scot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Descendants 2.4 Alternative spellings

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse skot, later influenced by Old French escot (modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Compare shot.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /skɒt/
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  Rhymes: -ɒt

[edit] Noun

scot (plural scots)

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

[edit] Derived terms

• scotale
• scot and lot
• scot-free

[edit] Related terms

• escot
• shot
• shout

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of cost
• cots, COTS

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *skot-. Cognate with Old Frisian skot, Old Saxon sīlscot, Old High German scoz (German Schoß), Old Norse skot.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃot/
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[edit] Noun

scot n. (plural same)

1. shot, act of shooting
2. missile, shot
3. darting, rapid movement

[edit] Descendants

• English shot

[edit] Alternative spellings

• scēot