| Author | : Margaret G. Dareau |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001-12-20 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780198605423 |
The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue defines and illustrates every meaning of every word used in written English in Scotland up to 1700. It is an indispensable reference tool for historians of Scots language, literature, politics, law, and social history.
| Author | : Iseabail Macleod |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9781902930046 |
This comprehensive dictionary of words and phrases is for all who want to use the Scots language.
| Author | : R. W. Renton |
| Publisher | : Hippocrene Books |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9780781803168 |
Provides 8,500 entries, a list of abbreviations and irregular verbs, and a grammar guide.
| Author | : Pauline Cairns Speitel |
| Publisher | : Luath Press Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2020-12-07 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1910022381 |
affront • baffies • capercailzie • dingie • elderitch first fit • glaikit • hogmanay • jalouse • laldie • mar numpty • onding • pawkie • scunner • thrapple wean • yeukie • and mony mony mair tae whet yer thrapple... What is your favourite Scots word? Have you heard of a stushie or a stairheid rammy? Do you know a numpty who talks a lot of mince? For over a decade, The Herald has published the Scottish Language Dictionaries' Scots Word of the Week. This wee book gathers 100 of our favourites, showing the breadth and diversity of the Scots language over time, ranging from lesser-known Older Scots to formal language to contemporary slang. Uncover the surprising origins of well-known words such as numpty and wean, discover unusual ones like onding and gowan, and savour evocative gems like Robert Burns' 'blethering, blustering, drunken blellum'.
| Author | : Amanda Thomson |
| Publisher | : Saraband |
| Total Pages | : 365 |
| Release | : 2018-09-20 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1912235757 |
Scotland is a nation of dramatic weather and breathtaking landscapes – of nature resplendent. And, over the centuries, the people who have lived, explored and thrived in this country have developed a rich language to describe their surroundings: a uniquely Scottish lexicon shaped by the very environment itself. A Scots Dictionary of Nature brings together – for the first time – the deeply expressive vocabulary customarily used to describe land, wood, weather, birds, water and walking in Scotland. Artist Amanda Thomson collates and celebrates these traditional Scots words, which reveal ways of seeing and being in the world that are in danger of disappearing forever. What emerges is a vivid evocation of the nature and people of Scotland, past and present; of lives lived between the mountains and the sky.
| Author | : Collins Dictionaries |
| Publisher | : Collins |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-03-10 |
| Genre | : Goidelic languages |
| ISBN | : 9780007538454 |
A popular and informative guide to the Scots language in the best-selling Gem format. Contains words and phrases from both literary and everyday language, this is the perfect wee dictionary of Scots for native and non-native speakers alike. First published in 1995, the Collins Gem Scots Dictionary is by far the most popular guide to the language of today's Scotland, with nearly 1800 everyday words and phrases from all over Scotland clearly explained and with lots of helpful examples of usage. Colour text makes this best-selling dictionary even more user-friendly. With its durable and eye-catching cover, this is a must for every bookshelf!
| Author | : James A.C. Stevenson |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2015-12-17 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1474247202 |
This dictionary covers a multitude of Scots words and expressions, some of which have entered into English worldwide, some of which are peculiarly Scottish and communicate much about Scotland's unique culture and society. Often light in tone, it offers valuable insight into the linguistic development of Scots.
| Author | : Susan Rennie |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2012-06-07 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 019963940X |
The first account of the making of John Jamieson's pioneering Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language first published between 1808 and 1825. Susan Rennie describes Jamieson's work and methods interweaving her account with biography and linguistic, social, and book history to present a rounded picture of the man, his work, and his times.
