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

AIRT, ART, ARTH, AIRTH, s.
1. Quarter of the heaven, point of the compass, S.
Douglas.
2. A particular quarter of the earth.
Wallace.
On every art, on every hand, on all sides.
Douglas.

Gael. aird, a cardinal point; Germ. ort, wart, Belg. oorde, a place or quarter; Isl. vart, Moes. G. wairths, versus, towards.

To AIRT, ART, ERT, v. a.
1. To direct, to mark out a certain course, used with respect to the wind, as blowing from a particular quarter, S.
Law Case.
2. To give direction or instruction, in order to find out a certain person or place, or any other object, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
3. To airt on, to urge forward, Galloway.
Davidson.

AIRT and PART.
V. [Art].

AISLAIR, adj. Polished, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.

AISMENT, AYSYAMENT, s. Used in the same sense with E. easement, as denoting assistance, accommodation.

Fr. aisement, commodum.

Stat. Rob. I.

AIT, oat or oaten.
V. [Aits].
Douglas.

AITS, s. pl. Oats, S. Wild aits, bearded oat-grass, S. Avena fatua, Linn.