a-boil
Scots
Etymology
a- + boil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈbəil/
- (South) IPA(key): /əˈbəɪl/
Adverb
a-boil (not comparable)
- At or to boiling-heat.
References
- “a-boil, adv.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.