Scots Language

Enjoy our Scots Language section where you can both read words, poems and stories as well as listen to them.

• Introduction
  This is where you get an introduction to the Scots language.
• Short Poems
  We list wee snippets and articles for you to enjoy.
• Idioms
  Here we list some popular Scots idioms.
• Sayings
  Here we list some popular Scots sayings.
• Complete Poems & Stories
  Here we provide you with full length poems and stories.
• Children's Poems & Stories
  Here are some for the wee ones to enjoy.
• Glossary
  Here you will find a glossary of Scots words and their translations as well as audio links so you can listen to the word being pronounced.
• The Doric Language
  The language of the North East of Scotland
• The Gaelic Language
  Here we provide resources in the Gaelic language.
• Scot Wit
  We also provide you with a wee collection of Scots jokes.
• Burns Supper
  Here we provide you with a complete Burns supper with toasts, music, songs and the immortal memory.
• Burns Collection
  Here we give a list of suggestions for inclusion in the programme of a Burns Supper
• Tartan Day 6th April 2003
  Here you can listen to a special tribute we did for Tartan Day for the USA and Canada.
• The Complaynt of Scotland
  This is a most interesting book published around 1550 in the old Scots language.
• Poems, Stories, Plays in the Scots Language
  by David Purves
• Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
  This is a pdf file of the abridged version
• Supplement to Jamieson`s Scottish Dictionary (35Mb pdf)
• A Critical Inquiry Into the Scottish Language
  With the view of illustrating the Rise and Progress of Civilisation in Scotland By Francisque-Michel (1882)
• A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch
  With an Introductory chapter on the Poetry, Humour, and Literary History of the Scottish Language and an Appendix of Scottish Proverbs by Charles MacKay LL.D. (1888)
• Manual of Modern Scots
  By William Grant, M.A., and James Main Dixon (1921) (pdf)

External Links

• Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd
• Dictionary of the Scots Language
• Scottish Words Illustrated
• Scots Language Centre
• Scots in Schools
  A website which provides free new Scots language resources for schools. The resources on the Scots in Schools website were made as part of the Scots Hoose project which is funded by the Scottish Government and led by Scots writer and teacher, Matthew Fitt.

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