Iseabail Macleod

Iseabail Macleod MBE (27 May 1936 in Dalmuir – 15 February 2018 in Edinburgh[1]) was a Scottish lexicographer. Iseabail Macleod was Editorial Director of the Scottish National Dictionary Association from 1986 to 2002. Dying on 15 February 2018, she was cremated on 5 March.[2]

Awards and honours

Publications

  • Concise English-Scots Dictionary
  • Edinburgh Pocket Guide
  • Pocket Guide to Scottish Words
  • Scoor-oot: A Dictionary of Scots Words and Phrases in Current Use
  • Scots Thesaurus
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Scotland
  • The Pocket Guide to Scottish Words
  • The Pocket Scots Dictionary

References

  1. url=http://www.imacleod.com/Ish/
  2. "Iseabail Macleod". The Herald. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "MBEs M - R". BBC News. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. "Iseabail Macleod and J. Derrick McClure (editors) :: Authors :: Birlinn Ltd". www.birlinn.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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