aboot
Scots
/əˈbut/
adv
Definitions
- outside
- around, about
- on the move, up and around (especially as recovered from an illness)
- about, approximately
- (after l) inside, nearby
- (after l) outside
- (after l) somewhere in or near
Etymology
Inherited from Old English onbūtan.
Origin
Old English
onbūtan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- onbūtan Old English
- aboute Middle English
- 'bootgates Scots
- gates Scots
- hame Scots
- hame-aboot Scots