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Six Scots etymologies: glamour, glower, ‘not see a styme’, gawsy, lawsy, and the modal verb boost ‘must’

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The vocabulary of Scots is basically akin to that northern Middle English, although additional loans from Old Norse are met as well as loans from Scots Gaelic, itself based on Old Irish. A gathering consisting of nouns, popular adjectives, and a modal verb is examined for their hitherto obscure origins.

Source: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis

DOI: 10.4467/20834624sl.25.008.21562

Author: William Sayers

Institution: Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Linguistics and language evolution

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410824468

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