A Scottish and Northern English dialect word meaning a direction, compass point, or quarter of the compass — as in 'from every airt' meaning from every direction.
A Scottish and Northern English dialect word meaning a direction, compass point, or quarter of the compass — as in 'from every airt' meaning from every direction. As a verb, it means to guide or direct someone toward something. The word has a poetic, archaic quality and appears in Scottish literature, particularly Burns ('the cauld blast, frae every airt'). Still understood in Scotland though not in common everyday use; it has a distinctly literary and traditional feel.
The wind was coming in from every airt, making the crossing unpredictable.
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(Scotland, Northern England) direction; quarter.
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(Scotland) To guide; to direct.
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