adae

See also: Adae

Scots

Alternative forms

• a dae
• adee, adi (Northern Scots)
• adeu, adü (Northern Isles)
• ado, a-do, adoo

Etymology

at (“to”) +‎ dae

Pronunciation

• (Southern Scots, Central Scots, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈdeː/
• (Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈdiː/
• (Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /əˈdøː/

Verb

adae

1. to do (of work)

Noun

adae (plural adaes)

1. fuss, stir, trouble, difficulty
2. (in the plural) doings, displays, occupation

References

• “adae, v., n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.