. The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world ... al. The ahi/u is specially worthy of record as the only fishknown to combine tlie habits of the two classes [of cata-dromous and annual fishes]. GUI, Smithsonian Eep., 1883, p. 726. ail. [(1)^< ME. ai, ay, ei, ey, wi, as, ez, a:z,<. , eg, mg, eg, that is, the vowel w or e, w or e,followed by the palatal g, in SIE. g, z, or y, alsowritten), merging with vowel y or ;; see g, y, i.(The digraph in hair, ME. here, has taken theplace of eaiUer e as iai
. The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world ... al. The ahi/u is specially worthy of record as the only fishknown to combine tlie habits of the two classes [of cata-dromous and annual fishes]. GUI, Smithsonian Eep., 1883, p. 726. ail. [(1)^< ME. ai, ay, ei, ey, wi, as, ez, a:z,<. , eg, mg, eg, that is, the vowel w or e, w or e,followed by the palatal g, in SIE. g, z, or y, alsowritten), merging with vowel y or ;; see g, y, i.(The digraph in hair, ME. here, has taken theplace of eaiUer e as iai ere, there, their, etc.)(2) < ME. ai, ay, ei, ey, with following vowelaie, etc., < OF. ai, ei, etc., of various origin,usually developed from L. a or e. (3) Of vari-ous other origin. See examples cited below.]A common English digraph, representing gen-erally the sound of long a (a), which be-comes a before r, as in ail (soimded like ale),vain (sounded like rane, vein), air (sounded like 120 bird Platatea ajaja. (b) leap.] Reichenbachsgeneric name of the bird, which he calls Jjajarosea, to separate it generically from the old-. world spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. See spoon-hill.— 3. In Paraguay, the jabiru, Mycteriaamericana: in this sense only in the form D. See cut under Jo/)!/•«.aiblins (abUnz), ndv. [Al^o spelled ablins,ablis. abil, able (Jamieson); < able, fit, proper,apt, liable, in danger of (Jamieson), + -tins,-lings, -lis: see able^ and-Iing^.\ Perhaps; per-adventure; possibly. [Scotch.] But fare-ye-weel, auld Xickie-ben !Oh wad ye tak a thought and men*,Ye aiblins might —I dinna ken — Still hae a stake. Bums, To the Deil. Aich metal. See metal. aidi (ad), r. t. [< ME. aiden, < OP. aider, alsoeider, aidier, mod. F. aider^Fr. ajudar, < L. ad-jutare, help, aid, freq. of adjurare, pp. adjutus,help, < ad, to, -\-juvare, help: see adjutant, ad-^ 1. To help; assist; afford support orrelief; promote the desire, purpose, or actio
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