This guide to Scots is a perfect buy for anyone who is intrigued by the expressive Scots language. Besides explaining the meaning of Scottish words and phrases, it also contains features about aspects of Scottish culture from the bagpipes to William Wallace.This wee guide to Scots is essential for those interested in one of the UK’s most fascinating dialects, and is a lively introduction for those scunnered by the vocabulary used north of the border.Scots has a rich history and is spoken all the way from the bothies and braes of the Hielands to the hoatching howfs of Auld Reekie. This guide not only picks the best of the bunch, but also contains the stories behind the words and informative articles on Scottish culture.So, if you don’t want to get into a guddle, or are simply feeling gallus, then this book is a must. Dinna be dauntit: learn to blether awa’ in Scots!
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John Abernethy. Collins Scottish Words: A wee guide to the Scottish language
Collins Scottish Words. A wee guide to the Scottish language. Foreword by John Abernethy
Table of Contents
Note on the Text
Editor
Editorial Staff
For the Publishers
Introduction
List of panels
Pronunciation guide
A–Z of Scottish Words
Who knew that was Scots?
The earliest Scots
Gaelic voices
More than a game
The call of the pipes
Places with strange-sounding names
The Auld Alliance
The written word
The romance of the Jacobites
It’s the law
A taste of Scotland
The water of life
Tartan talk
William Wallace
A tale of two cities
Suggestions for Further Reading
Copyright
About the Publisher
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Cover Page
Title Page
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This greeting is often seen on place-name signs for towns, as if one, genuinely warm, welcome were not enough for anybody.
champit tatties plural noun mashed potatoes, one of the traditional accompaniments to haggis, along with bashit neeps, in a Burns Supper
