Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
aboot + gaain; Calque of Old Norse umganga (“to go round”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Insular) IPA(key): /əˈbutɡ(j)aːn/
Adjective[edit]
aboot-gaain
- (Orkney, Shetland) going about, whirling, veering, wandering
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