Scot

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old English Scottas (people from Ireland, Irishmen), from Late Latin Scotti. Possibly the meaning was "cut off, outcast", related to scoith (to cut off) and scoite (cut off), from scoth (point, edge (of weapon)), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (to cut).[1]

See Scoti.

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Noun[edit]

Scot (plural Scots)

  1. A person born in or native to Scotland.
    Synonyms: Scotsman, Scotchman

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Proper noun[edit]

Scot

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ C. Oman, A History of England before the Norman Conquest, London, 1910, p. 157

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Noun[edit]

Scot m (genitive singular Scoit, nominative plural Scoit)

  1. (historical) Scot, Irishman

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Derived terms[edit]

  • Scotach (Scottish; Scotch-Irish, adjective)
  • Scotach m (Scot, Scotsman; Irishman of Scottish descent)

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