first-foot
verb🔊/ˌfɜːst ˈfʊt/
🔊/ˌfɜːrst ˈfʊt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they first-foot | 🔊/ˌfɜːst ˈfʊt/ 🔊/ˌfɜːrst ˈfʊt/ |
| he / she / it first-foots | 🔊/ˌfɜːst ˈfʊts/ 🔊/ˌfɜːrst ˈfʊts/ |
| past simple first-footed | 🔊/ˌfɜːst ˈfʊtɪd/ 🔊/ˌfɜːrst ˈfʊtɪd/ |
| past participle first-footed | 🔊/ˌfɜːst ˈfʊtɪd/ 🔊/ˌfɜːrst ˈfʊtɪd/ |
| -ing form first-footing | 🔊/ˌfɜːst ˈfʊtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌfɜːrst ˈfʊtɪŋ/ |
- first-foot somebody
to be the first person to enter somebody’s house in the New Year. First-footing is a Scottish custom.
CultureFirst-footing is the Scottish tradition of waiting for a new person to enter a house at new year before the celebrations can begin. Many people enjoy first-footing in Scotland by going to other people's houses. It is traditional to take a piece of coal for the fire, some whisky to drink, and sometimes something to eat.