"now" meaning in Scots

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} now (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} now (not comparable)
  1. alternative spelling of noo (“now”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: noo (extra: now)
    Sense id: en-now-sco-adv-grfzNUh9 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: nows [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hnoll (“top of the head”). Attested in Scots from the 18th century. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|ang|hnoll|t=top of the head}} Old English hnoll (“top of the head”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|nows|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} now (plural nows), {{sco-noun}} now (plural nows)
  1. (archaic, now regional) head Tags: archaic, regional
    Sense id: en-now-sco-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): Regional Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Uncertain; likely imitative. Described in Scots from the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{unc|sco}} Uncertain, {{glossary|imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{head|sco|verb}} now
  1. to chatter, babble, talk frivolously
    Sense id: en-now-sco-verb-46ByKSRK Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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