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Scots Tung Wittins 173 Fairnie, Robert 2,078 1 0.48

... active for a guid while yet wi wittins aboot the new site an a hyperlink cleek kythin on aw its pages takin the readers ...
Took Fur a Ride Connell, Andrina 2,077 1 0.48

... Then, afore A knows wher A um, ma troosers get yanked doon an A get a jag on ma bum. That wiz fur tetynus. A didnae see ...
The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12 MacDonald, Hamish 2,071 1 0.48

... ther? Eh? Tell mi that." Right enough! Ther wis a buildin. An a wee road leadin tae it tae. Me an Spencer an Mairead ...
The Ill-Gien Guidmither Purves, David 2,005 1 0.50

... she, “on yeir wey hame the-nicht ye wul jag yeir fuit, an a skelf wul stick anaith yeir skin. Syne yeir fuit wul stert ...
Craiters: 05 - 'Dirty Beast' Fenton, Alexander 1,953 4 2.05

... I howkit intill eence, an got bits o decoratet pottery an a bonny goldie-yalla flint scraper. In anither pairt ere wis ...
... bankit up aa roon except for a laich bit on e east side, an a gran place for e rabbits tae howk eir holies. I keepit a ...
... bit naething iver did. Aa roon e wid wis a bank of earth an a ditch on e ootside, plantit on tap wi funs an breem, an ...
... o e wid (faar I eest tae dee ma snarin), hid been sortit an a new strainer put in at e far eyn. Jist a rich gweed job. I ...
Scots Tung Wittins 47 Fairnie, Robert 1,939 2 1.03

... Tung Wittins bids aw its Readers a Blithe an Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid 1998. [NOTE: image here of Christmas ...
... flees. A cauld wants the cook as weel's the doctor. A drap an a bite's but sma requite. Money's lik the muck midden – it ...
A lock o hellery Johnson, Laureen 1,933 1 0.52

... wir such a hellery o cars.’ ‘We catched twartree haddocks an a hellery o piltocks.’ It was time to call for help. Axin ...
Pompitie Finnds a Needle Purves, David 1,886 1 0.53

... but afore Ah can tak it out, Ah maun finnd a whyte fether an a green leaf.” An at this, Pompitie gied a mukkil lowp an ...
Geordie Jooks an the Sand Boat Fairnie, Robert 1,884 1 0.53

... a cloudless blue sky an, cled in juist his cuttie breeks an a seemit, he felt he wis juist pairt o the beach – pairt o ...
Craiters: 08 - E Forkietailies Fenton, Alexander 1,857 2 1.08

... an aasome beast, Lang and scaly, Wi a hullock o horns an a hantle o feet, An a forkietailie’ At’s a gey made-up kinna ...
... Lang and scaly, Wi a hullock o horns an a hantle o feet, An a forkietailie’ At’s a gey made-up kinna rhyme. An it’s nae ...
Craiters: 07 - E Oolet Fenton, Alexander 1,856 5 2.69

... spewin oot a bun shafe in a lang line. It wis a busy sicht an a bonny sicht wi e reel furlin, e blade makin its din, an e ...
... e aal days wis better’n e new, for ere’s gweed aboot baith an a buddy mn jist mak e best o e times ey live in. Bit weel, ...
... I wis aboot tae come awa again I heard a bit o a reeshle an a funny kinna squeak inside it. Aye an ill-fashint loon, I ...
... fyow curious steens I’d collectit aff e parks an e dykes, an a puckle all cloots, an wi es I ran aa e wye back again. We ...
... e cats awa, bit ere wis naething we cd dee for its wing an a vet wis niver thocht o. Ye cd see it hid heen a sup at e ...
The Pypar o Sutherland Purves, David 1,847 1 0.54

... the feet o the callants an the quynes war set a-clappin an a-chappin. An the wad be lauchter an blythness an aw the ...
The Draiglin Hogney Purves, David 1,841 3 1.63

... his brither haed made. He, anaw, wantit a horse, a hawk an a hound, an ti hae leve ti gang oot an seek his fortuin in ...
... lyke cummin hame, pled on this faither for a horse, a hawk an a hound, for ti gang seekin thaim. An the puir auld caird, ...
... ingil. An here did it no whuff up wi a bricht reid lowe an a hiss lyke a sairpent. “Whit’s that fizz-fizzin Ah hear?” ...
The Fower Quarters: 04 - Disraeli for Me Blackhall, Sheena 1,832 4 2.18

... wis a wee pictur (och, twis naething ava - aboot an inch an a hauf squar jist) o Disraeli as a young chiel, Byronic an ...
... as a young chiel, Byronic an broodin, wi blaik ringlets an a richt kittlie moo. Ye cud hae picturs o the Beatles at ...
... speired at my Da fit wis the difference atween a Communist an a Conservative. "A Conservative ains a coo," he cam back at ...
... "A Conservative ains a coo," he cam back at me, "an a Communist disna." Sae I gaed doon tae the nearest ...
Queen Mary, Puir Quine de Rusett, Wendy 1,750 1 0.57

... Darnley turnt oot tae be ill-natered, prood, greedy, lazy, an a drunkard forby. Mary wis althegither scunnert wi him an ...
Craiters: 17 - E Wasps' Nest Fenton, Alexander 1,736 1 0.58

... wis a loon, I wis playin some hidin game in a girse park, an a bee got me jist ahin e lug. It's nae a gweed place onywye, ...
Scots Tung Wittins 93 Fairnie, Robert 1,728 2 1.16

... aye bides gey standart wi:- Aw the Best for a Hertie Yule An a Richt Guid New Year The cairds is expeckit tae be on sale ...
... up ti me. Nivver een ti hud a pick. He wis weel respeckit An a gweed werker. Bit he wis wintin awa. I should hae jaloused ...
Vampire Paisley, Janet 1,700 2 1.18

... swell up.” I’ve got a vampire oan the run. Flushed oot an a fearty gowk. Ya belter! “Dinnae talk daft, man,” I laugh. ...
... a fencepost aw day. Noo it’s a stake shoved doon ma jooks an a hammer inside ma jaiket. That’s whit ye yaise. Come oan, ...
The Fower Quarters: 19 - Ceevic Duty Blackhall, Sheena 1,672 4 2.39

... did the builders drain the bog, than the heivens opened up an a doonpish held the wirkers up fur wikks. The cement mixers ...
... bi nicht. Bulldug Gray hid a jaw o granite, een o flint, an a daud o grey hair that luikit fell like a auld Brillo pad ...
... bairns, judged the fowk o a toon bi the look o the place, an a body wis anely daein his ceevic duty bi keepin aa the ...
... Geographic that Masai warriors can reach a heicht o sax an a hauf fit! Will you sleep easy in yer bed the nicht, Mr ...
Interview 07: Teacher speaking about childhood in Shetland N/A Audio 1,654 1 0.60

... eat? F828: [tut] an awful lot o mutton [laugh] //an a lot// F606: //Yeah [laugh].// F828: o fish, ...
Craiters: 04 - E Backlins Calfie Fenton, Alexander 1,628 2 1.23

... We’d an ootside widden lavvie wi a little windae high up an a wire sneckie on e inside, an a nail for squaries o paper, ...
... wi a little windae high up an a wire sneckie on e inside, an a nail for squaries o paper, maybe e Weekly News or e ...
Craiters: 03 - Stirries Fenton, Alexander 1,596 4 2.51

... open fireplace, a fancy bit o work wi marbly kinna sides an a marble mantelpiece, an fower flooery tiles at ilky side o ...
... a gweed lowe, an ye’d still tae sit wi a thick gunsey an a thick jaicket, an lowp up an doon noo an aan tae haad yer ...
... oan geelt. E three windaes – twa in e north an sooth waas, an a smaa een in e east gale – didna help edder, bit ere wis ...
... Onywye, it wisna a gentle wakenin I got. First a reemish an a reeshle shot in anaith e grey mist o morning sleep, syne ...
A Wee Scran o Herrin Fairnie, Robert 1,552 3 1.93

... That wis a braw guid catch; fower boxes tae the cran an a wartime controlled price o fower pund a cran; no bad at ...
... aw. Juist you gaun an see me ower yin o thae bits o wire an A'll hae a scran for ye afore ye can cough." Richt eneuch, ...
... then it wis aff tae the shops. Tuppence worth o sweeties an a comic each, Geordie gittin the Dandy an Wattie the Beano ...
A Braw Guid Alairm Fairnie, Robert 1,498 3 2.00

... o the alairm wi the ither end conneckit tae the horn an a third yin jyned the horn tae the ither terminal o the bell ...
... press.” “Weel oor press wis backin on tae yours Jimmy an A cannae mind o haein onie bother at aw.” “A cannae mind hou ...
... deef but she aye yaised tae jump at the least wee noise an A hid tae hae anither word wi the builders. A telt thaim ...
The Page Loun an the Siller Tassie Purves, David 1,469 2 1.36

... mornins. On the ferr syde the castel, the war gairdens an a pleasance, openin ontil a lang streitch o hether muir that ...
... purpie an skerlet --- aw the culors ye cuid think on, an a whein forby, naebodie haed ever seen afore. The loun stuid ...
Whuppitie Stourie Purves, David 1,422 10 7.03

... Ah ken ye’r fond o clashes aboot fairies, bairns, an a storie anent a fairie an the guidwyfe io Kittilrumpit haes ...
... press gang cleikit him up, for aw he wes cled wi a wyfe an a waen forby. Aweill, whan the guidman wes gaen the guidwyfe ...
... wes left aw hir lane wi smaw fendin. Littil gear haed she, an a soukin laddie bairn. Awbodie said hou vext thay war for ...
... She wes buskit in green, aw but a whyte short aipron, an a blek velvet hood, an a steipil-crouned beaver hat on hir ...
... green, aw but a whyte short aipron, an a blek velvet hood, an a steipil-crouned beaver hat on hir heid. She haed a lang ...
Craiters: 21 - 'I cannot get enough of it' Fenton, Alexander 1,405 3 2.14

... ye, an e air full o e cries o birds an e swoosh o e waves, an a feelin inside ye at maybe it wisna jist aathegither richt ...
... o e island, nae far fae a craft hoose wi low set biggins an a roonaboot corn kiln at ae eyn o e barn. We got ashore wi ...
... ey hung on e updracht, eir heids turnin fae side tae side an a sharp caal stare fae eir een, ay on e look oot for mait or ...
Craiters: 15 - E Steppies Fenton, Alexander 1,366 5 3.66

... jist like it, bit syne in e coorse o naiter ey warm up an a buddie jist his tae thole or en. Es business o cushions, ...
... o a plot for greens, though there’s a tooshtie o rhubarb, an a fyow tree ingins at I use files, though naebody else dis, ...
... and size fir flavourin e broth or maybe a pottie o mince, an a tattie or twa, bit tae tell ye e truth ere’s nae a lot ye ...
... E grun's nae aaegidder free. At e tap, ere's a steen dyke an a railin, an syne ye're intill e ither fowk’s Ian. At's faar ...
... steps wi't, an garr't stan ere as ey dichtit it wi a cloot an a pail o hait water. It wis a freenly beast, it widda lowpit ...
Dipper: 30 - 'Puggie' Begg, Dr James A 1,346 2 1.49

... Puggie wis a poacher, a pest, an a thorn in the flesh o the byllies for near on five year. He ...
... jerkin his thoum at the depairtin Eck. 'He's a byllie, an a bad bugger. He's had me pit aff hauf the streitches on the ...
Dipper: 46 - Jenny Wren's Jaunt tae Islay - May 1983 & July 1984 Begg, Dr James A 1,340 1 0.75

... western strand, Wi a rock-strewn beach forenent the Hotel, An a haven nearby flaired wi sand. The Doctor an Colin were ...
Saands o Maywick Johnson, Laureen 1,333 1 0.75

... But you say naething. Hit wis been a lang weet hairst, an a braa strug ta get baith coarn an tatties. We wir wrocht in ...
Craiters: 18 - Foxie Fenton, Alexander 1,256 3 2.39

... picter tae be teen. It wisna need feart. Sharp cockit lugs an a face like a puppy, though its lang tail wis a bittie ...
... in e mornin ere'll hae been shairp teeth throwe e plastic an a sotter ower yer front path, showin aff tae yer neebers e ...
... times a wik, an I convoy im back again, getting aa e news an a bit o exerceese at e same time, at at’s sair nott fin ye ...
Dan Buoy Howson, Dave Audio 1,252 4 3.19

... earliest days ah kin chist mind 'er wi' 'er gates closed an' a boat in 'er, bit for most o' ma childhood days she wiz ...
... eh new slip over at eh herber, she wiz made redundant, an' a while back, eh seventies hid wid a bin, she wiz filled in, ...
... Henderson's lorries. Eh day came fan eh enchine arrived an' a fair crowd o' fowk gethered at eh mooth o' eh dry dock ...
... 'im: that wiz, aal that wiz needed wiz a chentle lower an' a wee bit o' chiggery-pockery. Ye couldna say 'at Dan Buoy ...
Dipper: 07 - Furst Bluid Begg, Dr James A 1,246 1 0.80

... tae oor side, wi anither man gruppin the middle o the net, an a third haudin the ither end o the rope on the faur bank. ...
Scots Tung Wittins 42 Fairnie, Robert 1,235 4 3.24

... High Scuil (New Pairliament Hoose) wi a Scottish Saltire an a Yule starn inclusit. Mind ye, bi the soon o some o the ...
... McLean hid a column in the same edeetion o the Scotsman an a guid three pairts o it wis aw scrievit in Scots. He yaised ...
... 1997 Census Test. That wis jist days efter the elecktion an A've scrievit back agane tae speir gin it wis a Tory ...
... we wad gie a shot tae jist buikin the chaumer for the yin an a hauf oors atween 7.30pm an 9.00pm. This wey, we'll jist be ...
Dipper: 51 - Annyntit Begg, Dr James A Audio 1,149 2 1.74

... wis Sanny Todd, a committee member o the Fishin Club, an a regular in oor shop! 'Whit the hell are you daein here?' ...
... a wee bit sorry for Sanny, for I kent he had a puir wife an a hantle o weans tae keep on Benefit - tho it did cross my ...
Email correspondence 1 - C Kay & J McGonigal Kay, Prof Christian,
McGonigal, James		 1,115 2 1.79

... some of their Scots stuff (grammar broonie etc-- I mean, an a' that). She'll phone me the morn's morn. Awrabest-- Jim ...
... 2 recently. Otherwise it's in cowhand English-- 'a-hootin an a-hollarin' etc. I want to make a point about current usage. ...
Craiters: 14 - E Black Things Fenton, Alexander 1,111 1 0.90

... time e grate wis teem, haad awa fae e broken fire-bricks an a fyow orrals o coal. Eence fin I lookit in ahin e heater, I ...
Scots Haiku Leeming, Mr Bruce 1,102 1 0.91

... aghast I' the drumly burn skelterin doon - a morkin an a babbie's bunnet In the mud-dark stream rushing down - a ...
The Lest o the Ettins Purves, David 1,071 1 0.93

... he bullert. “A’m tellin ye the God’s honest truith, an A’l pruive it ti ye. Dottilt, is it?” He cryit out loud til ...
Recounting Blessings - Chapter 3 Henderson, John 1,041 1 0.96

... Chapter 3 1945-1949 Banknock Village – ‘Tanner Ba’ Playin’ an’ a Cuv’ As my reading ability, even as a eight year old, was ...
Correspondence from Canada: Letter 26 - 09.01.82 852 1,037 1 0.96

... I've got one of my essays back - American Lit. - and I got an A- so it isn't that I'm doing badly. But the literature side ...
Dipper: 14 - The Communication Gap Begg, Dr James A 1,013 3 2.96

... Anjuist as we were aboot tae gie up, there wis a creckle, an a faint furren vyce cried, 'Dere eez anodder yin! Bliddy ...
... chipped in, 'we were nae shuiner settlt whan the gairdner an a guest frae the Big Hoose cam doun tae fish for seatroot. ...
... luvvvvv me?" She didnae say ocht, but gied a wee giggle an a wiggle nou an again, tae lead him oan, as they daunert up ...
Rashiecoat Purves, David 984 2 2.03

... “Say ye winna tak him binna thay gie ye a coat o rashes an a perr o slippers!” Weill thay gied hir a coat o rashes an a ...
... an a perr o slippers!” Weill thay gied hir a coat o rashes an a perr o slippers, but she didna want ti tak him for aw ...
Dipper: 32 - Invite Tae Embro [Content label: lesser] Begg, Dr James A 966 1 1.04

... Wha, in this land o pride an plenty, Cuid cut ye deid; - An a Plouman Poet maun aye be tentie O's daily breid! But ...
Heivenlie Gowf Coorses Fairnie, Robert 917 1 1.09

... thair tryst. Weel, efter yon day, twa three month gaed by an a wheen mair gemms o gowf till ae day, Sandy up an dee’d. No ...
Dipper: 61 - Double Anyntit Begg, Dr James A 910 4 4.40

... story went! True or fause, we were for takin nae chances, an a team o five byllies linkit up wi fower o the Castle ...
... the caur an crowded roun the back. There were saft thuds an a clink o chains as secks o poachin graith were dumped on ...
... an rand three nets wi chains, mair secks for the fish, an a wee Tate an Lyle seerup tin fou o holes, tied tae a ...
... ither things, but Jimpy finally met his poachin Watterloo, an a £350 fine, whan he got careless an the Polis themsels ...
A fine Ham an Haddie Fairnie, Robert 906 3 3.31

... fish, uncle. A fund it in the gutter ootside the Heywechts an A wis wunnerin if ye cuid tell us whit kin it is.” Uncle Rob ...
... wee man wi a gammy leg, a baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in his watery blue een. “Ma uncle Rob sent us roond ...
... o the guff o tarry raip an nets. In fack, thare wis twa an a hauf kyle o raip lyin on the bare wuiden flair ower in ae ...
Article for the Shetland Times- An apology to Shetland knitters De Luca, Christine 901 1 1.11

... wi her camera gear an mi doubts stowed awa. A deck chair an a picnic basket wid a bön mi preferred tackle, but no, shö ...
Scotspik de Rusett, Wendy 890 1 1.12

... big. We say muckle. There’s a moose loose aboot the hoose, An a muckle monster in the loch. (Scream!) 7. You say light. We ...

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