"toun" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /tun/ Forms: touns [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English toun, from Old English tūn. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|toun}} Middle English toun, {{inh|sco|ang|tūn}} Old English tūn Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|touns|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} toun (plural touns), {{sco-noun}} toun (plural touns)
  1. A town or village.
    Sense id: en-toun-sco-noun-bJ1DEo6t Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. A farm settlement or farmstead.
    Sense id: en-toun-sco-noun-GCmSHH-Q
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  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "A town or village."
      ],
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          "town",
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A farm settlement or farmstead."
      ],
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          "farm",
          "farm"
        ],
        [
          "settlement",
          "settlement"
        ],
        [
          "farmstead",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tun/"
    }
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    "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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        "A town or village."
      ],
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          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A farm settlement or farmstead."
      ],
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        [
          "farm",
          "farm"
        ],
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          "settlement",
          "settlement"
        ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tun/"
    }
  ],
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}

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