"fit" meaning in Scots

See fit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fits [plural], fuit [alternative], fut [alternative], fute [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Northern Middle English fut, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm-nor|fut|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Northern Middle English fut, {{inh+|sco|enm-nor|fut}} Inherited from Northern Middle English fut, {{inh|sco|ang|fōt}} Old English fōt, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*fōt}} Proto-West Germanic *fōt, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*fōts}} Proto-Germanic *fōts, {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*pṓds}} Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|fits|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} fit (plural fits), {{sco-noun}} fit (plural fits)
  1. foot
    Sense id: en-fit-sco-noun-IuT2kSpp
  2. lower end (of a street, river, field etc)
    Sense id: en-fit-sco-noun-bn8nKCww
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fitbaw
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sco|pronoun}} fit
  1. Doric Scots form of what
    Sense id: en-fit-sco-pron-KjLm-4Xr Categories (other): Doric Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots pronouns Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 98 0 Disambiguation of Scots pronouns: 1 1 92 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: fits [present, singular, third-person], fitin [participle, present], fitt [participle, past], fitt [past], fuit [alternative], fut [alternative], fute [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Northern Middle English fut, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm-nor|fut|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Northern Middle English fut, {{inh+|sco|enm-nor|fut}} Inherited from Northern Middle English fut, {{inh|sco|ang|fōt}} Old English fōt, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*fōt}} Proto-West Germanic *fōt, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*fōts}} Proto-Germanic *fōts, {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*pṓds}} Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg||||}} fits, {{sco-verb/getPresP||||}} fitin, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} fitt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} fitt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} fitt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} fitt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} fitt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} fitt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} fitt, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|fits|present participle|fitin|simple past and past participle|fitt|||head=}} fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitin, simple past and past participle fitt), {{sco-verb}} fit (third-person singular simple present fits, present participle fitin, simple past and past participle fitt)
  1. to foot
    Sense id: en-fit-sco-verb-MJoFGtls
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "foot"
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