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A new fower pairt braidcast anent the culture an identity o Scots-speaking Ulster is awa tae air on NVTV fae Tuesday 25 Februar. Cryed A Wee Drapp An A Yarn, hostit bi Frank Ferguson, an wi siller an …
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Kist o Riches (Tobar an Dulchais) alang wi Eden Coort, haes pit oot the caw for twa young airtist musicians tae come an wirk in aboot the Kist o Riches wabsteid, an for tae mak thair ain music an verse …
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RUMMLE, v., n. At its simplest, rummle is the Scots for “rumble”. However, the Dictionaries of the Scots Language offers more: agitation, jumble, shake up, jangle etc. …
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Shetland fiddler, sangstar an sang-screivar, Claire White, haes pit thegither a video for Hallaeen cryed Da Fateful Tale o Marion Pardone. This is the first sang o the album Lasses Trust in Providence …
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SWEIRT, adj. According to the Dictionaries of the Scots Language, if one is sweirt to do something one is “lazy, sluggish, loath, reluctant”. E B Ramsay gave …
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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, …