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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

AICH, AIGH, AIH, int. Ah (denoting surprise, sorrow, etc.). The feeling is intensified in the comb. aigh-wow. [ex Sc.; eiç s.Sc.]Abd. 1875 G. Macdonald Malcolm I. 1:
“It's a God's mercy I hae no feelin's,” she said to herself. . . . Aih, puir Grizel!
Rxb. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic Bard 124:
Aich losh! ye blush, preserve's, d'ye think shame o'm?
Slk. 1818 Hogg Tales (1837) I. 75:
Och! Aich me! . . . Aigh-wow, sirs! the lives o' God's creatures!
Slk. c.1822 Hogg Tales (1837) II. 152:
“Geordie,” says I, “aigh man! here's a great chap [a fish] just lyin steepin like an aik clog.”

[See also Ech and Ay, int.]

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