Alba (al-a-pah). Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland. A number of motorists in Scotland, even non-Gaelic speaking ones, have "Alba" on the nationality plates on their cars.
Alba gu bràth. It´s a Scottish Gaelic phrase used to express allegiance to Scotland. Idiomatically it translates into English as "Scotland forever" though the literal meaning of "gu bràth" in Gaelic is "until Judgment". The phrase is often used as a political slogan in the campaign for Scottish Independence.
The phrase is parallel to the Welsh language slogan "Cymru am byth" ("Walles forever") or the Irish "Éirinn go Brách" (Ireland forever).
Various (mis-)spellings are sometimes seen, for example: Alba go bragh, Alba gu bra, Alba go breá.
In the 1995 film Braveheart, Scottish patriot and national heroe William Wallace (portrayed by Mel Gibson) shouts "Alba gu bràth" as he gallops across the front of his assembled Scottish troops just prior to the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
Aliment. In Scots Law, "aliment" is maintenance or support claimed by one person from another, especially money paid by one spouse to another when a couple is separated but not divorced.
Andrew, St. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. He was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, and brother of Peater. His feast day is on November 30th.
The flag of Scotland is known as "St Andrews Cross" or the "Saltire". As the national flag, the Saltire, rather than "The Royal Standard of Scotland", is the correct flag for all individual and corporate bodies to fly. It is also, where possible, flown from Scottish Government builing every day from 8am until sunset, with certain exceptions.
According to the legend, the Cristian apostle and martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, was crucified on a X-shaped cross. Use of the familiar iconography of his martyrdom, showing the apostle bound to an X-shaped cross, first appears in the Kingdom of Scotland in 1180 during the reign of William I. It was again depicted on seals used during the late 13th century, including on one used by the Guardiands of Scotland, dated 1286.
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS. Scots Dictionary. The perfect wee guide to the Scots language (2nd edition, 2014). Glasgow: Collins Gem
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