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▪ I. Scottish, a. and n.|ˈskɒtɪʃ|
Forms: [1 Scyttisc, Scyttysc, Scittisc], 2 Scottysc, 3 Scottisc, 5 Scottissh, 6 Scottys(s)he, Skottishe, Skottyshe, 6–7 Scottishe, Skottish, 7–9 Scotish, 6– Scottish.
[Late OE. (12th c.) Scottisc, a new formation on Scotta Scot n.1 + -isc, -ish1, replacing the older Scyttisc with umlaut. Cf. MDu., Du. schotsch, LG. schottsch, G. schottisch (earlier schöttisch), ON. skotzk-r.]
A. adj.
1. a. Of or belonging to Scotland or to the people of Scotland; esp. of persons: of Scotch nationality, birth, or descent. † Scottish cap = Scotch cap.
[c900tr. Bæda's Hist. iii. xxi. (1890) 222 Se nyhsta wæs Scyttisces cynnes; þa oðre wæron Englisce.] c1205Lay. 20355 Patric þe ricche mon þat wes a Scottisc þein scone an his londen. c1450Merlin xiii. 197 For thei were but two scottissh myle fro the town. 1507in Songs, Carols, etc. (E.E.T.S.) 154 Þer was gret plente of Skottishe samon. 1548W. Patten Exped. Scot. L vij, The Skottish goouernor..caused the erle Bothwel to be let out of prison. 1553in Roy. Engin. Jrnl. 3 Mar. (1910) 174 Euery souldiour to have Jackes covered wth fustian & Skullis with Scotishe cappes. 1596Shakes. 1 Hen. IV, i. iii. 259 Then once more to your Scottish Prisoners. Deliuer them vp without their ransome straight. 1618J. Taylor (Water-P.) Pennyless Pilgr. E 4, The olde Prouerbe of a Scottish Miste was verified, in wetting mee to the skinne. 1637Monro Exped. i. 55 Here also our Scottish High-landmen are prayse-worthy. 179.Burke Let. to W. Smith Wks. IX. 407 A zealous Anglican or Scottish Church principle. 1827Scott Chron. Canongate ii, A..broken-down Scottish laird. 1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xlii. 559 The settlement of the Scottish emigrants at Port Royal.
b. In the names of various trees and plants: cf. Scotch 4 b, Scots 1 d.
1855Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. V. 279 *Scottish Asphodel.
1796Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 297 *Scottish lovage, or Sea Parsley.
1855Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. IV. 232 *Scottish Primrose.
1597Gerarde Herbal ii. ccxciii. 690 Soldanella..in English Sea Withwinde,..of some..*Scottish Scuruie grasse.
†c. (See quot.)
1623J. Taylor (Water-P.) Praise Hemp-seed 7 Many a Gallant..Hath got the Spanish pip,..or the Scottish fleas, or English Pox, for al's but one disease.
d. Mil. Scottish Guard = Scots Guard. Scottish Rifles (see quot 1888).
1823Scott Quentin D. v, With these followers, and a corresponding equipage, an Archer of the Scottish Guard was a person of quality and importance. 1888Lawrence-Archer Brit. Army 240 The King's Own Scottish Borderers. Ibid. 246 The Cameronians... This peculiar old corps..now forms the first battalion of the Scottish Rifles.
e. Used with reference to law. Cf. Scots a. 1 c.
1726(title) Minor Practicks, or, a Treatise of the Scottish Law. Composed by..Sir Thomas Hope..Advocate to His Majesty King Charles I. 1826Scott Jrnl. 9 June, The consequence of this will in time be, that the Scottish Supreme Court will be in effect situated in London. Then down fall—as national objects of respect and veneration—the Scottish Bench, the Scottish Bar, the Scottish Law herself. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 639/2 Art and Part, a term used in Scottish Law to denote the aiding or abetting [etc.].
†2. Scottish earth Min., strontian. Obs.
1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 13 Scottish, or Stronthian Earth.
†3. transf. Marked by Scottish characteristics.
1532More Confut. Barnes viii. Wks. 739/2 The rude rimelesse runninge of a scottishe ieste. 1610Marcelline Triumphs Jas. I To France B 4 b, My life is innocent, my heart Christian, my tongue to Scottish, and he is too good and wise a King, to bee flattered by any. c1620A. Hume Brit. Tongue i. vii. (1870) 18 The assumption is Scottish, and the conclusion false.
4. Applied to the language (see Scots a. 2).
1780Mirror No. 83 The Scottish dialect is our ordinary suit; the English is used only on solemn occasions. 1818Scott Rob Roy iv, This was the first time I had heard the Scottish accent. 1862Chamb. Encycl. IV. 66/1 Gavin Douglas (died 1522), whose best work is a translation of Virgil's æneid into Scottish verse.
5. Comb., as Scottish-American, Scottish-hearted, adjs.; Scottish Baronial a., designating a style of architecture typical of the semi-fortified houses of the medieval Scottish nobility, and revived in the nineteenth century (cf. Scotch Baronial s.v. Scotch a. 4 a); Scottish Blackface = Scotch Blackface s.v. Scotch a. 4 a; Scottish Chaucerians, the distinguishing epithet applied to a number of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Scottish poets influenced by and imitating the work of Geoffrey Chaucer; Scottish-French, French spoken by Scots; Scottish-Irish = Scotch-Irish; Scottish National Party, a political party formed in 1934 by an amalgamation of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party, which seeks autonomous government for Scotland (cf. Scottish Nationalist a. and n.); Scottish terrier = Scotch terrier s.v. Scotch a. 4 a.
1905W. James in McClure's Mag. May 3/1, I wish to pay my tribute to the memory of a *Scottish-American friend of mine who died five years ago. 1978N. Gosling Paris 1900–14 49 Debussy had picked the Scottish-American star Mary Garden.
1938L. MacNeice I crossed Minch vii. 98 Oban has many hotels in the *Scottish Baronial style. 1956L. E. Jones Edwardian Youth iv. 87 The newly-built Scottish Baronial building which contains the Main Gateway [of Balliol College, Oxford]. 1979R. Laidlaw Lion is Rampant vi. 49 The house..was a massive structure, built..in the Scottish Baronial style.
1937A. Fraser Sheep Farming ii. 22 Only a few years ago I was concerned with the export of *Scottish Blackface sheep to Palestine. 1974Times 23 Feb. 14/2 Several farmers may turn out their Swaledale or Scottish Blackface, Herdwick or Lonk sheep onto one moor.
1902G. Gregory Smith Specimens of Middle Scots p. xlv, To say this of the ‘*Scottish Chaucerians’ is almost a platitude. 1927E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey p. xi, Rhythm in Chaucer and the English Chaucerians—Verse-Forms—The Scottish Chaucerians—Vocabulary. 1935A. Baugh Hist. Eng. Lang. vi. 192 The fifteenth century is sometimes known as the Imitative Period since so much of the poetry..was written in emulation of Chaucer... In the north the Scottish Chaucerians, particularly Henryson, Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and Lindsay, produced significant work. 1937Oxf. Compan. Eng. Lit. (ed. 2) 154/1 Chaucerians, Scottish, name given to a group of 15th cent. Scottish writers (of whom Dunbar and Henryson are the chief) who imitated Chaucer in some of their work. 1966Amer. N. & Q. May 139/1 Robbins-Cutler now include..the so-called Scottish Chaucerians.
1823Scott Quentin D. v, The well-known sound of the *Scottish-French was as familiar in the taverns near Plessis, as that of the Swiss-French in the modern guinguettes of Paris.
1818― Hrt. Midl. xviii, Walking hand in hand with the real noble *Scottish-hearted barons.
1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. IV. xviii. 443 Presbyterians of *Scottish-Irish descent.
1934Times 26 Feb. 16/5 Resolutions were unanimously passed at a conference of the National Party of Scotland in Glasgow approving of a union with the Scottish Party, subject to that Party's agreement, the united parties to be called the *Scottish National Party. 1973Scotsman 12 Jan. 9/2 Mr. Douglas Drysdale, a former vice-chairman of the Scottish National Party, has been appointed..for liaison among other nationalist bodies in Scotland. 1980Butler & Sloman Brit. Polit. Facts 1900–79 (ed. 5) ii. 162 Scottish National Party. The party was formed in 1928 as the National Party of Scotland. In 1933 it merged with a body called the Scottish Party (founded 1930) and the name was then changed to the Scottish National Party.
1837T. Bell Hist. Brit. Quadrupeds 230 The other [terrier] is called the *Scottish or Wire-haired Terrier. 1894R. B. Lee Hist. & Descr. Mod. Dogs: Terriers xi. 251 It was about the year 1874 that a newspaper controversy brought the Scottish terrier prominently before the public. 1956D. Caspersz Popular Scottish Terrier i. 17 The Scottish Terrier descends directly from a race of small terriers of great antiquity.
B. n. (absolute uses of the adj.)
1. The Scottish language.
1759Robertson Hist. Scot. Wks. 1851 II. 368 The letters were very early translated into Scottish. 1818Scott Rob Roy xxxv, Nor was there the least tincture of that vulgarity, which we naturally attach to the Lowland Scottish. 1886Encycl. Brit. XXI. 541/2 Bellenden also translated the first five books of Livy into Scottish.
2. the Scottish (with pl. sense): the Scots. rare.
1632Swed. Intelligencer ii. 13 The Scottish have hitherto had the honour and the danger, to be the first men that are put upon such a businesse. 1814Scot Wav. xviii, The large measure which the Scottish allowed of their land. 1831― Cast. Dang. xx, The necessary conditions were speedily agreed on, which put the Scottish in possession of this stronghold.
Add: Hence ˈScottishly adv.
1814Byron Let. 3 May (1975) IV. 113 The Camesa or Kilt (to speak Scottishly). 1976Times 8 July 16/2 He smiled Scottishly.
▸ Scottish Vocational Qualification n. Educ. (in Scotland) a graded qualification in a particular occupation, gained chiefly in the workplace (introduced in 1991 as an alternative to further academic education); abbreviated SVQ; cf. National Vocational Qualification n. at Special uses.
1991Access & Opportunity (Scottish Office) Cmnd. 1530. 13 A Training Credit..buys the opportunity to obtain a Scottish Vocational Qualification (*SVQ) to level SVQ 2 or above. 2001Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 24 Jan. The Scottish Vocational Qualification core skill units to be run at Langside over a 12-week period includes problem solving, working with others, spoken communications and improving personal performance.
▪ II. † ˈScottish, v. Obs. rare—1.
In 7 Scotish.
[f. the adj. (Cf. to English.)]
trans. To render in the Scottish tongue.
1623Lisle ælfric on O. & N. Test. To Rdrs. c 4 b, At length I lighted on Virgil Scotished by the Reuerend Gawin Douglas. |