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Scot

noun
/ˈskɒt/UK/ˈskɑt/US/ˈskɔʔ//skɒt/

Etymology

From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English scot, scott, sċeot, ġescot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot.

  1. derived from *skutą✻
  2. derived from skot
  3. inherited from scot
  4. inherited from scot

Definitions

  1. A person born in or native to Scotland.

  2. A surname

  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

    2. A fury

      A fury; a fit of temper.

      • The black fellows were in a very savage mood. […] Mr. Lawson, having heard that the up-creek blacks were "in a scot," and fearing that the youngsters might fall into their hands, had then started with his little party in pursuit.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for Scot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA