airt

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   in Scots and northern English, a direction, quarter, or point of the compass

   He searched every airt of the harbor before turning back toward town.

2. 2
   verb

   in Scots, to guide, direct, or point someone toward a destination

   The shepherd airted the travelers toward the safest path across the moor.

From Scots airt. The noun has long denoted a compass point, quarter, or direction, and the related verb developed the sense "to point out a direction" or "to guide." Pronunciation varies regionally in Scots.

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