"an" meaning in Scots

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Article

IPA: [ən]
Etymology: From Middle English oon, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Cognate to English an. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|oon}} Middle English oon, {{inh|sco|ang|an|ān|one}} Old English ān (“one”), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*ainaz}} Proto-Germanic *ainaz, {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*óynos}} Proto-Indo-European *óynos, {{cog|en|an}} English an Head templates: {{head|sco|articles}} an
  1. (before a vowel) a, an Tags: before-vowel Synonyms: a
    Sense id: en-an-sco-article-jF9Wbm2d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Scots articles, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots articles: 0 0 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Conjunction

IPA: [ɑn] [stressed], [ən] [unstressed] Forms: an' [alternative], and [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English and, ond, end (“and”), from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi, *undi, *unþi (“and, furthermore”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|and}} Old English and, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*andi}} Proto-Germanic *andi, {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*h₂énti||facing opposite, near, in front of, before}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”) Head templates: {{head|sco|conjunctions|head=}} an, {{sco-conj}} an
  1. and Derived forms: an a'
    Sense id: en-an-sco-conj-YgERG4Og
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Scots articles, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots articles: 0 0 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Alternative forms

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