"ewest" meaning in Scots

See ewest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair ewest [comparative], maist ewest [superlative]
Etymology: From a Middle English Scottish dialectal alteration of anewest, from Old English on nēawiste ("in the neighbourhood"). Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair ewest|||||superlative|maist ewest||||}} ewest (comparative mair ewest, superlative maist ewest), {{sco-adj}} ewest (comparative mair ewest, superlative maist ewest)
  1. nearest, closest
    Sense id: en-ewest-sco-adj-e2yeuf55 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 49 51

Preposition

Etymology: From a Middle English Scottish dialectal alteration of anewest, from Old English on nēawiste ("in the neighbourhood"). Head templates: {{head|sco|prepositions|head=}} ewest, {{sco-prep}} ewest
  1. nearest, closest
    Sense id: en-ewest-sco-prep-e2yeuf55 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 49 51

Download JSON data for ewest meaning in Scots (2.0kB)

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