"fou" meaning in Scots

See fou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair fou [comparative], maist fou [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ful, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|ful|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English ful, {{inh+|sco|enm|ful}} Inherited from Middle English ful, {{inh|sco|ang|full}} Old English full, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*full}} Proto-West Germanic *full, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*fullaz}} Proto-Germanic *fullaz, {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*pl̥h₁nós}} Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair fou|||||superlative|maist fou||||}} fou (comparative mair fou, superlative maist fou), {{sco-adj}} fou (comparative mair fou, superlative maist fou)
  1. full
    Sense id: en-fou-sco-adj-oYuGmy6B
  2. well-fed, full of food or drink, sated, replete
    Sense id: en-fou-sco-adj-D7rnHFlX Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 1 75 6 6 1 11
  3. drunk, intoxicated
    Sense id: en-fou-sco-adj-6GAb5aAH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Forms: mair fou [comparative], maist fou [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ful, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|ful|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English ful, {{inh+|sco|enm|ful}} Inherited from Middle English ful, {{inh|sco|ang|full}} Old English full, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*full}} Proto-West Germanic *full, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*fullaz}} Proto-Germanic *fullaz, {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*pl̥h₁nós}} Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|comparative|mair fou|||||superlative|maist fou||||}} fou (comparative mair fou, superlative maist fou), {{sco-adv}} fou (comparative mair fou, superlative maist fou)
  1. fully, very, quite, rather, too
    Sense id: en-fou-sco-adv-0hlT0jIj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|sco|noun}} fou
  1. saxifrage
    Sense id: en-fou-sco-noun-p0A44Yua
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: fous [plural]
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  1. bushel
    Sense id: en-fou-sco-noun-MJw892qF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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}

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    "Scots nouns",
    "West Makian entries with incorrect language header",
    "West Makian lemmas",
    "West Makian nouns",
    "West Makian terms in nonstandard scripts"
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "bushel"
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          "bushel"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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