Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1908-1929
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
AT, adv.2 Similar in meaning to adv.1 but expressing rather energetic than continuous action.
(1) To set to work hard on some labour.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
He was layan at for a' he was worth.
(2) To become stronger after an illness.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
He'll come at yet.
(3) To acquire proficiency in something (Marw.). Cf. At, prep. 10. Bnff.2 “These three uses are also known in Fetlar” (Sh.4).
(4) Used in the same way as the Sc. suffix -ward(s) and the adv. on or up.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Nort' at, in a northerly direction.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Tak' her at! after landing: pull the boat up a little.
