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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.

Quotation dates: 1822-1932

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AUCHT, AUGHT, Yaucht, v.3 tr. To owe. Cf. Aich, Aicht, Awe. [ɑxt, ǫxt Sc.; jɑxt ne.Sc.]

1. Pr. and pa. tenses and pr.p.Sc. 1822 Scott F. Nigel v.:
We aught him the siller, and will pay him wi' our convenience.Mry.2 1932:
We aucht him fower poun a year syne.Abd.(D) 1928 W. Robbie Mains of Yonderton 101:
He'll seen be able t' pay a'body fat he's auchten [pr.p.] them.

2. Auchtin, yauchten, participle passive. Owed, owing, due.Abd.(D) 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xlv.:
He wuntit to ken immedantly fat was auchtin you.Abd.(D) 1882 W. Alexander Life among my Ain Folk 49:
Ye'll be come to get fat was yauchtin 'im, are ye?

[O.Sc. aucht, from O.E. ahte, pa.t. (shortened) of āgan, to own. Used as a pres. (like St.Eng. ought in a different sense). O.Sc. pr.p. of aucht — viz. auchtand — is used also, as in 2 above, as a passive participle. See Awn(d), 2.]

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