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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]
Caber toss. An athletic event, from the Gaelic word "cabar" which refers to a wooden pole. Cailleach. An old woman, a hag, or a particular ancient goddess. Cairn. [1] From càrn. The word's meaning is much broader in Gaelic, and is also used for certain types of rocky mountains. Caman. a shinty stick.
Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue. The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) is a 12-volume dictionary that documents the history of the Scots language covering Older Scots from the earliest written evidence in the 12th century until the year 1700. DOST was compiled over a period of some eighty years, from 1931 to 2002.
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.
This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic, Lithuanian and Latvian surnames), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
The history of Scottish Gaelic dictionaries goes back to the early 17th century. The high-point of Gaelic dictionary production was in the first half of the 19th century, as yet unrivalled even by modern developments in the late 20th and early 21st century. The majority of dictionaries published to date have been Gaelic to English dictionaries.
Bye the/fur nou! meaning "goodbye, literally: 'goodbye for now'" as a way of saying goodbye. See also. Anti-Scottish sentiment; Dictionary of the Scots Language; Doric; Lallans; Languages in the United Kingdom; List of English words of Scots origin; Phonological history of the Scots language; Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech; Scottish ...
The Scottish National Dictionary ( SND) was published by the Scottish National Dictionary Association (SNDA) from 1931 to 1976 and documents the Modern (Lowland) Scots language. The original editor, William Grant, was the driving force behind the collection of Scots vocabulary. [1] [2] A wide range of sources were used by the editorial team in ...