Scots Online — Scots related links
The websites below also often contain links to more.
Dictionaries
Comprises of A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) — Older Scots from the 12th century to 1700 and The Scottish National Dictionary (SND) Modern Scots from 1700 onwards.
A searchable online version of Jamieson's 1808 dictionary.
Some Scots legal terms, some Latin that is used in legal documents and some obsolete terms that may be encountered by genealogists researching their Scots ancestry.
Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary (1898-1905) is the most comprehensive English dialect dictionary ever written, documenting in detail every dialect of English in the British Isles and Ireland.
General Websites
An introduction to contemporary spoken Scots by L. Colin Wilson.
The Scots Language Centre furthers the interests of the Scots language and its speakers.
Founded in 1972 and still promoting the Scots language in formal, informal and every day use. The society published the bi-annual journal Lallans, a 128-page magazine presenting the best new writing in Scots.
The Scots Language Award will provide opportunities for learners to study the history and development of the Scots language. It will also help learners develop their ability to understand, and communicate in, Scots.
Languages in Curriculum for Excellence
A public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland.
A guid fun wey tae lairn oor language.
A free online resource for children, young folk and new Scots writers to inspire and support creativity in the Scots language.
Since 1882 the society has been publishing important texts from Scotland's literary history.
A fine collection of Scots literature.
A unique national resource and advocate for the art of poetry, and Scottish poetry in particular.
is a programme that speaks about the culture and the on-going plans of people who use Scots in their working world.
An automated electronic mailing list for those interested in the languages and cultures of the North Sea and the Baltic. Includes Scots.
From the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Dialects
Guide to the Doric dialect spoken in the North East of Scotland
Born of a desire to bring new and fresh writing in North East Scots to the attention of schools.
Aiming to create and support a sustainable, dynamic future for Doric as a vibrant language
Words & Meanings
The Orcadian dialect
Promoting Shetland Dialect
A gadderie o fokk dedicated tae studyin, describin an documentin Shaetlan.
The Ulster-Scots Academy site provides public access to the collections of its sister organisation, the Ulster-Scots Language Society
Promoting greater awareness and use of Ulster Scots and cultural issues.
Articles and Papers about Scots
A fairly full but selective categorised list of scholarly works on Scots.
A. J. Aitken. Edited by Caroline Macafee, 2015.
John Tait's informative articles and papers on Scots language issues.
Scots and the (re)invention of Scotland (James Costa)
Language questions and the politics of Scots in the 2011 census in Scotland
Unfocussed Governmental Language Policy and Scots (Robert McColl Millar)
Differing Identity Constructions of the Scots Language (Johann W Unger)
language distribution, social attitudes and identity (Ildara Enríquez García)
Notes from the North of a small island (James Costa)
Scots Language Policy
Report of the Ministerial Working Group on the Scots Language
Social Media
A bit curn for tae collogue in or anent Scots.
A Facebook group for the Scots dialct of North East Scotland.
A Facebook group celebrating the humour of North East Scotland.
A Facebook forum for all interested in the Orcadian dialect.
