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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†AITH, n.2 (See quot.)Ags. 1808 Jam.:
Aith, or Aiftland. That kind of land called infield, which is made to carry oats a second time after barley, and has received no dung.

[Etym. obscure. Cf. Aitliff Crap. As there are two crops of oats aith cannot stand for ait, but is prob. an assimilated form of aift. Aift might come from O.E. aeft, æftr, the after crop of oats. Cf. Sh. attavelt, a field in the second state of culture after fallow, where atta stands for O.N. aptr. = after.]

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