Scots language
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Scots is a language variety of West Germanic origin. It is an Anglic language and descended from Early Middle English; therefore, Modern Scots is a sister language of Modern English. Scots is classifi
Statue of Robert Burns in Canberra, Australia
Lufe God abufe al and yi nychtbour as yi self ("Love God above all and thy neighbour as thyself"), an example of Early Scots, on John Knox House, Edinburgh
William Wye Smith's The New Testament in Braid Scots
Scottish literature
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Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes works in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin, Norn or other languages written within the
Three great men of Scottish literature: busts of Burns, Scott and Stevenson
A page from the Book of Aneirin, containing part of the Gododdin, c. sixth century
Book of Deer, folio 5r, containing the text of the Gospel of Matthew from 1:18 through 1:21
James I, who spent much of his life imprisoned in England, where he gained a reputation as a musician and poet