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Word of the month

Editors of the Dictionaries of the Scots Language are kindly supplying us with a Scots word of the month. This month, the word is: WEE a small quantity; small ‘Wee’ is so familiar…

19 February 2026 ·
Dictionary

Word of the month

Editors of the Dictionaries of the Scots Language are kindly supplying us with a Scots word of the month. This month, the word is: HAIRST Harvest Hairst, like many Scots words, differs from…

19 February 2026 ·
Dictionary

Word of the month

Editors of the Dictionaries of the Scots Language are kindly supplying us with a Scots word of the month. This month, the word is: CHOWS Small coal Hogmanay – itself a term of…

19 February 2026 ·
Dictionary

Word of the month

Editors of the Dictionaries of the Scots Language are kindly supplying us with a Scots word of the month. This month, the word is: CANTRIP A spell, charm or trick The earliest instances…

19 February 2026 ·
Dictionary

Word of the month

Editors of the Dictionaries of the Scots Language are kindly supplying us with a Scots word of the month. This month, the word is: LUCKEN closed, joined, fastened Derived ultimately from Old English,…

19 February 2026 ·
Dictionary

Word of the month

Editors of the Dictionaries of the Scots Language are kindly supplying us with a Scots word of the month. This month, the word is: GLISK a glimpse, glance The fleetingness of a glimpse…

19 February 2026 ·