scot meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Scot

nounalso spelled Scot

UK /ˈskɒt/ · US /ˈskɑt/

Etymology From Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.

A person born in or native to Scotland.

Derived terms: Scotch, Scotizing, Scots' Gap, Scottish
Hyponyms: Lowlander, Highlander

scot

noun

/skɒt/

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.

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, scot-free, shot, shout

scot

noun

Obsolete, Slang A fury; a fit of temper.

The black fellows were in a very savage mood. […] Mr. Lawson, having heard that the up-creek blacks were "in a scot," and fearing that the youngsters might fall into their hands, had then started with his little party in pursuit.1869, Richard Rowe, The Boy in the Bush:

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