The Scots Language: History & Development History of the Scots Language The evolution of Scots from Old Northumbrian, Anglian and Old English. Place names as evidence of migration, settlement and language. The Scots Language: The Living Tongue The Scots Language Over 30 pages of information on aspects of the Scots tongue. Dialect maps showing the regional distribution of dialects of Scots and English: Dialects of Scots and Dialects of English (in jpg fotmat). The Dictionary of the Scots Language About the Scots Language Dictionary The Scottish National Dictionary (SND) and the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST). Development of the Scots Language The characteristics and History of Older Scots up to 1700 Scots vocabulary and the roots of Scots words: Scottish Spelling/ Orthography Spelling and pronunciation in Older Scots: Orthography of Older Scots Grammar changes in the development of Scots: Grammar of Older Scots Online access to the Scots Dictionaries For a word search just go to Scots Words and type in any word into the text box and press return and you will find you are deep into the online Dictionary of the Scots Language. You will find many Scots words used in the songs and ballads on the Springthyme Records website and the dictionary can be accessed direct from other pages on the site. [ Home ] |