单词 | airt |
释义 | Definition of airt in English:airtnoun ɛːt Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern
verb ɛːt Irish English, Scottish, Northern
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. Probably from Irish aird compass point, quarter, direction and its cognate Scottish Gaelic àird (Early Irish aird point, especially compass point), perhaps from the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek ἄρδις spearhead Definition of airt in US English:airtnounɛːt Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern
verbɛːt Irish English, Scottish, Northern
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. Probably from Irish aird compass point, quarter, direction and its cognate Scottish Gaelic àird (Early Irish aird point, especially compass point), perhaps from the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek ἄρδις spearhead<br>late 18th century; earliest use found in John Sinclair (1754–1835), agricultural improver, politician, and codifier of ‘useful knowledge’. From airt. |
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