The four gospels in braid Scots
By: rendered by William Wye Smith.
Contributors: Smith, William Wye.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Alexander Gardner
Published: 1924
Place of publication: Paisley
Language: sco
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 280
Work titles: Bible. N.T. Gospels. Scots. Smith. 1924.
First sentence: (From the Preface)
Thar are mony folk, wha hae spoken English a' their grown-up days, wha like to gang back to the tongue o' their bairnhood, i' the mirk and shadows o' auld age.
Description: Scotland is a country of many languages, with Scots the language most often spoken other than English. It is particularly strong in the southeast region of the country, which was more heavily settled by the Germanic invaders of the 4th-8th centuries. This is an edited version of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John from the 1924 edition of The New Testament in Braid Scots. Similarities between English and Scots are such that the reader familiar with these four books will be able to read and understand, but there is as well an excellent glossary of terms to make that reading more accessible.