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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1866
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AARM, n. End, esp. of a fishing-line (Sh. 1814 Irvine MSS.). See also Arm, n. [ɑ:rm]Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.
[O.N. armr = arm, wing (Zoëga). The Gen.Sc. airm (= arm), pronounced [erm], has its ordinary sense in Sh.].You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Aarm n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/aarm>
