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The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) (Scots: Dictionar o the Scots Leid, Scottish Gaelic: Faclair de Chànan na Albais) is an online Scots – English dictionary run by Dictionaries of the Scots Language. Freely available via the Internet, the work comprises the two major dictionaries of the Scots language: [1] The DOST contains ...
Scots is recognised as an indigenous language of Scotland by the Scottish government, [ 8 ] a regional or minority language of Europe, [ 9 ] and a vulnerable language by UNESCO. [ 10 ][ 11 ] In a Scottish census from 2022, over 1.5 million people in Scotland reported being able to speak Scots.
Words of Scottish Gaelic origin. [edit] Cairn. Capercaillie. Claymore. Trousers. Bard. [ 1 ] The word's earliest appearance in English is in 15th century Scotland with the meaning "vagabond minstrel". The modern literary meaning, which began in the 17th century, is heavily influenced by the presence of the word in ancient Greek (bardos) and ...
Amount; quantity (or a large amount/quantity) The greater or larger part (when used with a definite article) From the first sense can be derived "feckless", meaning witless, weak, or ineffective. "Feckless" remains a part of Modern English and Scottish English, and appears in a number of Scottish adages: "Feckless folk are aye fain o ane anither."
literally "stinking", from Scots "to ming". plaid. From Gaelic plaide or simply a development of ply, to fold, giving plied then plaid after the Scots pronunciation. pony. Borrowed from obsolete French poulenet (little foal) from Latin pullāmen. raid. scone. Probably from Dutch schoon. shinny.
Doric dialect (Scotland) Doric, the popular name for Mid Northern Scots[ 1 ] or Northeast Scots, [ 2 ] refers to the Scots language as spoken in the northeast of Scotland. There is an extensive body of literature, mostly poetry, ballads, and songs, written in Doric. In some literary works, Doric is used as the language of conversation while the ...
Teuchter. Teuchter (English: / ˈtjuːxtər / TEWKH-tər, Scots: [ˈtjuxtər, ˈtʃuxtər]) [1][2] is a Lowland Scots word sometimes used to offensively describe a Scottish Highlander, in particular a Gaelic -speaking Teuchter. [3] The term is also in use with more broader meanings attached, commonly applied to any Scot perceived to be from a ...
Indo-European. mixed language. Scottish Cant. Language codes. ISO 639-3. trl. Glottolog. trav1235. Scottish Cant (often called Scots-Romani or Scotch-Romani) is a cant spoken by Scottish Travellers and Scottish Lowland Roma, primarily in the Scottish Lowlands.