"coo" meaning in Scots

See coo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kuː/ Forms: kye [plural], coos [plural], coe [alternative], cou [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Scots kow, form Middle English cow, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō (“cow”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|kow|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Scots kow, {{inh+|sco|gmw-msc|kow}} Inherited from Middle Scots kow, {{inh|sco|enm|cow}} Middle English cow, {{inh|sco|ang|cū}} Old English cū, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*kō|t=cow}} Proto-West Germanic *kō (“cow”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|kye|or|coos|||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} coo (plural kye or coos), {{sco-noun|pl=kye|pl2=coos}} coo (plural kye or coos)
  1. cow
    Sense id: en-coo-sco-noun-vrE0dUkQ Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Cattle, Mammals

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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