LONDON – The Inuit of the Arctic know a lot about snow, and their wide vocabulary for the white stuff is legendary. But they may face a challenge in snow-describing ability — from Scotland.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers compiling a new thesaurus of Scottish words say they have found over 400 synonyms for snow. The words will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was born and raised in Scotland. While Scotland's first language is English, there are words and phrases exclusive to Scots.

Did you know that the earliest examples of this well-known word are found in Scots and dialects of northern English? The Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) give us the following definition: “To ...

Scottish people have shared their picks for the best Scots words that are "on the decline". Everything from 'oxters' to 'clarty' was suggested. While Scotland is known for many things, our language is ...