scot
English
Etymology
From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English scot, scott, sċeot, ġescot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. More at shot.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
scot (plural scots)
- (UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.
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Anagrams
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *excotō < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin excutiō. Compare Romanian scoate, scot.
Verb
scot (past participle scoasã)
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Irish
Noun
scot m (genitive singular scoit, nominative plural scoit)
Declension
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skutą. Cognate with Old Frisian skot, Old Saxon sīlscot, Old High German scoz (German Schoß), Old Norse skot.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
sċot n (nominative plural sċot)
Descendants
- English: shot
Romanian
Verb
scot
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