"muck" meaning in Scots

See muck in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Probably of North Germanic origin; compare Old Norse myki, mykr ‘dung’. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|non|myki}} Old Norse myki Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} muck (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} muck (uncountable)
  1. dung, manure, muck Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-muck-sco-noun-k~9nQkY6 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Verb

Forms: mucks [present, singular, third-person], muckin [participle, present], muckit [participle, past], muckit [past]
Etymology: Probably of North Germanic origin; compare Old Norse myki, mykr ‘dung’. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|non|myki}} Old Norse myki Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg|muck|it||}} mucks, {{sco-verb/getPresP|muck|it||}} muckin, {{sco-verb/getPast|muck|it||}} muckit, {{sco-verb/getPastP|muck|it||}} muckit, {{sco-verb/getPast|muck|it||}} muckit, {{sco-verb/getPast|muck|it||}} muckit, {{sco-verb/getPastP|muck|it||}} muckit, {{sco-verb/getPast|muck|it||}} muckit, {{sco-verb/getPastP|muck|it||}} muckit, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|mucks|present participle|muckin|simple past and past participle|muckit|||head=}} muck (third-person singular simple present mucks, present participle muckin, simple past and past participle muckit), {{sco-verb|muck|it}} muck (third-person singular simple present mucks, present participle muckin, simple past and past participle muckit)
  1. To dirty, foul
    Sense id: en-muck-sco-verb-78rESMjw Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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