Contionary:ascoır

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Middle Anrish

Etymology

Borrowed from Goidelic escir and escar, with influence from Old Norse áss; for secondary meaning cf. Catalan escar ("drydock").

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈasˠkˠərʲ/ [ˈɒsɡ̊ɘɹ]

  • slender ending: /ˈaskˠoːrˠ/ [ˈɒsˌɡ̊oˑɾ]
Inflection of ascoır
 Ⅱ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  ascoır   ascura(ʜ)  ascuıreʟ  ascorʟ
ᴘʟ.  ascuıreʟ  ascoırɴ  ascuırıb   ascuraʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  ascuraʜ  ascorʟ

Noun

ascoır (runic:ᚭᛌᚴᚭᛁᛧ)

  1. A rocky ridge, especially an esker.
  2. A place where boats are built and repaired;
    Là ın curach tosan ascraıg! - Moor the skiff at the boatyard!
  3. (pl.tantum) To fall from horseback.
    Do sé nas chırıb, buí eır ascuıre o díot. - He's yet to be backed and will throw you.
  4. An alternative form of oscar.

ɴ.ʙ.

Sometimes seen with guttural endings in the second sense.