"maill" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: maills [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mal, male from Old English māl (“speech, contract, agreement”) from Old Norse mál (“agreement, speech, lawsuit”). Cognate with English mail (“monetary payment; rent; tax”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm|mal}} Middle English mal, {{der|sco|ang|māl||speech, contract, agreement}} Old English māl (“speech, contract, agreement”), {{der|sco|non|mál||agreement, speech, lawsuit}} Old Norse mál (“agreement, speech, lawsuit”), {{cog|en|mail#Etymology 3|alt=mail|t=monetary payment; rent; tax}} English mail (“monetary payment; rent; tax”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|maills|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} maill (plural maills), {{sco-noun}} maill (plural maills)
  1. (historical) mail (monetary payment or tribute; rent; tax) Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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