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)
- (Shetland) cold, bleak, bitter, grim (of weather)
Noun
aittrie (uncountable)
- (Shetland) cold bleak weather
References
- “aittrie, adj. and n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.