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They have identified 421 Scots words for snow, including "feefle" and "flindrikin," "sneesl" and "skelf" The lexicographers' next task will be to list all the Scots words for rain -- they have more ...

Scottish people have shared their picks for the best Scots words that are "on the decline". Everything from 'oxters' to 'clarty' was suggested. While Scotland is known for many things, our language is ...

Scotland's top words and phrases have been named, with a list rounding up more than 40 terms. On Thursday, July 24, Cottages & Castles published a "wee guide to Scottish slang". The experts rounded up ...

YOUR editorial comment (December 6) that Scotland today is light years away from the country that once had Scots as its state language is certainly true. That was in the sixteenth century. But Scots ...

Nine new words will appear in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language, a 4,000 page digital publication, after meeting the threshold to be listed. Dictionary chiefs confirmed they made the cut after ...

The performance poet, TikTok favourite and winner of the Discover Book of the Year Nibbie, discusses her strident and witty second Scots and English poetry collection. "Ye’ll be awright, hen, ye’ve a ...