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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
AARM, n. End, esp. of a fishing-line (Sh. 1814 Irvine MSS.). See also Arm, n. [ɑ:rm]Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.
[O.N. armr = arm, wing (Zoëga). The Gen.Sc. airm (= arm), pronounced [erm], has its ordinary sense in Sh.].You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Aarm n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/aarm>
