a'ready
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English alredy; equivalent to a'- + ready.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈrɛdɪ/, /ɔː-/, /ə-/
- (Northern Scots) IPA(key): /aː-/
Adverb
a'ready
References
- “a'ready, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.