"moy" meaning in Scots

See moy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair moy [comparative], maist moy [superlative]
Etymology: From Early Scots moy, from Middle Dutch mooy, moy (“pretty, nice”), from Old Dutch mōi (see modern Dutch mooi (“nice, beautiful”)). Related to German Low German mooi (“nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful”), dialectal Norwegian møy (“quiet, gentle”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gmw-pro}}, {{inh|sco|enm-esc|moy}} Early Scots moy, {{der|sco|dum|mooy}} Middle Dutch mooy, {{der|sco|odt|mōi}} Old Dutch mōi, {{cog|nl|mooi|t=nice, beautiful}} Dutch mooi (“nice, beautiful”), {{cog|nds-de|mooi|t=nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful}} German Low German mooi (“nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful”), {{cog|no|møy|t=quiet, gentle}} Norwegian møy (“quiet, gentle”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair moy|||||superlative|maist moy||||}} moy (comparative mair moy, superlative maist moy), {{sco-adj}} moy (comparative mair moy, superlative maist moy)
  1. mild; gentle; reserved; meek
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