The Concise Scots Dictionary [Hardcover]

Scottish National Dictionary Association (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1902930002 | ISBN-13: 978-1902930008 | Publication Date: January 15, 2000 0

The Concise Scots Dictionary contains meanings, spelling variants, pronunciation, information on when and where words are used, grammatical information, idioms and phrases, etymologies and details of Scottish life then and now.

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[An] outstanding achievement. The Herald A masterpiece ... an endless source of entertainment as well as fact. A book for every household in the land. The Scotsman [An] outstanding achievement. A masterpiece ... an endless source of entertainment as well as fact. A book for every household in the land.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 820 pages
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1902930002
• ISBN-13: 978-1902930008
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,837,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Celtic

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars endlessly valuable, April 14, 2005

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Concise Scots Dictionary (Paperback)

Edinburgh University Press puts out this super Scots Dictionary. It's often very hard to find good a Scots Dictionary or a Good Gaelic Dictionary. This one is VERY good. 820 pages worth, not a little pocket size. It has meanings, spelling variants, pronunciation guide, information on when and were words are used denoting area and districts, grammatical information, and idioms & phrases. What I like best about it - entomologies of the words. So many dictionaries leave off the origins of words, which is so very important when writing history and historical fiction.

It's painstakingly edited and without flaws from start to finish. Best of all it's not teeny print. The print is very clear and easy on the eyes!

Highly recommended.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mairi Robinson, ed. in chief, Concise Scots Dictionary (Edinburgh University Press, 1985), May 14, 2007

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Aline Hornaday "Dr. Aline Hornaday, Independe... (San Diego, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Concise Scots Dictionary (Paperback)

The Concise Scots Dictionary presents an excellent 816-page source of definitions for Scots words. It also contains 39 pages on the history of Scots, with a clear explanation of the dictionary's format. Two appendices explain Scots currency, weights and measures, as well as churches in Scotland. I have bought it because I rely on it constantly as an invaluable aid to researching Scots history, with particular reference to the Weir family.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, August 21, 2010

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This review is from: The Concise Scots Dictionary (Paperback)

I ordered this book in order to use it for language research on a book that I am editing. It is an absolutely excellent resource for anyone who needs to understand the Scot's dialect. It is as it says, a dictionary, and one that give thorough, concise definitions of words.