"gill" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: gills [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gille, from Old French gille (“a wine measure”), from Medieval Latin gillo (“earthenware jar”). Compare English gill. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|cel|cel-gau}}, {{inh|sco|enm|gille}} Middle English gille, {{der|sco|fro|gille|t=a wine measure}} Old French gille (“a wine measure”), {{der|sco|ML.|gillo|t=earthenware jar}} Medieval Latin gillo (“earthenware jar”), {{cog|en|gill|id=measure}} English gill Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|gills|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} gill (plural gills), {{sco-noun}} gill (plural gills)
  1. a measure of liquid equivalent to one-fourth of a mutchkin or three quarters of an Imperial gill, about 110 millilitres; (by extension) a serving of drink
    Sense id: en-gill-sco-noun-CKg3YMDm Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 77 3 14 6
  2. a vessel with a capacity of one gill
    Sense id: en-gill-sco-noun-BC1uwmww
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hawick gill
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gills [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse gil, Norwegian gjel (“gorge, ravine”), attested a. 1500. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|non|gil}} Old Norse gil, {{cog|no|sco|gjel|t=gorge, ravine}} Norwegian gjel (“gorge, ravine”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|gills|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} gill (plural gills), {{sco-noun}} gill (plural gills)
  1. a narrow valley with steep sides, a gully
    Sense id: en-gill-sco-noun-JrcaZJ5a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: gills [present, singular, third-person], gilling [participle, present], gill'd [past], gill'd [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English gille, from Old French gille (“a wine measure”), from Medieval Latin gillo (“earthenware jar”). Compare English gill. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|cel|cel-gau}}, {{inh|sco|enm|gille}} Middle English gille, {{der|sco|fro|gille|t=a wine measure}} Old French gille (“a wine measure”), {{der|sco|ML.|gillo|t=earthenware jar}} Medieval Latin gillo (“earthenware jar”), {{cog|en|gill|id=measure}} English gill Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|gills|present participle|gilling|simple past|gill'd|past participle|gill'd|head=}} gill (third-person singular simple present gills, present participle gilling, simple past gill'd, past participle gill'd), {{sco-verb|gills|gilling|gill'd}} gill (third-person singular simple present gills, present participle gilling, simple past gill'd, past participle gill'd)
  1. to drink, tipple
    Sense id: en-gill-sco-verb-7GVJdxwQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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