scot

See also: Scot and Scot.

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɒt/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

scot (plural scots)

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

Derived terms

• Rome-scot
• scotale
• scot and lot
• scot-free

Related terms

• churchscot
• escot
• lightscot
• shot
• shout
• scot-free

Anagrams

• C.O.T.S., COTS, CSTO, CTOs, Cost, OCTS, OSTC, TOCs, cost, cots

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• scotu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excotō, from Latin excutiō. Compare Romanian scoate, scot.

Verb

scot first-singular present indicative (past participle scoasã or scose)

1. to remove, take out
2. to wrest, wrench, snatch
3. to show, present

Related terms

• scoatiri / scoatire
• scuteri
• scos
• niscos
• niscoasã / niscose

Irish

Noun

scot m (genitive singular scoit, nominative plural scoit)

1. scot, reckoning
2. picnic party (on raided food)

Declension

Declension of scot (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative scot scoit vocative a scoit a scota genitive scoit scot dative scot scoit forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an scot na scoit genitive an scoit na scot dative leis an scot don scot leis na scoit

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scott, scoth

Etymology

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”). Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔt/

Noun

scot (plural scotes)

1. payment
2. tax, contribution

Descendants

• English: scot

References

• “scot, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċēot

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃot/

Noun

sċot n (nominative plural sċot)

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

Declension

Declension of sċot (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċot	sċot
accusative	sċot	sċot
genitive	sċotes	sċota
dative	sċote	sċotum

Descendants

• English: shot

Romanian

Verb

scot

1. inflection of scoate:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative