The Dictionaries of the Scots Language have documented the varied uses and spellings of faither, the Scots equivalent of English father, that ...

The Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) tell us that to connach is, “to spoil, destroy”. The term seems to be strongly linked to the North East, as the region supplies many of DSL’s citations.

LONDON – The Inuit of the Arctic know a lot about snow, and their wide vocabulary for the white stuff is legendary. But they may face a challenge in snow-describing ability — from Scotland.

A batch of iconic Scottish words has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its most recent update. This morning, June 25, it was revealed that the dictionary now features 13 new terms, all ...