airts

Several of its petty slips are probably due to sheer forgetfulness; _e. g._, as to the four "airts" of Edinburgh Castle, and the "lofty" town-walls of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) George Henry Borrow 1842

For the middle of the street the invaders made at once, half ready for attack from before or behind, but ill prepared to meet it from all airts as attack came.

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

[27] These verses were written as a continuation to Burns's "Of a 'the airts the wind can blaw."

The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

No 'that I can blame ye muckle for a want o' the up-tak in what pertains to culinairy airts; for what hae ye seen here since ye cam 'awa frae the rest o' the drove in Arroquhar but lang kail, and oaten brose, and mashlum bannocks?

Doom Castle Neil Munro

[38] These two stanzas were written as a continuation of Burns's popular song, "Of a 'the airts the wind can blaw."

The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

What made me think of Burns, however, was that one of his simple and sudden things, hitting the right nail so that it rings, occurs in the song of "O a 'the airts the wind can blaw," where he merely says that there is nothing beautiful anywhere but it makes him think of the woman.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton Maisie Ward 1932

Rakin 'up the clert o' the trink till oor Faither airts us

Personal Recollections of Andrew Carnegie 1920

Now nobody can be said to know his countryside who does not know the airts; and the plain truth is that the Southern Englishman does not know his countryside at all.

In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Maurice Hewlett 1892

"Anywhere -- nowhere -- everywhere; to 'all the airts the wind can blaw.'"

The Christian A Story Hall Caine 1892

I was ay bringing the big blue envelopes from different airts.

The House with the Green Shutters George Douglas Brown 1885