regional names

[Robin Hamilton]

> Yes, but he was Irish, and the Irish were the original Scoti.
> Scotland would be Caledonia without the Gaels. (or, at least the
> North of Scotland would)
>
> Paul Johnston
> On Mar 21, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Robin Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> Duns Scotus?

Ooops!  <g>

Slightly off the point, but am I right in thinking Gavin Douglas was the
first to use the term "Scottish" (in one of the Prefaces to the Aeneads) to
refer to that branch of English spoken north of the Border, and before that
"Scottis" referred to gaelic?

Robin

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