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

A. S. ater, aetter, aettor; Alem. eitir, Isl. and Germ. eiter, Su. G. etter, venenum; from Alem. eit-en, to burn.

ATO, adv. In twain.
Sir Tristrem.

A. S. on twa, in duo.

ATOUR, s. Warlike preparation.

Fr. atour, attire.

Barbour.

ATOUR, ATTOURE, prep.
1. Over, S.
Wallace.
2. Across, S.
Wallace.
3. Beyond, as to time; exceeding.
Quon. Att.
4. Exceeding in number.
Wyntown.

Fr. a tour, en tour, au tour, circum; or Su. G. at, denoting motion towards a place, and oefwer, over.

ATOUR, ATTOUR, adv.
1. Moreover, By and attour, id. Laws, S.
Pitscottie.
2. Out from, or at an indefinite distance from the person speaking, or the object spoken of.
Douglas.
To stand attour, to keep off; to go attour, to remove to some distance, S.
By and attour, prep. Besides, over and above, S.
Spalding.

ATRY, ATTRIE, adj.
1. Purulent, containing matter; applied to a sore that is cankered, S.
R. Bruce.
2. Stern, grim, S. B.; attern, fierce, cruel, snarling; Gloucest.
V. [Atir, Eatir].
Ross.