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DSL - Dictionary of the Scots Language/Dictionar o the Scots Leid

DSL brings together the two major historical dictionaries of the Scots language: Modern Scots (1700 onwards) in The Scottish National Dictionary (SND) and Older Scots (12th century - 1700) in A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST).

Future Learn - Early Modern Scottish Palaeography: Reading Scotland's Records

On this course you

Gaelic Dictionaries Online

Scottish, Irish, and Manx Gaelic dictionaries.

Latin in Parish Records

Article by Alison U. Ring.

ScotlandsPeople - Surnames Updated

Scottish Archive Network - Research Tools - The Glossary

Glossary of Scottish terms of interest to genealogists.

Scottish Clan Finder - Free Genealogy Tool New!

Free online tool to identify Scottish clan connections by surname, including clan history and geographic origins in Scotland. No account required. Covers CAMPBELL, MACDONALD, MCGREGOR, FRASER, GORDON, HAMILTON, SCOTT, WALLACE and hundreds more clans.

Scottish Handwriting.com

Online tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

Scottish Names

First names with Scottish roots.

Scottish Names Resources

Surname Navigator Scotland

Provides surname searches from multiple other web-based sources.

Surname Navigator Scotland

Provides surname searches from multiple other web-based sources.

The Wedderburn Pages - Glossary

Glossary of archaic Scottish words and phrases useful for genealogical research, including terms linked to property and possessions, found in wills and testaments.