"foost" meaning in Scots

See foost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fuːst/ Forms: foosts [plural]
Etymology: From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût), from Latin fustis (“a cudgel”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|fro|fust||wood}} Old French fust (“wood”), {{der|sco|la|fustis||a cudgel}} Latin fustis (“a cudgel”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|foosts|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} foost (plural foosts), {{sco-noun}} foost (plural foosts)
  1. A mouldy condition or smell
    Sense id: en-foost-sco-noun-YsgP9TbK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 16 6 14 22 22
  2. A suppressed breaking of wind
    Sense id: en-foost-sco-noun-NvQzKYlb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 16 6 14 22 22
  3. An odd or eccentric person
    Sense id: en-foost-sco-noun-fKQXCT4s
  4. Anything in a decaying state or considered rubbish
    Sense id: en-foost-sco-noun-xBdXlkaE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 16 6 14 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 17 3 26 18 17 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 9 31 17 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foost up

Verb

IPA: /fuːst/ Forms: foosts [present, singular, third-person], foostin [participle, present], foostt [participle, past], foostt [past]
Etymology: From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût), from Latin fustis (“a cudgel”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|fro|fust||wood}} Old French fust (“wood”), {{der|sco|la|fustis||a cudgel}} Latin fustis (“a cudgel”) Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg||||}} foosts, {{sco-verb/getPresP||||}} foostin, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} foostt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} foostt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} foostt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} foostt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} foostt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} foostt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} foostt, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|foosts|present participle|foostin|simple past and past participle|foostt|||head=}} foost (third-person singular simple present foosts, present participle foostin, simple past and past participle foostt), {{sco-verb}} foost (third-person singular simple present foosts, present participle foostin, simple past and past participle foostt)
  1. To become or smell mouldy, to mildew
    Sense id: en-foost-sco-verb-5NnV5iE8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 16 6 14 22 22
  2. To break wind in a suppressed manner
    Sense id: en-foost-sco-verb-3a1vzbQK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 16 6 14 22 22

Inflected forms

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