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Title Author Multimedia Word count Freq. Norm.
Dipper: 29 - Harpin Reid, John Audio 888 1 1.13

... an cuil.' (Will grained alood at that heavenly vision, An a passin deevilock grinned derision). 'I hurried doun tae ...
Scots Tung Wittins 45 Fairnie, Robert 868 1 1.15

... seen some o the whisy ads makkin guid yiss o the auld leid an A wunner gin the Macallan wull be follaed bi onie o the ...
The Smith's Guidwyfe frae Yarraefuit Purves, David 860 1 1.16

... hir til a smiddie near Tweedsmuir, haed the shae replaced, an a new ane putten on the ither front fuit anaw. Syne he ...
Foolish Citizens All Kay, Prof Christian 824 1 1.21

... looking man;” “I didn’t really notice his face;” “He had an .. a … well ... ordinary voice.” I was not merely a sucker, but ...
The Monday club Hynd, George 805 2 2.48

... lay on the flair an he giggled 'cos he wis as fu as a bit An a stranger whae walked ower him on his way to the toilet Wis ...
... woke up next mornin' aboot 6 o'clock Fair stiff, a' cauld an a' sair Well the Bear he went oot on the Tuesday morn An hap ...
It's time tae reflect as fiddlers come and go - February 28, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 787 2 2.54

... presentin o ma radio programme something atween Lee Marvin an a cheese grater. "Ye hae been pittin yer fit in yer moo ...
... moo again hiv ye?" Weel thankfu kyn, I got an aisle seat an a gran view o the hale proceedins - a concert weel worthy o ...
Jeel't tae the marra on a day oot tae the fitba - March 14, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 787 3 3.81

... the time. The loon - I shid stop caain him at; he's noo 27 an a gweed feow inches bigger than his shelpit faither - wis up ...
... didna haud the same attraction. It maun be aul age an a cosy fireside wi the wireless at ma lug seem't a better ...
... an baked aipple. Syne he adds milk, microwaves for two-an-a-half meenits an, hey presto. The ither day, he gaed farrer ...
Sattlin doon tae steer the fine hotterin porritch - March 7, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 782 2 2.56

... a plate o soup for the dinner. Syne there wis the cocoa an a chunk o cheese. We were mair than ready for't. BIT back ...
... an aul farrant names come tae myn o Murly Tams, Pizzers - an a query I got nae that lang syne fae ma gweed freen Jim ...
A wikk o shows taks me back an fore in time - April 25, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 779 1 1.28

... centre stage - oh ay an loupin here, there an awye - a twa-an-a-half oors, jist his leefalane. A live Billy Connolly is ...
Afa sad news, bit thanks for the memories - March 21, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 778 2 2.57

... jist a day efter his dear wife, Sheila, wis laid tae rest an a day afore a faimily waddin. Losh bit it's a blessin we ...
... waddin. Losh bit it's a blessin we dinna ken fit's afore's an a tragic time for the McGarrs wi Peggy - Paddy's sister, fa ...
Ye ken, for lots o's, spring is the best season o the eer - April 4, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 775 1 1.29

... fin freens o oors were on holiday at es time in Aviemore an a great attraction wis the different colours o day-aul ...
The Grunstanes Forde, Iain W D 767 1 1.30

... wi a pumiss stane or a nail birss gin we hed bruikit hauns an a sair dicht ti the bak a our craigs gin we hedna waashed ...
Written Scots Fairnie, Robert 762 1 1.31

... Languages, the foondin o the Cross Pairty Group on Scots an a growein swall o intrest in the Scots language, the’r gaun ...
Scots in the Community Fairnie, Robert 743 2 2.69

... a Midlands accent, it wis the best English A’d ivver heard an A jaloused richt awa that he wad be shuir tae be at the tap ...
... thon broad Scots rubbish. A’v spoken Fisherraw aw ma days an A’m no gaun tae chynge noo!” As for masel, it wisna till A’d ...
Cairtes in the Scots Leid Kay, Billy 709 2 2.82

... for their veice tae be heard in a Europe o a Hunder Flags an a hunder tongues, a Europe whaur linguistic diversity is ...
... a challenge tae our praisent, a dedicatioun tae our past an a declaratioun o our faith in the future o Scots as a leivin ...
Re_ Scots Corpus De Luca, Christine 704 4 5.68

... I tink whit du's suggestin will do fine ... aboot an oor an a half aa > tagiddir. We can decide whit bit's we tak ...
... dy Lungawattir > poyim!) > > aa da best > > an a peerie smoorikin > > Alan > > *************** ...
... poetry nicht? > See whit du tinks. > Aa da best > An a peerie smoorikin ta dee anaa! > Christine > PS Hit ...
... Hi aye Christine Na na lass, gying du ahed wi hit. An A'm plaesed t'gying alang wi hit - evin if dis program ...
Dipper: 50 - The Auld Jenny Heron Begg, Dr James A Audio 684 1 1.46

... low, Then faster than lichtnin, a daith-dealin blow An a puir wee bit beardie is gruppt like a vice, Turnt roun ...
Whit a Fleg!! Fairnie, Robert 684 1 1.46

... mind aither hou he haed gotten intae this seetiation an a wheen o oorie antrin thochts kep on fleein in an oot his ...
Aboot Cuddies an Camels Fairnie, Robert 664 2 3.01

... cuddy, it wis threapit a man cuid traivel a sicht further an a sicht faster an cairry a sicht mair wecht o graith nor the ...
... cuddy design drawins an set oot tae tweek a wee bit here an a wee bit thare tae improve on the original design. Ae ...
Divinin for cables Johnson, Laureen 571 1 1.75

... cables wis lyin anunder da grund. Dey wir Tammie an me an a fellow fae Glessgow an peerie John Alec (just oot o da ...
The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3 MacDonald, Hamish 564 1 1.77

... tae me, the new arrival. A new-boarn wean, a fallen angel, an a comatose nun. Hauf a Clydeside blootert bi the Ned Storm. ...
Homage til Carl Nielsen Hubbard, Tom 532 1 1.88

... - but Dauvit; Jeronimus, solemn, fou-breekit, Wi a lauch an a daunce deflatit; An wi aa its twynin an trauchlin agin its ...
Geordie Jooks an the Bleck Corn Flakes Fairnie, Robert 523 3 5.74

... the bleck bits is sookit oot the ship intae the elevator an A ken fine whit thae bleck bits is. Whan A poor the corn ...
... flakes intae ma plate, the’r whiles yin or twa bleck bits an A dinna ken for shuir whit thae yins is, but they dissolve ...
... milk an turn it broon sae A aye gie in tae ma imagination an A dinnae tak nae chances. Whit ither fowks daes - weel, ...
Review of "The Crimson Petal and the White" (Michel Faber) Niven, Liz 502 1 1.99

... ‘Crimson Petal and the White’ transports ye tae a time, an a scrievin style, lang gaun by thou dealin wi timeless ...
The Almond Tree Sangster, Maureen 494 2 4.05

... came o that except a muckle big funeral wi a lot o sponges an a lot o tears, Granny saying she widna manage wioot him. ...
... goose wi a nodding heid, a bit like Grandad wis wi Granny an a wee yealla cat - didna seem tae belong tae the ithers: ...
Scots - in Scots Kay, Billy 487 1 2.05

... for their veice tae be heard in a Europe o a Hunder Flags an a hunder tongues, a Europe whaur linguistic diversity is ...
Use it or lose it De Luca, Christine 476 1 2.10

... ha'in at laest wan article writin i da dialect ivery week? An a dialect poem? An somethin fur bairns? ...
Burns Nicht Sang for Andra Kindness de Rusett, Wendy 468 1 2.14

... it’s nae fit you think! We’ll aa lift wir glesses, an a toast we will drink Tae the lads that are champions o ...
Reefed in De Luca, Christine 404 1 2.48

... wind at lifts da sail, keeps wirds clos ta her breest. An A'll miss da tilfer underfit, da gunwale's tilt, relief when ...
Whit is a dug? Hynd, George 367 1 2.72

... ask much, just some grub every day, A wee bit o' a walk an' a wee bit o' play. So keep this in mind when it nuzzles your ...
The New Mannie Niven, Liz 363 1 2.75

... the wean tae it's gran roon the street get oot fir a drink an a wee bite tae eat, wi some o the lassies she's kent aw her ...
A shuttle o soonds De Luca, Christine 362 1 2.76

... an da hill: some lost on da wind owre da flakki o years. An a kyist-foo o soonds for aa kinds o sea wark wi a hoidy-hol ...
Dipper: 57 - Bank Pit Begg, Dr James A Audio 350 2 5.71

... An this poem is a memorial tae a vanished community an a deein industry. Snaw-white steam rents the blue veil O ...
... hunner lums As cauld tea's jawed Oot the back door, An a fresh pot masked On the bleck-leid grate For the ...
Dipper: 11 - Lament for Connel Burn Begg, Dr James A 344 1 2.91

... frae heid tae fuit They'd dam the burn wi stanes, An a gleefu glen wad ring wi cries O bare-scud doukin weans. ...
Kin Ye Mind? Hynd, George 338 1 2.96

... Marchin' ahint the pipe band Wi a tin cup roon yer neck, an a wee bag o buns The happiest lad in the land Kin ye mind o ...
Magnus, da Yöl pony De Luca, Christine 329 1 3.04

... roond tae da sun; dan dey slippit aff Magnus, wi tanks an a wave at da lambie-hoose whar dey'd begun. Is peerie bairns ...
Letter: 08 Fairnie, Robert 321 1 3.12

... doot ken yersel, language is the key tae a body's identity an a kennin o thair ain Scots language gies fowk a first cless ...
Ma Gairden Hynd, George 307 2 6.51

... upon the heather Well we got Lobelia's an' tiny wee shrubs An a pair o minature roses An soon the scent o ma gairden Wis ...
... an joy My it wis a wundrous creation Ah built a burd bath, an a wee totty barry Then added a big muckle gnome An noo ma ...
Dipper: 36 - Minnons Begg, Dr James A 265 1 3.77

... A wee roun hole caad oot its dowp, A string roun its neck an a weel-corkit mou Tae haud in the breid-crumbs - an that is ...
Ahint 'e Herst Brown, Charles W 251 1 3.98

... mi is sma Twid bi gran' gin 'e warld cuid a' news awa'. An' a birn A' manidgt ti mak tolrent o' ithers Fan thir religion ...
An epistle tae Wullie wi the broken jaw Hynd, George 250 1 4.00

... like a ventriloquist's dummy, "Gi'es us a gottle o'geer an a wee dark rummy" So tae help ye oot here's a wee gift frae ...
Advert for "The Paix Machine" Forde, Iain W D 234 1 4.27

... nou. The bit tombe is in thrie buiks wi clinks in atwene, an a pley at the hinneren, ti mak siccar at the main thranes is ...
Poems from "Stravaigin" Niven, Liz 215 1 4.65

... foondations crummlt, as butcher builders fleed. A million an a hauf stanes pave memorials in monie tungs. A brick fir ...
Growin auld (Wasterwick) De Luca, Christine 214 1 4.67

... reck oot bi clett an stack. Dy sang is da sang o sels an a thoosand shiftin shalls is dey beach demsels. Da Waarie ...
Makin Pancakes Love, Rowena M 208 1 4.81

... coonter. Sweet bit flat, Ah guzzlet it doon, gritty syrup an a, whaur Ah sat tucked high oan hur bentwood chair, legs ...
A Small Book of Translations: 03 - Catullus 2 Hutchison, Alexander 201 1 4.98

... nae spiders nae fire in the grate – nithin bit a faither an a gweed step-mither wi jaas that quid crunch up buckies on ...
Letter: 09 Fairnie, Robert 197 1 5.08

... pairlament is the want o onie Scots signage on the wa's an A'v gien [CENSORED: forename] a wee cartoon A did anent it ...
A Hoary Story - The Cemet'ry Inspector's Lament Henderson, John 188 1 5.32

... spak tae his wallies wi easedom, “Ye'll be fine wi a rub an' a spit.” Bit fan shoved i his mou a mite efter, T’wis clair ...
The Feartie-Cat Love, Rowena M 151 1 6.62

... ah?! A hushle o’ hey in runkelt claes Wi a tumshie heid an a battered hat Mochie, holie, seen better days - Whae on ...
A Small Book of Translations: 21 - Ronsard 4 Hutchison, Alexander 133 1 7.52

... it winna tak direction – bit loo me noo for my scant hair, an a'll catch yer haun fan it trimmles at the stair. ...

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