"puir" meaning in Scots

See puir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair puir [comparative], maist puir [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English povre, from Old French povre, from Latin pauper. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm|povre}} Middle English povre, {{der|sco|fro|povre}} Old French povre, {{der|sco|la|pauper}} Latin pauper Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair puir|||||superlative|maist puir||||}} puir (comparative mair puir, superlative maist puir), {{sco-adj}} puir (comparative mair puir, superlative maist puir)
  1. poor Derived forms: puir-man, puirshoose, puirtith
    Sense id: en-puir-sco-adj-TjeV0F2d Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
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