"mair" meaning in Scots

See mair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /meːr/
Etymology: From northern Middle English mare, from Old English māra (compare English more, and German mehr), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|mare}} Middle English mare, {{inh|sco|ang|māra}} Old English māra, {{cog|en|more}} English more, {{cog|de|mehr}} German mehr, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*maizô}} Proto-Germanic *maizô Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adjectives}} mair (not comparable), {{sco-adj|-}} mair (not comparable)
  1. bigger, greater Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mair-sco-adj-YPR7gLpm Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 40 33 16 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /meːr/
Etymology: From northern Middle English mare, from Old English māra (compare English more, and German mehr), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|mare}} Middle English mare, {{inh|sco|ang|māra}} Old English māra, {{cog|en|more}} English more, {{cog|de|mehr}} German mehr, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*maizô}} Proto-Germanic *maizô Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} mair (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} mair (not comparable)
  1. more Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: mair by taiken, mair oot ower, the mair Related terms: mae
    Sense id: en-mair-sco-adv-GHiXzgr8 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 40 33 16 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /meːr/ Forms: mairs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English meyr, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|meyr}} Middle English meyr, {{der|sco|fro|maire||head of a city or town government}} Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), {{der|sco|la|maior||bigger, greater, superior}} Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|mairs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} mair (plural mairs), {{sco-noun}} mair (plural mairs)
  1. (archaic) mayor Tags: archaic Derived forms: mair o fee, mairship, shirra-mair
    Sense id: en-mair-sco-noun-3VGoJdBq Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 40 33 16 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /meːr/ Forms: mairs [plural], muir [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English mōr. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|mōr}} Old English mōr Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|mairs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} mair (plural mairs), {{sco-noun}} mair (plural mairs)
  1. (Southern Scots) moor Tags: Southern-Scots
    Sense id: en-mair-sco-noun-pv42mtxq Categories (other): Southern Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 40 33 16 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Southern Scots"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "moor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moor",
          "moor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Scots) moor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Scots"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/meːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mair"
}

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