Wp/nth/Scots language

Scots (or "Lallans", Inglish translation lowlands or Scots; "lawland Scots", (Scots Gaelic:|Beurla Ghallda/Albais) is a West Germanic language o the Anglic variety at's spoken i the Lawlands o Scotland an i the region ov Ulster iv Ireland (where it's knawn as "Ulster-Scots", "Scotch", or "Ullans"). I maist places, it is mixed wiv Inglish as pairt ov a dialect continuum.

Up til the 15th century Scottis (modern form Scots) wes the name o the Gaelic language, the Celtic language o the ancient Scots. Thaim at spak Scots caad Gaelic Erse (meaning Irish). The Gaelic language o Scotland is noo maistly caad the Scots Gaelic an is yit spoken bi some i the westren Scottish Highlands an islands. For the maist pairt, Scots originated frae the Northumbrian variety ov Anglo-Saxon (Auld Inglish), though wi mickle influence frae Auld Norse, Dutch an law Saxon thro migrants frae the law countries, and Romance frev its use i the Kirk an legal Latin, Anglo-Norman an possibly Parisian French acause o the Auld Alliance.

Anglian speakers wes weel establisht i sooth-east Scotland bi the 7th century. I the 13th century Norman landawners and thair retains, speakin Northumbrian Middle Inglish, wes boden te come and sattle bi the King. Scots kythed for the first time i written form i the middle o the 14th century an didn't differ mickle frev other Northren Inglish dialects. The Anglian language o Scotland developed on its awn sin-syne. Bi the late 15th century the language hed divarged eneugh frae language spoken farther sooth that Anglic-speakin Scots began te caa their language "Scots". Scots hes loan-words frae the fact that the Scots folk hed contact wi Gaelic speakers. Ordinarily, these loan-words is nobbut geographical an cultural things, sic as clan an loch. Like ony leevin language, Scots hes changed ae bittie ower the years, though hit hes arguably stayed closer tiv its Anglo-Saxon ruts nor Inglish. Mony Scots words hes become pairt ov Inglish an aa: flit, greed, eerie, cuddle, clan, stob.