"greet" meaning in Scots

See greet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡrit/ Forms: greeter [comparative], greetest [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|greeter|||||superlative|greetest||||}} greet (comparative greeter, superlative greetest), {{sco-adj|er}} greet (comparative greeter, superlative greetest)
  1. Alternative form of great Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: great
    Sense id: en-greet-sco-adj-bJ-eVMT1 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 54 26 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɡrit/
Etymology: From a blend of two Old English verbs, grētan (cognate with Swedish gråta', Danish græde) and grēotan (of uncertain ultimate origin), both ‘weep, lament’. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|ang|-}} Old English, {{cog|sv|gråta}} Swedish gråta Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} greet (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} greet (uncountable)
  1. cry, lamentation Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-greet-sco-noun-QILk~5t8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡrit/ Forms: greets [present, singular, third-person], greetin [participle, present], grat [past], grettit [past], grutten [participle, past]
Etymology: From a blend of two Old English verbs, grētan (cognate with Swedish gråta', Danish græde) and grēotan (of uncertain ultimate origin), both ‘weep, lament’. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|ang|-}} Old English, {{cog|sv|gråta}} Swedish gråta Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|greets|present participle|greetin|simple past|grat or grettit|past participle|grutten|head=}} greet (third-person singular simple present greets, present participle greetin, simple past grat or grettit, past participle grutten), {{sco-verb|greets|greetin|grat or grettit|grutten}} greet (third-person singular simple present greets, present participle greetin, simple past grat or grettit, past participle grutten)
  1. to weep, lament
    Sense id: en-greet-sco-verb-M~pDocC2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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