"aboot-gaain" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈbutɡ(j)aːn/ [Insular-Scots] Forms: aboot-gaan [alternative]
Etymology: aboot + gaain; Calque of Old Norse umganga (“to go round”). Etymology templates: {{af|sco|aboot|gaain}} aboot + gaain, {{clq|sco|non|umganga|t=to go round}} Calque of Old Norse umganga (“to go round”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective}} aboot-gaain
  1. (Insular Scots) going about, whirling, veering, wandering Tags: Insular-Scots
    Sense id: en-aboot-gaain-sco-adj-8hYz8ygU Categories (other): Insular Scots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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