An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

AGRUFE, adv. In a flat or grovelling position, S.
V. [Grufe].

AGWET, s. The name anciently given to the hill on which the castle of Edinburgh stands.
Hardyng.

Corr. from C. B. Agned, Castel mynyd Agned; perhaps, q. "the castle of the rifted mount," agen, signifying a cliff, ageniad, id. agenedig, rifted.

AHIND, AHINT, prep. Behind, S.
Buchan Poems.

A. S. hindan, post, aet hindan, a tergo, on-hinder, retrorsum.

AHIND, AHINT, adv.
1. Behind, in respect of place, S.
2. Late, as to time, S.
3. Applied to what remains, or is left, S.
Ross.

AICH, s. Echo, S. B.

AIGARS, s. Grain dried very much in a pot, for being ground in a quern or hand-mill. S. B.

Moes. G. akran, Su. G. aker, Isl. akur, corn; A. S. aecer, an ear of corn.

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