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Scots vs Sawney - What's the difference?

scots | sawney |

As nouns the difference between scots and sawney

is that scots is scots (the language spoken in scotland) while sawney is (archaic|derogatory) a scotsman.

As a proper noun sawney is

a diminutive of the male given name alexander, of scots origin.

scots

English

(wikipedia Scots)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of , now especially in the central, northeastern and southern regions of the country.

    • Synonyms

    * Lallans

    See also

    * (sco) * Ullans

    Noun

    (head) (p)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Scottish

    • External links

    * * * (Scots language) * (Ulster Scots)

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    sawney

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a fool, an idiot

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • foolish, stupid