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Scots

//skɒts// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Scottish. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Scot form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of scot form-of, plural
  3. 3
    the dialect of English used in Scotland wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Scots Scots, from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottysċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scottish.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Scots Scots, from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottysċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scottish.

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