aitran

Scots

Alternative forms

• naitran

Etymology

Probably derived from Old Norse eitr (“poison, bitterness”), commonly applied to weather.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtrən/, /ˈnɛtrən/

Verb

aitran

1. (Orkney) piercing, cold, persistent fine rain

References

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