"describe" meaning in Scots

See describe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: describes [present, singular, third-person], describin [participle, present], describit [past], describit [participle, past]
Etymology: From English describe. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|en|describe}} English describe Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|describes|present participle|describin|simple past|describit|past participle|describit|head=}} describe (third-person singular simple present describes, present participle describin, simple past describit, past participle describit), {{sco-verb|describes|describin|describit|describit}} describe (third-person singular simple present describes, present participle describin, simple past describit, past participle describit)
  1. to describe
    Sense id: en-describe-sco-verb-NpcGVBpJ Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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