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abedul "birch tree" from late Latin betula "birch", diminutive of Gaulish betuā "birch"; akin to Old Irish bethe, Irish/Scottish beith, Manx beih, Welsh bedw, Breton bezv. The a of abedul is by the influence of Spanish abeto "fir tree. álamo "white poplar" alondra "lark" (OSp aloa) from gaulish alauda; alosa "shad" ambuesta
(The original Gaelic version by Evan MacColl) Seisd ’S e Fòghnan na h-Alba lus ainmeil nam buadh; Lus grinn nan dos calgach thug dearbh air bhi cruaidh; Sean-suaicheantas mòrail tir bhòidhich mo luaidh: ’S tric dh’fhadaich a dheagh-chliù tein’-éibhinn’nam ghruaidh.
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The Ball of Kirriemuir" (occasionally Kerrymuir and other variants), sometimes known as "The Gathering of the Clans" or "Four-and-Twenty Virgins", is a traditional song of Scottish origin. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 4828. [1] It consists of quatrains in which the second and fourth lines rhyme, alternating with a chorus. The words, and the ...
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The current project team includes editorial staff from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue and from the Scottish National Dictionary Association. In 2021, Scottish Language Dictionaries became an SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) and changed its name to Dictionaries of the Scots Language.
"Brochan Lom" is a Scottish Gaelic nonsense song about porridge.The tune is popular and appears frequently at Scottish country dances and ceilidhs.It falls into the category of "mouth music" (Puirt a beul), used to create music for dancing in the absence of instruments.
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 ...