Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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ERT, n.2 I.Sc. form of Airt, n.2, point of the compass, direction (Sh.10, Ork.1, Ork.5 1950).Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
“I da ert”; situated on a supposed line between the beholder and the horizon.Sh. 1994 Laureen Johnson in James Robertson A Tongue in Yer Heid 164:
Oh weel, hit laekly widna be dry lang onywye. Dey wir black cloods hingin ida ert. I pat da saa back ida shed.
