"laich" meaning in Scots

See laich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair laich [comparative], maist laich [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English laghe, lāh, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz. Cognate with English low. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|laghe}} Middle English laghe, {{m|enm|lah|lāh}} lāh, {{bor|sco|non|lágr}} Old Norse lágr, {{der|sco|gem-pro|*lēgaz}} Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, {{cog|en|low}} English low Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair laich|||||superlative|maist laich||||}} laich (comparative mair laich, superlative maist laich), {{sco-adj}} laich (comparative mair laich, superlative maist laich)
  1. Low; flat; lowly.

Download JSON data for laich meaning in Scots (1.7kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "laghe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English laghe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "lah",
        "3": "lāh"
      },
      "expansion": "lāh",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lágr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse lágr",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lēgaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lēgaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "low"
      },
      "expansion": "English low",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English laghe, lāh, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz. Cognate with English low.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mair laich",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist laich",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "4": "mair laich",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "superlative"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "laich (comparative mair laich, superlative maist laich)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sco",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English links with redundant target parameters",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "Low; flat; lowly."
      ],
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          "Low",
          "low"
        ],
        [
          "flat",
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        ],
        [
          "lowly",
          "lowly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "lah",
        "3": "lāh"
      },
      "expansion": "lāh",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lágr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse lágr",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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        "3": "*lēgaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lēgaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "low"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mair laich",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist laich",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "mair laich",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "superlative"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "laich (comparative mair laich, superlative maist laich)",
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    }
  ],
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        "Middle English links with redundant target parameters",
        "Scots adjectives",
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "Scots terms borrowed from Old Norse",
        "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
        "Scots terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Scots terms inherited from Middle English"
      ],
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        "Low; flat; lowly."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "lowly",
          "lowly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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