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Fae 2001 the European Day o Leids haes been held ilka year on 26 September, an is co-airtit bi the Cooncil o Europe an the European Centre for Modren Leids. The Cooncil o Europe haes 46 memmer states …
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Derry City an Strabane District Cooncil, alang wi uphaud fae the Agency for Ulster Scots, is awa tae haud a week tentie til Ulster Scots, baith spoken an wrutten, atween 25 an 29 November 2024. The cooncil …
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GEAN, n. Dictionaries of the Scots Language defines gean as “the wild cherry, Prunus avium, and its fruit”. An early example (1735) comes from Life and Labour on …
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PEE-THE-BED, n. This nickname is defined in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) as: “the dandelion, from its diuretic properties”. In The Richt Noise …
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A wheen o screivars an publishers – ten in aw – haes been awairdit siller oot the Publication Grant tae the Scots Leid for tae gie a heize tae thair wark throu Scots. Fundit bi the Scots Government, …
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The Forum for Speirings anent the Leids o Scotland an Ulster is awa tae haud its confeerence this year fae 28ct tae the 30t November 2024, in Belfast, bi gait o the Versity o Ulster. This will be the …
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The feegurs oot the 2022 census wis set furth taewards the end o Mey 2024, an shuid kittle aw thaim wi an intress in the Scots leid. As the affcome o a speiring bi the General Register Office, back in …
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A new buik anent Dumfaurlin isna lang aff the press. Wrutten bi Colin Maxwell, an cryed The Dunfermline Story, it is set oot in cairtoon or comic style wi eemages wrocht bi 30 or mair sindry airtists. …
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It wis twinty twa year syne this comin month, in Aprile 2002, that the first hail langage coorse in the Scots leid, in modren times, wis set furth. The Luath Scots Language Learner, wrutten bi Lindsay …
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WHITE PUDDING, n. A white pudding has nothing to do with a dessert. In the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) it is defined as “a pudding or sausage stuffed with oatmeal, …