The UK’s primary language is of course English, and has been for many hundreds of years. The tongue has evolved as many ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Defined in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) as, “to throb with pain, to ache violently”, Gowpin is one of many Scots words ...

The first Scottish Gaelic translation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy adventure The Hobbit has been completed by a professor at the ...

Easter Weekend may have been a bit of a washout, but Scots can look forward to some more scorching temperatures as we enter May, according to weather maps. Scotland is set to sizzle in a UK-wide ...

If you enjoy colder climates and a vast spread of mountains and fields, then we’ve got the place for you! Scotland offers some of the most picturesque locations in the world and some beautifully ...

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IT’S well known that Calvinist John Knox criticised Mary Queen of Scots for her “passion” for dance but a new podcast reflects ... “They both danced because it was an important court language – the ...

On the Wednesday following the last Tuesday in January, Shetland shuts down. It is the only place in Scotland to have an ...

A nursery worker in East Lothian told a mum her child "does her head in" during a bizarre rant at Musselburgh nursery.

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

The Dictionary of the Scots Language definition states that the words jobby, jobbie, or jobie can refer to ‘a lump of excrement’ or be used as ‘contemptuous term for a person’. Although ...