"peerie" meaning in Scots

See peerie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpiːri/ Forms: peerier [comparative], peeriest [superlative]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|sco}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|peerier||peeriest|||superlative|peeriest||peeriest||}} peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest), {{sco-adj|peerier|peeriest}} peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
  1. (Northern Isles) small, little, tiny Synonyms: peedie Derived forms: Peerie Sea (alt: a placename) (english: little sea) [literally], peerie folk (english: little folk; fairies) [literally]
    Sense id: en-peerie-sco-adj-NCaP~fZG Categories (other): Orkney Scots, Shetland Scots
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: peeries [plural]
Etymology: From peer (“pear”) + -ie, due to the resemblance of some spinning tops to pears. Etymology templates: {{af|sco|peer|-ie|t1=pear}} peer (“pear”) + -ie Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|peeries|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} peerie (plural peeries), {{sco-noun}} peerie (plural peeries)
  1. A spinning top.
    Sense id: en-peerie-sco-noun-R1hUWv~n Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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