"wee" meaning in Scots

See wee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wiː/ Forms: weer [comparative], weest [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wēġ(e), wǣġ (unit of weight). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|ang|wēġ(e)|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wēġ(e), {{inh+|sco|ang|wēġ(e)}} Inherited from Old English wēġ(e) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|weer||weest|||superlative|weest||weest||}} wee (comparative weer, superlative weest), {{sco-adj|weer|weest}} wee (comparative weer, superlative weest)
  1. small, little, tiny
    Sense id: en-wee-sco-adj-NCaP~fZG Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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