"aboot" meaning in Scots

See aboot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /əˈbut/
Etymology: From Middle English aboute, from Old English onbūtan. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|aboute}} Middle English aboute, {{inh|sco|ang|onbūtan}} Old English onbūtan Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb}} aboot
  1. outside
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-adv-MSB6IGX0
  2. around, about
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-adv-ZyVxxDy0
  3. on the move, up and around (especially as recovered from an illness)
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-adv-WY0QCBgK Categories (other): Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 3 0 38 0 1 3 2 0 0 10 2 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 52 0 6 9 7 0 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 12 0 21 0 7 12 9 5 14 11 9
  4. about, approximately
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-adv-8~9R4mOv
  5. (after in) inside, nearby
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-adv-ydIIRIXN
  6. (after oot) outside
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-adv-MSB6IGX01
  7. (after up) somewhere in or near
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-adv-nQ6VV4d3

Preposition

IPA: /əˈbut/
Etymology: From Middle English aboute, from Old English onbūtan. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|aboute}} Middle English aboute, {{inh|sco|ang|onbūtan}} Old English onbūtan Head templates: {{head|sco|prepositions}} aboot
  1. on every side of, round;
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-prep-Qvo5Gd4T
  2. all over, here and there in;
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-prep-j-Vbewgr
  3. in the neighbourhood of;
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-prep-aG9HW2KU Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 3 0 38 0 1 3 2 0 0 10 2
  4. relating to, concerning.
    Sense id: en-aboot-sco-prep-~YlxWbaz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aboot ane, aboot it, aboot's han', aboot-gaain, aboot-kast, in aboot, oot aboot
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          "oot",
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        "(after oot) outside"
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        "somewhere in or near"
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        "(after up) somewhere in or near"
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbut/"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aboot-gaain"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aboot-kast"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        "on every side of, round;"
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        "relating to, concerning."
      ],
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          "concerning",
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbut/"
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  "word": "aboot"
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      "glosses": [
        "around, about"
      ],
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        [
          "around",
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        [
          "about",
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    },
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        "about, approximately"
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          "about",
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          "approximately",
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        "(after in) inside, nearby"
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      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "outside"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "oot",
          "oot#Scots"
        ],
        [
          "outside",
          "outside"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(after oot) outside"
      ],
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        "after oot"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "somewhere in or near"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "up",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(after up) somewhere in or near"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbut/"
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  ],
  "word": "aboot"
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      "word": "aboot ane"
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      "word": "aboot it"
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    {
      "word": "aboot's han'"
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    {
      "word": "aboot-gaain"
    },
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      "word": "aboot-kast"
    },
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      "word": "in aboot"
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      "word": "oot aboot"
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  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on every side of, round;"
      ],
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        [
          "on",
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          "round",
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        "all over, here and there in;"
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        "in the neighbourhood of;"
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        "relating to, concerning."
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      "ipa": "/əˈbut/"
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