(Scotland, obsolete) A bayonet.
(Scotland, obsolete) A bayonet.
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(Scotland, obsolete) A bayonet.
(Scotland, obsolete) A bayonet.
An obsolete Scottish dialectal form of 'bayonet,' the bladed weapon attached to the end of a rifle. This phonetic spelling reflects how the borrowed French word 'baïonnette' sounded when pronounced in a Scottish accent and transcribed informally in the 17th or 18th century. It appears in historical texts and dialectal word lists but would not be recognized in contemporary usage. Its interest today is primarily linguistic and historical.
A Scottish dialect form of 'bayonet', reflecting a phonetic rendering of the word as it was pronounced in 17th–18th century Scots speech. The word 'bayonet' itself is thought to derive from Bayonne, France, where the weapon may have been developed or first manufactured. This spelling appears in Scottish literary and military records of the period.