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This word may be prefixed to a surname as in a recommendation from the Edinburgh Gazette (1705): “The best Oranges and Lemons, Pipens, Renets and English Aples, newly come from Abroad, with the …
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Braken Fences, Wolf Kurtoglu’s first novel, has been described as ‘masterful’ (the Blether Region) and ‘the best novel written in Scots in recent times’ (Rab Wilson, …
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Insular basically means island and covers the two island groups of Orkney and Shetland. In ancient times Pictish was spoken but was replaced by Norwegian when the …
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The second of the main dialect regions of the Scots language is known as Northern Scots because it covers the northern part of mainland Scotland. The principal city in this region is Aberdeen.The …
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The third of the main dialect regions of the Scots language is known as Central Scots because it covers all the central parts of the country. It is also the biggest dialect region because it has …
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People here have traditionally called their dialect Scots or Scotch, but if you live in the northern part of the region you might say you speak Mearns, while those who are in the south might say …
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Dr John Kirk, Dr Caroline Macafee and Dr Dauvit Horsbroch discuss the Scots Language Society, it's 40 year history and it's impact on the Scottish cultural scene. This interview was initially broadcast …
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George Philp was one of the earliest members of the Scots Language Society and for many years was involved in recording the spoken Scots of writers and poets. His short speech was about his early memories …
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This is a word known and used throughout Scotland, but surprisingly, it does not have an entry of its own in the Scottish National Dictionary. Instead, it appears in its singular form under ‘breek’. …
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Last week’s word, baffie, has a possible relation in another footwear word, bauchle. The origins of bauchle are obscure but there is an Older Scots adjective, bauch, meaning ineffective, weak or …