"scot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skɒt/ Audio: En-us-scot.ogg [US] Forms: scots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English sċot, sċott, sċeot, ġesċot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), cognate with 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scot}} Middle English scot, {{inh|en|ang|sċot}} Old English sċot, {{der|en|non|skot}} Old Norse skot, {{der|en|gem-pro|*skutą||that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile}} Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), {{cog|fro|escot}} Old French escot, {{dbt|en|shot}} Doublet of shot Head templates: {{en-noun}} scot (plural scots)
  1. (UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff. Tags: UK, historical Derived forms: Rome-scot, scotale, scot and lot, scot-free Related terms: churchscot, escot, lightscot, scot-free, shot, shout
    Sense id: en-scot-en-noun-wrXwPsqZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Taxation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Taxation: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /skɒt/ Audio: En-us-scot.ogg [US] Forms: scots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Head templates: {{en-noun}} scot (plural scots)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A fury; a fit of temper. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-scot-en-noun-CyLLtW2P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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