"eme" meaning in Scots

See eme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [im] Forms: emes [plural], eam [alternative], eame [alternative], eem [alternative], eeme [alternative], eime [alternative], emm [alternative], emme [alternative], eyme [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English eem, from Old English ēam, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”), related to Latin avus (“grandfather”). Cognate with Dutch Dutch oom, German German Ohm, German Oheim. Etymology templates: {{inherited|sco|enm|eem}} Middle English eem, {{inherited|sco|ang|ēam}} Old English ēam, {{inherited|sco|gem-pro|*awahaimaz||maternal uncle}} Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”), {{cognate|nl|oom}} Dutch oom, {{cognate|de|Ohm}} German Ohm, {{cognate|de|Oheim}} German Oheim Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|emes|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} eme (plural emes), {{sco-noun}} eme (plural emes)
  1. maternal uncle Categories (topical): Family Synonyms (maternal uncle): mither-brither
    Sense id: en-eme-sco-noun-PjGtdF4a Disambiguation of Family: 100 0 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'maternal uncle': 100 0
  2. friend
    Sense id: en-eme-sco-noun-zeSFN8os
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: uncle (english: paternal uncle)
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}

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