"great" meaning in Scots

See great in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ɡrɛt], [ɡrɪt], [ɡrit] [North-Northern-Scots], [ɡrɑːt] [Shetland] Forms: greater [comparative], greatest [superlative], greet [alternative], grete [alternative], greit [alternative], graat [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English grete, from Old English grēat, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|grete}} Middle English grete, {{inh|sco|ang|grēat}} Old English grēat, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*graut}} Proto-West Germanic *graut, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*grautaz}} Proto-Germanic *grautaz Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|greater|||||superlative|greatest||||}} great (comparative greater, superlative greatest), {{sco-adj|er}} great (comparative greater, superlative greatest)
  1. great
    Sense id: en-great-sco-adj-h3Zdpszw
  2. coarse (in grain or texture)
    Sense id: en-great-sco-adj-CVjFRnJ3
  3. thick, bulky, roomy (of things)
    Sense id: en-great-sco-adj-gAXJ8ZYO
  4. big, stout (of people)
    Sense id: en-great-sco-adj--9~Tes5z
  5. swollen with rain, in flood (of a river)
    Sense id: en-great-sco-adj-xlABXEMQ
  6. high, stormy (of the sea)
    Sense id: en-great-sco-adj-1mQBHajb Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 1 28 8 10 6 39 8
  7. intimate, friendly
    Sense id: en-great-sco-adj-mV85UdAW

Alternative forms

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