¹ This linguistic introduction is by no means exhaustive of all of the features of the Scots language. For a more detailed introduction to the Scots language, readers should consult Smith, J., Older Scots: A Linguistic Reader (Edinburgh, 2012)Google Scholar.

² See www.oed.com and https://dsl.ac.uk.

³ Taken from Smith, Older Scots, 48.

⁴ Ibid., 49–50.

⁵ Ibid., 49.

⁶ Ibid., 50.

⁷ Ibid.

⁸ Ibid.

⁹ Ibid.

¹⁰ Ibid., 45.

¹¹ Ibid.

¹² Ibid., 46.

¹³ Ibid.

¹⁴ Ibid.

¹⁵ Ibid.

¹⁶ Ibid., 48.

¹⁷ Ibid.

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