peerie
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪəɹi
Adjective
[edit]peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
Noun
[edit]peerie (plural peeries)
Scots
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From peer (“pear”) + -ie, due to the resemblance of some spinning tops to pears.
Noun
[edit]peerie (plural peeries)
- A spinning top.
Descendants
[edit]- → English: peery
Etymology 2
[edit]Unknown.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
Derived terms
[edit]- Peerie Sea (a placename, literally “little sea”)
- peerie folk (fairies, literally “little folk”)
References
[edit]- “peerie, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- “peerie, n.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
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