"Scot" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /skɔt/ Forms: Scottes [plural], Scottene [genitive, plural], Skot [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more. The pronunciation with initial /sk/ is likely due to influence from Old Norse Skotar (“Scots”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|Sċottas||people from Ireland, Irishmen|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), {{inh+|enm|ang|Sċottas|t=people from Ireland, Irishmen}} Inherited from Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), {{der|enm|la-lat|Scōttī}} Late Latin Scōttī, {{cog|non|Skotar|t=Scots}} Old Norse Skotar (“Scots”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} Scot, {{enm-noun|Scottes|gen_pl=Scottene}} Scot (plural Scottes, genitive plural Scottene)
  1. A Scot; a person from Scotland or of Scottish ethnicity.
    Sense id: en-Scot-enm-noun-Cxz6L2uF Categories (other): Scotland Disambiguation of Scotland: 95 5
  2. (rare, historical) A Irish person; a person from Ireland. Tags: historical, rare
    Sense id: en-Scot-enm-noun-qEw9sbq7 Categories (other): Demonyms Disambiguation of Demonyms: 42 58

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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