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

AIGAR-MEAL, s. Meal made of grain dried in this manner, S.

AIGAR-BROSE, s. A sort of pottage made of this meal, S.

To AIGH, v. a. To owe, to be indebted; aighand, owing, S. B.

Su. G. aeg-a, Isl. eig-a, debere; Moes. G. aig-an, A. S. ag-an, habere, possidere.

AIGHINS, s. pl. What is owing to one, especially used as denoting demerit. When one threatens to correct a child who is in fault, it is a common expression, "I'll gie you your aighins," S. B.

Moes. G. aigins, possession.

AIGLET, s.
1. A tagged point.
Gl. Sibb.
2. A jewel in one's cap.
Gl. Sibb.

Fr. esguilette, id. q. aculeata.

AIK, AYK, s. The oak, S. Plur. akis, oaks.
Douglas.

A. S. ac, aec, Alem. Germ. eiche, Su. G. ek, Isl. eik, quercus.