Early Scots
Early Scots was the emerging literary language of the Early Middle English-speaking parts of Scotland in the period before 1450. The northern forms of Middle English descended from Northumbrian Old English. During this period, speakers referred to the language as "English" (Inglis, Ynglis, and variants).
| Early Scots | |
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| Inglis | |
| Region | Scottish Lowlands |
| Era | Developed into Middle Scots by the late 15th century |
Indo-European
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Early forms | Northumbrian Old English
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
One interpretation of the linguistic divide in 1400, here based on place-name evidence.
Scottish Gaelic
Middle English/Early Scots
Norn | |
| Scots language |
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Early examples such as Barbour’s The Brus and Wyntoun’s Chronicle are better explained as part of Northern Middle English than as isolated forerunners of later Scots, a name first used to describe the language later in the Middle Scots period.
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