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Older Scots is a distinct historical stage in the development of the Scots language, encompassing its evolution between the 14th and 18th centuries. It is a subfield of study within the wider historical linguistics of Scots. (2025). 9781897976333, Scottish Text Society; Boydell Press. ISBN 9781897976333 This chronological term is widely used, for example by Scottish Language Dictionaries (formally SNDA),For other examples, see:
the Oxford Companion to the English Language, and the Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Cambridge History of English and American Literature – via Bartleby. The online Dictionary of the Scots Language includes the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue.
Older Scots is used for the following periods in the history of the Scots language:
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