aboot-kast

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Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

aboot cast (Shetland)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from O.N. umkast, turning round, change; the prefix (as in the preceding word) has been translated aboot, while kast remained.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Insular) IPA^(key): /əˈbutkast/

Noun[edit]

aboot-kast

(Orkney) Sudden veering round of the wind.
(Shetland) The time of the equinox.

References[edit]

“aboot-kast, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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