Vocabulary of Middle Scots (Scottis)


1.    mother           muther
2.    father           fathir
3.    sister           sistyr
4.    brother           bruther
5.    daughter           dochter
6.    son           sone


1.    water           watter
2.    fire           fyre
3.    sun           son
4.    moon           moone
5.    wind           wind
6.    rain           rayn


1.    one           ane
2.    two           twa
3.    three           thre
4.    four           fower
5.    five           fyve
6.    six           sax


1.    cat           cat
2.    dog           hound
3.    horse           hors
4.    cow           cou
5.    fish          
6.    bird           byrd
7.    tree           tree
8.    flower           flour


1.    white           quhite
2.    black           blak
3.    red           reid
4.    green           greyn
5.    yellow           yallowe
6.    blue           blew
7.    grey           gray
8.    brown           broun


Middle Scots was spoken in:

Aberden
Munros (Montrose)
Dunde
Kircalethyn (Kirkcaldy)
Dumfermelyn
Edenburge
Kelmernoke (Kilmarnock)
Ar (Ayr)
Kircuthbright
Dunfres
Moffet
Galuschel (Galashiels)
Hawic

9. Our fader, that art in hevenis, hallewit be thi name.
10. Thi kingdom cum to. Thi wil be done in erde as in heven.
11. Gefe to us this day our breid over uthir substance.
12. And forgif to us our dettis, as we forgef to our dettouris.
13. And leid us nocht into temptatioun, bot deliver us fra evile.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

  1. sononday
  2. mononday
  3. twysday
  4. wodinsday
  5. thurisday
  6. fryday
  7. saturnsday
  1. januar
  2. feverȝher
  3. merche
  4. aprill
  5. may
  6. june
  7. julij
  8. august
  9. septembre
  10. octobre
  11. novembre
  12. decembre
  1. north
  2. south
  3. est
  4. west
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