"horse" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: horse [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English hors, horse, from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|hors|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English hors, {{inh+|sco|enm|hors}} Inherited from Middle English hors, {{inh|sco|ang|hors}} Old English hors, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*hross}} Proto-West Germanic *hross, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*hrussą}} Proto-Germanic *hrussą Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|horse|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} horse (plural horse), {{sco-noun|horse}} horse (plural horse)
  1. horse
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