scot

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. More at shot.

• IPA^(key): /skɒt/

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• Rhymes: -ɒt

scot (plural scots)

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

• escot
• shot
• shout

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

• scotu

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

scot (past participle scoasã)

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

• scoatiri / scoatire
• scos

scot m (genitive singular scoit, nominative plural scoit)

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

• sċēot

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃot/

sċot n (nominative plural sċot)

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

• English: shot

scot

1. first-person singular present indicative of scoate
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of scoate
3. third-person plural present indicative of scoate