- to owe, to be indebted
- to own, to be the owner of
1968, traditional Child ballad, “The Fause Knight Upon the Road”, in Ballads and Songs of Scotland, performed by Norman Kennedy:Fa echts aa thae sheep, quo the fause knicht upon the road,
Ma mither's and ma ain, quo the wee boy, an still he stood.- Who owns all of those sheep, said the false knight upon the road,
My mother and myself, said the little boy, and still he stood.
- owing (of a person)
- possessed of (with dependent substantive)
Etymology 2
Adjective
aicht
- Alternative form of echt
References
- “aicht, v. tr.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- “echt, num. adj.2.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.