scot

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See also: Scot and Scot.

English

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Etymology

From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English scot, scott, sċeot, ġescot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɒt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

scot (plural scots)

  1. (UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excotō, from Latin excutiō. Compare Romanian scoate, scot.

Verb

scot first-singular present indicative (past participle scoasã or scose)

  1. to remove, take out
  2. to wrest, wrench, snatch
  3. to show, present

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Irish

Noun

scot m (genitive singular scoit, nominative plural scoit)

  1. scot, reckoning
  2. picnic party (on raided food)

Declension

Declension of scot

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scot scoit
Vocative a scoit a scota
Genitive scoit scot
Dative scot scoit

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scot na scoit
Genitive an scoit na scot
Dative leis an scot

don scot

leis na scoit

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English scot, scott, sċeot, ġescot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”). Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot.

Pronunciation

Noun

scot (plural scotes)

  1. payment
  2. tax, contribution

Descendants

  • English: scot

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skutą. Cognate with Old Frisian skot, Old Saxon sīlscot, Old High German scoz (German Schoß), Old Norse skot.

Pronunciation

Noun

sċot n (nominative plural sċot)

  1. shot, act of shooting
  2. missile, shot
  3. darting, rapid movement

Declension

Declension of scot (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċot sċot
accusative sċot sċot
genitive sċotes sċota
dative sċote sċotum

Descendants

Romanian

Verb

scot

  1. inflection of scoate:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative
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