Is Scots also spoken by Gàidhlig speakers, and vice versa?
Usually, no. But I have yet to meet anyone who speaks Gaelic AND Scots. Native Gaelic speakers are usually bilingual with standard English only.
Gormur wrote:And last bu not least, where could a person hear Scots online?
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Scots -> Norse/Germanic -> English
keek -> kikke(n) -> look
ken -> kennen -> know
dook -> -> bathe/duck
plouk -> -> pimple/spot
puggled -> -> exhausted/knackered
crabbit -> -> ill-tempered
howff -> -> haunt/meeting-place/regular
glieket -> -> daft/stupid/gormless
muckle -> -> great/big/mighty
guff -> -> crap or unpleasent smell
ben -> -> in/towards (eg. to a room in the house)
hoor -> -> Whore
Midden -> -> Like a tip/mess, slag (human or otherwise)
naebuddy -> -> nobody
radge -> -> mad, furous; mental person
baffies -> -> slippers
hae -> -> have
napper -> -> head
nicht -> -> night
feert -> -> afraid
blaw -> -> blow
peenie -> -> apron
gan -> -> go
een -> -> eyes
dee -> -> die
erse -> -> Arse (from "irish")
foosty -> -> mouldy, musty
baith -> -> both
craw -> -> Crow
brae -> -> road on a hill
sook -> -> suck
doon -> -> down
breeks -> -> Trousers
wifie -> -> woman, usually aging
heid -> -> head
poke -> -> bag
drookit -> -> drenched, soaked
dicht -> -> wipe
heifer -> -> cow/big woman
jobie -> -> turd/shit
bogie -> -> snot/mucus
bairn -> -> child
braw -> bra -> fine, nice
kirk -> kirk -> church
seek -> ziek(nl) -> sick
DelBoy wrote:'braw' looks like it could come from the Irish (and Gaelic?) 'breá', meaning 'fine', 'excellent'
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Scots -> Norse/Germanic -> English
keek -> kikke -> look
ken -> kjenne -> know
dook -> dukke -> bathe/duck
plouk -> kvise -> pimple/spot
puggled -> utslitt -> exhausted/knackered
crabbit -> *** -> ill-tempered
howff -> jakt -> haunt/meeting-place/regular
glieket -> dust -> daft/stupid/gormless
muckle -> stor -> great/big/mighty
guff -> guffe* -> crap or unpleasent smell
ben -> mot -> in/towards (eg. to a room in the house)
hoor -> ludder -> Whore
Midden -> *** -> Like a tip/mess, slag (human or otherwise)
naebuddy -> ingen -> nobody
radge -> rasende -> mad, furous; mental person
baffies -> tøfler -> slippers
hae -> ha -> have
napper -> hode -> head
nicht -> natt -> night
feert -> redd -> afraid
blaw -> blåse -> blow
peenie -> forkle -> apron
gan -> gå -> go
een -> øyne -> eyes
dee -> dø -> die
erse -> ræv -> Arse (from "irish")
foosty -> muggen -> mouldy, musty
baith -> både -> both
craw -> kråke -> Crow
brae -> *** -> road on a hill
sook -> suge -> suck
doon -> ned -> down
breeks -> bukser -> Trousers
wifie -> kjerring -> woman, usually aging
heid -> hode -> head
poke -> pose -> bag
drookit -> dyvåt -> drenched, soaked
dicht -> tørkle -> wipe
heifer -> ku -> cow/big woman
jobie -> lort -> turd/shit
bogie -> buse -> snot/mucus
bairn -> barn -> child
braw -> bra -> fine, nice
kirk -> kirke -> church
seek -> syk/sjuk -> sick
Gormur wrote:Is this Scots, rather than Scots Gaelic?
charlotteh wrote:And I have a vague recollection of someone saying that Gaelic WAS spoken for a time in Shetland/Orkney. But I can't remember for sure and I don't have any of my lecture notes with me! (Plus the lectures were in Gaelic so my understanding of them may not have been 100% accurate).
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