[skots] 
| 1. | Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland. Compare Scots Gaelic. |
| 2. | Scottish (def. 1). |
[skot] | 1. | a payment or charge. |
| 2. | one's share of a payment or charge. |
| 3. | an assessment or tax. |
[skot] | 1. | a native or inhabitant of Scotland. |
| 2. | one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named. |
[skot-ish] | 1. | Also, Scots. of or pertaining to Scotland, its people, or their language. |
| scot (skŏt) n. Money assessed or paid. [Middle English, tax, partly from Old Norse skot and partly from Old French escot, of Germanic origin; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.] |
| Scot (skŏt) n.
[From Middle English Scottes, Scotsmen, from Old English Scottas, Scotsmen, Irishmen, from Late Latin Scottī, Irishmen.] |
| Scots (skŏts) adj. Scottish. See Usage Note at Scottish. n. The language traditionally spoken by people living in the Lowlands of Scotland. Scots is sometimes classified as a variety of English and sometimes as a separate language. [Middle English scottis, variant of scottisc, Scottish, from Scotte, sing. of Scottes, Scotsmen; see Scot.] |
"Scot, with its variants Scotch, Scottish, etc., may have been an Irish term of scorn (Scuit, pronounced shite); its ulterior origin is unknown." [Shipley]
