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Scotland
Scots · Scottish English
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Scotland, United Kingdom
This starter dictionary highlights familiar everyday forms. Meaning and pronunciation can vary across Scots varieties and Scottish English speech communities.
- Coverage scale
- National context with strong regional variation
- Language tag
en-GB- Dataset status
- Starter sample
- Revised
- July 18, 2026
Usage signals
What the current records claim.
Currentness and breadth are editorial signals, not population statistics. They expose uncertainty instead of hiding it.
braw
Fine, excellent, attractive, or pleasing. The word can describe a person, an object, the weather, or a general situation.
- Currentness
- Current
- Breadth
- Broad recognition with regional variation
- Confidence
- Starter estimate
dreich
Dull, bleak, wet, or persistently gloomy, especially when describing weather.
- Currentness
- Current
- Breadth
- Broad recognition, weather-heavy use
- Confidence
- Starter estimate
wee
Small or little. It can also make a request or description sound more familiar or affectionate.
- Currentness
- Current
- Breadth
- Broad everyday recognition
- Confidence
- Starter estimate
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