"meschant" meaning in Scots

See meschant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair meschant [comparative], maist meschant [superlative], meshant [alternative], mischant [alternative], mushin [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French meschant. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|frm|meschant}} Middle French meschant Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair meschant|||||superlative|maist meschant||||}} meschant (comparative mair meschant, superlative maist meschant), {{sco-adj}} meschant (comparative mair meschant, superlative maist meschant)
  1. evil; wicked; offensive Derived forms: meshantlie (english: cruelly, wickedly), meshantydoor (english: a bad smell), mischanpratt (english: a mischevious trick), mushinfow (english: cruel, mean)
    Sense id: en-meschant-sco-adj-WJ24l63J

Noun

Forms: meschants [plural], meshant [alternative], mischant [alternative], mushin [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French meschant. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|frm|meschant}} Middle French meschant Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|meschants|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} meschant (plural meschants), {{sco-noun}} meschant (plural meschants)
  1. (rare, collective, nonce word) evildoers; the wicked Tags: collective, nonce-word, rare
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