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

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