"dit" meaning in Scots

See dit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɪt/, /ˈdɪʔ/ [Hawick] Forms: dits [present, singular, third-person], ditin [participle, present], ditt [participle, past], ditt [past], dyt [alternative], ditt [alternative]
Etymology: From Early Scots ditt or dyt, from Old English dyttan. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm-esc|ditt}} Early Scots ditt, {{inh|sco|ang|dyttan}} Old English dyttan Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg||||}} dits, {{sco-verb/getPresP||||}} ditin, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ditt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} ditt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ditt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ditt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} ditt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ditt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} ditt, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|dits|present participle|ditin|simple past and past participle|ditt|||head=}} dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditin, simple past and past participle ditt), {{sco-verb}} dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditin, simple past and past participle ditt)
  1. to close (especially of a door or mouth)
    Sense id: en-dit-sco-verb-f-OpUuex
  2. to block or stop up (of an opening)
    Sense id: en-dit-sco-verb-W7nacgWv Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 12 46 15 13 14
  3. to obstruct, especially from view
    Sense id: en-dit-sco-verb-GgypAC03
  4. to darken or dim (in the sense of obscuring light)
    Sense id: en-dit-sco-verb-WdemquEc
  5. of the sun: to sink or to be obscured by clouds
    Sense id: en-dit-sco-verb-UUaIyfzx

Inflected forms

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      "form": "dyt",
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      "glosses": [
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          "block",
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          "obscure",
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  "word": "dit"
}

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