"agent" meaning in Scots

See agent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeːdʒənt/, /ˈɑː-/ Forms: agents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|la|agēns}} Latin agēns Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|agents|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} agent (plural agents), {{sco-noun}} agent (plural agents)
  1. (law) solicitor Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-agent-sco-noun-XalCVqct Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: awgent

Verb

IPA: /ˈeːdʒənt/, /ˈɑː-/ Forms: agents [present, singular, third-person], agentin [participle, present], agentit [past], agentit [participle, past]
Etymology: From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|la|agēns}} Latin agēns Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|agents|present participle|agentin|simple past|agentit|past participle|agentit|head=}} agent (third-person singular simple present agents, present participle agentin, simple past agentit, past participle agentit), {{sco-verb|agent|it}} agent (third-person singular simple present agents, present participle agentin, simple past agentit, past participle agentit)
  1. to act as law agent
    Sense id: en-agent-sco-verb-TgiqRpck Categories (other): Pages with 20 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 20 entries: 0 2 6 0 2 8 5 5 2 4 8 4 7 2 5 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 8 0 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 6 0 2 8 5 5 2 4 7 5 7 2 5 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 8 0 10 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: awgent

Alternative forms

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