"mim" meaning in Scots

See mim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈmɪm] Forms: mair mim [comparative], maist mim [superlative]
Etymology: From Early Scots mim, imitative of pursing the lips. Compare English mum (“silent”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|sco-osc|mim}} Early Scots mim, {{ncog|en|mum||silent}} English mum (“silent”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair mim|||||superlative|maist mim||||}} mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim), {{sco-adj}} mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim)
  1. restrained, peaceable
    Sense id: en-mim-sco-adj-fNT5BPq7
  2. prim, prudish, modest
    Sense id: en-mim-sco-adj-NcpwWas3 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 46 6 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mimm

Adverb

IPA: [ˈmɪm] Forms: mair mim [comparative], maist mim [superlative]
Etymology: From Early Scots mim, imitative of pursing the lips. Compare English mum (“silent”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|sco-osc|mim}} Early Scots mim, {{ncog|en|mum||silent}} English mum (“silent”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|comparative|mair mim|||||superlative|maist mim||||}} mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim), {{sco-adv}} mim (comparative mair mim, superlative maist mim)
  1. mincingly
    Sense id: en-mim-sco-adv-FgfwPcQV Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 46 6 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mimm

Verb

IPA: [ˈmɪm] Forms: mims [present, singular, third-person], mimin [participle, present], mimt [past], mimt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Early Scots mim, imitative of pursing the lips. Compare English mum (“silent”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|sco-osc|mim}} Early Scots mim, {{ncog|en|mum||silent}} English mum (“silent”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|mims|present participle|mimin|simple past|mimt|past participle|mimt|head=}} mim (third-person singular simple present mims, present participle mimin, simple past mimt, past participle mimt), {{sco-verb}} mim (third-person singular simple present mims, present participle mimin, simple past mimt, past participle mimt)
  1. (intransitive) to act in a prim manner Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-mim-sco-verb-kFnoC5XY
  2. (intransitive) to move in a prim manner Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-mim-sco-verb-z-74Dmsr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mimm

Download JSON data for mim meaning in Scots (4.5kB)

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