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100 Favourite Scots Words - cover

100 Favourite Scots Words

Pauline Cairns Speitel

Publisher: Luath Press

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Summary

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'.
Available since: 12/07/2020.
Print length: 112 pages.

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