"kye" meaning in Scots

See kye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kae/
Etymology: From Old English cȳ. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|ang|cȳ}} Old English cȳ Head templates: {{head|sco|noun form}} kye
  1. plural of coo Tags: form-of, plural Form of: coo
    Sense id: en-kye-sco-noun-OLDIQ0gd Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kʌj/ Forms: kyes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|kyes|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} kye (plural kyes), {{sco-noun}} kye (plural kyes)
  1. (Southern Scots) a key Tags: Southern-Scots
    Sense id: en-kye-sco-noun-j6Oqsvqp Categories (other): Southern Scots
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "For then I had a score o' kye, / Och-on, Och-on, Och-rie! / Feeding on yon hill sae high, / And giving milk to me.",
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