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Auley, Olie, Ollie,
Auley [ˈɑːle, ˈɔːle]
also Ollie
n. The Personal name Olaf or Oliver.
a$um, a$umin, aam, aamin, aum, aumin, awm, awmin,
aum [ɑːm, ɔːm, N. I. aːm]
n. Alum.
v. To treat with alum as in tanning or making tinder etc. To thrash.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
aumin: Dipping fishinh nets in a solution of alum.
aumlach, namlach, nyamlach,
aumlach [U. ɑːmləx]
adj. awkward, clumsy, ungainly.
adv. Awkwardly.
n. A small quantity.
Aamon, Amon, Aumon, Awmon,
Aumon [ˈɑːhəz, ˈɔːhəz, N. I. ˈaːhəz]
n. The personal name Amon.
almon, almont, aumond, aumont, awmond, awmont,
aumond [ˈɑːmən(d), ˈɔːmən(d), N. I. ˈaːmən(d)]
n. The almond Prunus dulcis or seed (nut) thereof.
aamos, aamous, aamus, almous, almows, amas, amas, amis, amos, amös, amous, amus, aumous, aumous-dish, aums, awmous, awmous-dish, awms, poraamos, puir_aamos, puir_aumous,
aumous [ˈɑːməs, ˈɔːməs, N. I. ˈaːməs]
n. Alms, food or money given in charity to the poor. A charitable gift, a good deed, a meritorious act.
adj. Deserving of charity. Pitiable, poor, wretched.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
aumous-dish: A dish to receive alms.
puir aumous: adj. I.Sh. Frail.
weel aumous: I.Ork. Deserved in sense of just desserts.
aamrie, aamry, ambry, amerie, amery, amry, armary, armory, aumrie, aumry, awmrie, awmry,
aumrie [ˈɑːmrɪ, ˈɔːmrɪ, N. I. ˈaːmrɪ]
n. A repository in a house for keeping domestic utensils, or food. It is either a separate room or a recess in a wall but usually a separate piece of furniture, mostly of wood, a pantry, larder, cupboard, dresser, chest. A clumsy, stupid person.
aancient, auncient, encient,
auncient [ˈɑːnʃənt, N. I. ˈaːnʃənt]
adj. Ancient.
aangel, angel, aungel, awngel, engil,
aungel [ˈɑːndʒəl, ˈɔːndʒəl, N. I. ˈaːndʒəl]
n. An angel. A scutching machine used in cotton-spinning.
aantie, aanty, ahnt, ahnty, anti, anty, aunt, auntie, aunty, untie, unty,
aunt [ant]
n. Aunt, also aunty.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
auld aunty: A grand-aunt.

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