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English

Scots

/skɒts/ · name

Meaning

  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.
  2. Scottish.
  3. plural of Scot
  4. plural of scot

Etymology / origin

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

  1. Scottysċ(ang)→
  2. Scottis(gmw-msc)→
  3. Scots(sco)→
  4. Scots (English)
  5. Relations: bor, der, der

Related words

Scots(sco)Scottis(gmw-msc)Scottysċ(ang)

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