Ulster Scotsadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈʌlstə ˌskɒts/, U.S.

/ˈəlstər ˌskɑts/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Ulster n., Scots adj.

Etymology: As adjective < Ulster n. + Scots adj. As noun < Ulster n. + Scots n. Compare earlier Ulster Scot adj. and Ulster Scot n. With use as adjective compare also earlier Scots-Irish adj. 2, Scotch-Irish adj. 2, and Scottish-Irish adj. 2.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the Ulster Scots (Ulster Scot n. 1), or the variety of Scots used in Ulster.

ΚΠ

1897 Black & White 6 Mar. 306/1 A lad who was eventually to take charge of an Ulster Scots congregation.

1921 G. F. Black Scotl.'s Mark on Amer. 12 The descendants of these Ulster Scots settlers living in the United States .

1965 Univ. Leeds Rev. June 228 The S.N.D. includes Ulster Scots words from Antrim, Down and Derry.

1996 Eng. Today 12 63/1 [The dictionary] does not..distinguish between usages collected in Ulster English (northern Hiberno-English) and Ulster Scots areas.

2006 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 9 Nov. 17 Being Ulster-Scots or Irish Scots has become a rallying point for his supporters.

B. n.

The variety of Scots (Scots n. 1) used in Ulster (esp. in parts of Antrim, Donegal, Down, and Co. Londonderry). Sometimes also viewed as a distinct language. Scots was introduced to the north of Ireland by Scottish settlers arriving in the region during the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th cent. Ulster Scots is now sometimes known as Ullans.

ΚΠ

1953 Mod. Lang. Rev. 48 236 The dictionary includes some Ulster Scots.

1984 Amer. Speech 59 312 The areas of densest seventeenth-century Scottish settlement developed a dialect known as Ulster Scots or Scotch-Irish.

1998 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 12 Feb. Today there are perhaps 100,000 people who are capable of speaking both Ulster-English and Ulster-Scots. However, as few as 15,000 are monoglot speakers who use Ulster-Scots all the time.

2000 M. Fletcher Silver Linings (2001) ii. 29 Debate rages about whether Ulster Scots, also known as Ullans, is a language or a dialect, but it is utterly incomprehensible to an Englishman like me.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ulster scots
释义	Ulster Scotsadj.n. Brit. /ˈʌlstə ˌskɒts/, U.S. /ˈəlstər ˌskɑts/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Ulster n., Scots adj. Etymology: As adjective < Ulster n. + Scots adj. As noun < Ulster n. + Scots n. Compare earlier Ulster Scot adj. and Ulster Scot n. With use as adjective compare also earlier Scots-Irish adj. 2, Scotch-Irish adj. 2, and Scottish-Irish adj. 2. A. adj. Of or relating to the Ulster Scots (Ulster Scot n. 1), or the variety of Scots used in Ulster. ΚΠ 1897 Black & White 6 Mar. 306/1 A lad who was eventually to take charge of an Ulster Scots congregation. 1921 G. F. Black Scotl.'s Mark on Amer. 12 The descendants of these Ulster Scots settlers living in the United States . 1965 Univ. Leeds Rev. June 228 The S.N.D. includes Ulster Scots words from Antrim, Down and Derry. 1996 Eng. Today 12 63/1 [The dictionary] does not..distinguish between usages collected in Ulster English (northern Hiberno-English) and Ulster Scots areas. 2006 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 9 Nov. 17 Being Ulster-Scots or Irish Scots has become a rallying point for his supporters. B. n. The variety of Scots (Scots n. 1) used in Ulster (esp. in parts of Antrim, Donegal, Down, and Co. Londonderry). Sometimes also viewed as a distinct language. Scots was introduced to the north of Ireland by Scottish settlers arriving in the region during the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th cent. Ulster Scots is now sometimes known as Ullans. ΚΠ 1953 Mod. Lang. Rev. 48 236 The dictionary includes some Ulster Scots. 1984 Amer. Speech 59 312 The areas of densest seventeenth-century Scottish settlement developed a dialect known as Ulster Scots or Scotch-Irish. 1998 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 12 Feb. Today there are perhaps 100,000 people who are capable of speaking both Ulster-English and Ulster-Scots. However, as few as 15,000 are monoglot speakers who use Ulster-Scots all the time. 2000 M. Fletcher Silver Linings (2001) ii. 29 Debate rages about whether Ulster Scots, also known as Ullans, is a language or a dialect, but it is utterly incomprehensible to an Englishman like me. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1897
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