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aig, aigan, aigen,
aig [NN.b. eg]
v. To work eagerly at something.
 
aigen
adj. Eager.
Aigle, Edzell,
Aigle [ˈegɪl]
pn. Edzell (Angus).
aigret, egret,
aigret [ˈegrət]
n. The egret Ardea alba.
aik, aiken, aik-nit, aikraa, aikraw, ake, aken, axik, moss-aik, yick,
aik [ek, S. jɛk & jɪk]
n. The Oak, usually Quercus robur.
 
aiken [ekən, S. jɛkən & jɪkən]
adj. Oaken.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
aicorn: An acorn.
aik-nit: An acorn.
aikraw: The textured lungwort Lobaria scrobiculata.
moss-aik: Bog oak, the trunks of ancient oak trees buried in a peat bog.
Aikwid, Aikwood,
Aikwid [ˈekwɪd, S. ˈjɛkwɪd & ˈjɪkwɪd]
pn. Oakwood (Borders).
ail, ailin, ailment, ailmint,
ail [el]
v. To ail, to trouble, afflict, to hinder, prevent, to be ill.
adj. ailin Ailing, troubled, hindered. n. An illness.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ailment: Ailment.
Aileen,
Aileen [ˈelin]
n. The personal name Evylin.
ailickey, alikay, allekay,
ailickey [ˈeləkəi]
n. The bridegroom's man, the best man.
Ahlice, Ailice, Ailie, Ailie, Ailis, Ailison, Ailsa, Ailsie, Aliss, Ella, Ellie, Ellison, Elly,
Ailison [ˈelɪsən, ˈɛlɪsən]
n. The personal name Alison.
dim. Ailice [ˈelɪs], Ailsie [ˈelze], Ailie
Ailsa, Ailsa_cock, Ailsae,
Ailsa [ˈelza]
pn. Ailsa Craig (Firth of Clyde).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Ailsa cock [ˈelza-]: U. SW. WC. The puffin Fratercula arctica.
Ailsa paurit: SW. WC. The puffin Fratercula arctica.

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