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The following words are of Goidelic origin but it cannot be ascertained whether the source language was Old Irish or one of the modern Goidelic languages.. Brogue [1] An accent, Irish, or Scottish Gaelic bròg, shoe (of a particular kind worn by Irish and Gaelic peasants), Old Irish bróc, from Norse brókr [2]
List of English words of Scots origin is a list of English language words of Scots origin. See also "List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin", which contains many words which were borrowed via Highland Scots. Blackmail A form of extortion carried out by the Border Reivers, borrowed into English with less violent connotations. blatant ...
Pages in category "Scottish words and phrases" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
List of English words of Scottish origin may refer to: List of English words of Scots origin (i.e. Lowland Scots (Lallans, Doric etc.))
These lists of English words of Celtic origin include English words derived from Celtic origins. These are, for example, Common Brittonic , Gaulish , Irish , Scottish Gaelic , Welsh , or other languages.
Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST), 12 volumes; Scottish National Dictionary (SND), 10 volumes; The DOST contains information about Older Scots words in use from the 12th to the end of the 17th centuries (Early and Middle Scots); SND contains information about Scots words in use from 1700 to the 1970s (Modern Scots).
Scottish words and phrases (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Scots language" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect ...
The place type in the list for Scotland records all inhabited areas as City. According to British government definitions, there are only eight Scottish cities; [1] they are Aberdeen, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Stirling. The other locations may be described by such terms as town, burgh, village, hamlet ...