aevaliss

Scots

Alternative forms

• aivalous, evalos

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse efalauss. The termination -lauss (= -less) has lost its negative force, and given way to -ous, and the meaning of the word has been exactly reversed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːvələs/

Adjective

aevaliss (comparative mair aevaliss, superlative maist aevaliss)

1. (Shetland) unsettled, doubtful

References

• “aevaliss, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.