"by" meaning in Scots

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Adverb

IPA: [ˈbɪ], [ˈbə], [ˈbɑɪ̯] [emphatic]
Etymology: From Middle English by, from Old English bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī. Cognates include English by and Yola bee. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|by}} Middle English by, {{inh|sco|ang|bi}} Old English bi, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*bī}} Proto-West Germanic *bī, {{cog|en|by}} English by, {{cog|yol|bee}} Yola bee Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb}} by
  1. by, nearby
    Sense id: en-by-sco-adv-fHYHPdPS Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 47 25 0 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bye, bi', be, b'

Conjunction

IPA: [ˈbɪ], [ˈbə], [ˈbɑɪ̯] [emphatic]
Etymology: From Middle English by, from Old English bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī. Cognates include English by and Yola bee. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|by}} Middle English by, {{inh|sco|ang|bi}} Old English bi, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*bī}} Proto-West Germanic *bī, {{cog|en|by}} English by, {{cog|yol|bee}} Yola bee Head templates: {{head|sco|conjunction}} by
  1. by (the time that)
    Sense id: en-by-sco-conj-yOXzALeT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bye, bi', be, b'

Preposition

IPA: [ˈbɪ], [ˈbə], [ˈbɑɪ̯] [emphatic]
Etymology: From Middle English by, from Old English bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī. Cognates include English by and Yola bee. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|by}} Middle English by, {{inh|sco|ang|bi}} Old English bi, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*bī}} Proto-West Germanic *bī, {{cog|en|by}} English by, {{cog|yol|bee}} Yola bee Head templates: {{head|sco|preposition}} by
  1. by
    Sense id: en-by-sco-prep-p-LSbo0V
  2. (in comparisons) than
    Sense id: en-by-sco-prep-c4NxHBsF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bye, bi', be, b'

Alternative forms

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