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A Fer Chauve Smith, Alex 23,344 1 0.04

... wis in aboot tae Jonsar Eck's yard he often hid a look aroon. This time he spotted a puckle strainer posts. Noo the ...

A Sair Fecht Smith, Alex 23,505 2 0.09

... neest day the fleer wid be laid (sunday). Tam hid a look aroon, seen athing wis ere an started tae work awa. Ere wis een ...
... sayin. "You ken i'm fer bored, ere's naething much tae dee aroon here." As Jonsar Eck made his wye hame he thocht, fit wye ...

A wikk o shows taks me back an fore in time - April 25, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 779 1 1.28

... swallyin the mike an turning up the decibels tae deafen aa aroon. Noo tho I wid hae tae say that Setterday dennertime oot ...

BBC Voices Recording: Hawick N/A Audio 11,536 1 0.09

... [inaudible] F1054: Ian you must hear more words aroon the school aboot things like that, what do you hear young ...

Buchan Words and Ways Fenton, Alexander 52,521 3 0.06

... or 4 bushels, whether for seed or for sale. Jist lookin aroon, I saa a lot o fairlies. Slung over one of the couples was ...
... in his bed, lookin up at e stars, till the neebours cam aroon and helpit tae pit the reef back on, wechtin't doon as ...
... mak some mess. A clood o saft ess wid rise an coat aathing aroon, nae forgettin e mantelpiece, and e fire micht even be ...

Conversation 32 : Female from Borders and three males from Central Belt [Content label: serious] N/A Audio 9,761 1 0.10

... an I gones, "Well, in the Borders aw the midgies sit aroon water", //[laugh]// M942: //And I had to explain ...

Craiters: 12 - Glory Hole Fenton, Alexander 2,953 2 0.68

... o e sittin room. Fin I pat on e passage licht, I’d look aroon an spot e broon shapies. At first it wisna sae hard tae ...
... doon an steek ma een, though nae withoot a hinmist look aroon for ony o at naisty broon craiters. Nae sign o onything. ...

Craiters: 13 - E Cheer Fenton, Alexander 1,136 1 0.88

... start. Gweed kens I didna like e din-raisin thing powkin aroon ma feet. I’ll sweer it jist sooks in e styoo at ae eyn an ...

Craiters: 18 - Foxie Fenton, Alexander 1,256 1 0.80

... wi e contour. At's ma first stoppin pint, jist tae look aroon an get ma breath back. Ye'll aften hear e squeeryins o ...

Craiters: 19 - Liptovska Teplicka Fenton, Alexander 2,855 2 0.70

... lay in a halla in e mountains, wi a dark forests aawye aroon. It wis a richt fairm-toun, o e kin we eest tae ken at ...
... in e evenin, we cd see it wis jist bizzin wi fowk wirkin aroon't in e parks. Ma crafter's fingers wis yokin tae get in ...

Daft Jackie McGonigal, James 2,850 2 0.70

... frae hame, the dafter they became. An sae he turned aroon, an walked back tae whit was left o his waddin. Aa the ...
... thick, his hands were richt eager an quick tae help oot aroon the kitchen, kneadin the dough for their daily breid or ...

Diminishing Lines Blackhall, Sheena 6,319 2 0.32

... bree Sweels roon oor sturdy herbour quey. Doos strut aroon oor Norlan toun, Far lawyers stride in inky goun, An ...
... deerhounds lean an thin, ane afore him, ane ahin, Lowp aroon his hirplin fit, the gangrel wi the kirkyaird smit. Ben ...

Doon the Syrie - A Willieway Henderson, John 140 1 7.14

... schule wis jist een mile frae hame, King's Park tae cycle aroon, Fore climin hup rig o Castell Rock , Raxin abeen Stirling ...

Easterhouse [Content label: serious] Smith, Rob Mcclure 4,644 1 0.22

... "That must be terrible." "Aye." "Aw them blacks goin' aroon shootin' iverybody. Dangerous, eh?" "Oh, it's not that bad ...

European Scots Blackhall, Sheena 157 1 6.37

... Vikings at the 'Brig' o Dee! They'll burn yer 'kirk' aroon yer 'lugs' Withoot ae wird o lee. European Aiberdonians ...

Fooshion Barron, Charles 17,826 1 0.06

... the Spitfires were chasin' him. Onywye, they drapped a' aroon here. It was the middle o' the mornin', wasn't it, Bessie? ...

Guts Barron, Charles 22,515 3 0.13

... the last thing ye got to. CHRISSIE But you would rummle aroon’ in’t, stracht awa’, to get at your tangerine. You were ...
... DOD Phew! (He reveals the parcel in his hand.) This rin-aroon’s jist drivin’ me daft. But I’ve got it a’ sorted noo. ...
... I’m aye happy. As lang’s I’ve got the smell o’ fish aroon’ me. (She sings, with or without accompaniment, as ...

Halesome Farin' Waddell, Mr John 15,793 2 0.13

... Ye'll find that there's an unco lot o fellow-countrymen aroon, tho maist o Scots gae up, no doon. Watch oot for English ...
... Thae weird-like beasts wi yaird-lang shanks? Jist swim aroon an they'll no heed ye, But play them richt - ye'll find ...

Interview 13: Shetland man being interviewed about language N/A Audio 3,498 1 0.29

... at readin, I wasn't even concentratin ken ye'd get readin aroon the class, M865: Mmhm //Mmhm mmhm okay.// M952: ...

Katy the Crocodile Blackhall, Sheena 2,194 2 0.91

... I waukened up, Ma beak an feet war yalla! An noo, I plap aroon the warld A skyrie, dowie, dyeuk Wi a neb an twa flat ...
... Wi hauf a hunner beets And hauf a hunner socks tae rug Aroon ma gollach's queats If I cud be a beastie, I'd be a ...

Ma Mammy Love, Rowena M 229 1 4.37

... wash, but dis she fash? Naw, she jist stoors the hoose aroon! ...

Memories come floodin back o lost Aiberdeen - February 14, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 785 1 1.27

... Shame on me that I'm jist catchin up noo on beuks I got aroon Christmas time bit, losh, es beuk will keep an be pickit ...

Minnie Blackhall, Sheena 32,033 14 0.44

... mou an dichtit his baccy-broon fuskers, an said that doon aroon Angus fin he'd bin cottared there, the fermfowk caad it ...
... tilt. Isie wis enjoyin hersel, she aye did fin loons war aroon. Minnie hid telt her ma an Meg Ramsay aboot the bruises ...
... hung afore her like a wee grey cloud. The great green firs aroon her stood like watchers, sayin naethin ava bit their ain ...
... weel, is that aa,' quo Meg. 'It happens tae aa lassies aroon your age. I'll poor a sup hett watter inno the basin, an ...
... tin pot. There wis naethin byordnar in this, in ilkie ferm aroon the pairish cottar an ferm bairns wad be daein the same. ...

Pierre o' the Pools Henderson, John 317 1 3.15

... Petit-dejeuner, Come down and with us dine." The chat aroon 'la table', Wis suin brocht roon tae 'POOLS', "But bettin' ...

Preparing to Meet the Minotaur Blackhall, Sheena 8,944 3 0.34

... a rabbit's burrow. He lowps in frae the rain An thumps aroon ma cranium. I ca him 'Bugs Migraine'. The Question "Do you ...
... string the shinin wird, my love, sae weel as ye. An tho aroon the steerin room like fireflauchts fowk did flit Inbye my ...
... velveteen (Rich russet coloured ilkie coat, wi ruffs o fur aroon the throat) Arrived ae gloamintide tae dine, their liquid ...

Queen Mary, Puir Quine de Rusett, Wendy 1,750 1 0.57

... o Bothwell, fa raised an airmy. Aa the lairds wis fechtin aroon aboot her. Bothwell ran awa. The Queen wis taen prisoner ...

Queerie-Orrals Blackhall, Sheena 4,073 2 0.49

... made ooto spit An I wad hae an ostriche, fa wad sweesh aroon, superior Tae dicht the televeesion wi the plumes o its ...
... I'd pu a rainbow doon An use it as a taxi cab tae flee aroon the toon If I cud be an alchemist, wi magic wand an book ...

Refuge [Content label: serious] Paisley, Janet 22,040 1 0.05

... believe we dinnae ken whaur she is? He's jist gaunnae turn aroon an say 'eh, sorry fur troublin yeese, shame she's no in, ...

Review of "Buddha Da" (Anne Donovan) Niven, Liz 411 1 2.43

... round the Buddhist Centre noo.’ The buik skillfully moves aroon in the heids an vyces o the three central folk, Jimmie, ...

Review of "Voyageurs" (Margaret Elphinstone) Niven, Liz 361 1 2.77

... bit present him wi a quandary aboot how he views the world aroon him. A must read fir awbodie wantin tae ken mair aboot the ...

Saint Valentine's Day: Glesga Blackhall, Sheena 387 1 2.58

... bear in an igloo In Glesga, on this luvers' day. Halflins aroon ae tree are hotchin Far cloots insteid o leaves are ...

Sanstane an Steel McNeil, Andrew 811 2 2.47

... the heidmaister, Five bairns o various heichts skirl aroon Cries held fer a second In the late November air. FISH ...
... deep. (I'm nae Scots Pegasus enabler.) I hae tae splash aroon. Sae whit aboot this itch? Lookin deep intae the pool I ...

Scots in Hawaii [Content label: serious] Smith, Rob Mcclure 4,470 1 0.22

... said Morag, irritated. "That's enough. Nae mair kiddin’ aroon. This is. . ." She thought for a moment. 'This is like ...

Scots Tung Wittins 103 Fairnie, Robert 2,634 1 0.38

... mony fowk are beginnin tae tak a look at placenames aroon whaur they bide. Ane o the maist strikin aspecks o ...

Scots Tung Wittins 105 Fairnie, Robert 2,608 1 0.38

... it antrin ploys. Richt eneuch, thir's aye a piper or twa aroon, bit tae hae gran newbiggit shows, threap ruited wi a ...

Scots Tung Wittins 106 Fairnie, Robert 3,978 1 0.25

... Scots language tae its richtfu staunin athin cless-rooms aroon the country. Some o the first buiks tae be brocht oot, ...

Scots Tung Wittins 41 Fairnie, Robert 1,068 1 0.94

... gien ye an appeteet tae ken mair anent the wey fowks spake aroon the times o Bannockburn, thir a new buik oot the noo ...

Scots Tung Wittins 42 Fairnie, Robert 1,235 1 0.81

... a guid gaun crack anent the wey oor forebeirs spake Scots aroon the 15t, 16t an 17t hunner-years. It aw cam aboot wi ...

Scots Tung Wittins 43 Fairnie, Robert 2,132 2 0.94

... wird-sorter programs, A unnerstaun it micht be sellin for aroon twal pun. A unnerstaun an aw that the spellins is foondit ...
... an the estaiblishment, British or European, disna want it aroon. Scots wull anelie dee gif the Scots fowk thirsels stap ...

Scots Tung Wittins 46 Fairnie, Robert 2,181 1 0.46

... ain awnin, thir mair nor 1.5m Scots speikers an juist aroon the 70000 speikers o Gaelic. Sen yer letters tae:- Donald ...

Scots Tung Wittins 48 Fairnie, Robert 2,614 1 0.38

... that thae fowk cairrie aboot wi thaim whan stravaigin aroon the kintra an we'r ower blate tae jag throu it bi speikin ...

Scots Tung Wittins 93 Fairnie, Robert 1,728 2 1.16

... rowth o time for thae fowk that ettles tae send thaim aroon the warld bi the cheaper surface mail insteid o thon mair ...
... toun Chase mirk an gloom awa, Spreid brichtness aw aroon. The icy blast can blaw, Bit gin oor herts be licht, A ...

Scottish Parliament: Report on Inquiry intil the role o educational and cultural policy (Scots) Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 9,216 4 0.43

... owerairchin language policy for Scotland maun be reddit aroon three principles: • beildin an revitalisin Scotland’s ...
... afore the publication o this report. Opinions centered aroon whit folk jaloused wis the extent that the objectives an ...
... in the education system, has seen a fair dramatic turn-aroon in its fortunes in recent years. In chronological order, ...
... an community centres an siller for teachers’ salaries. Aroon 500 learners is enrolled in thir clesses. 103. The ...

Serendipity and ither poems in Scots and English Blackhall, Sheena 12,339 1 0.08

... hames war biggit roon the closs. The gutsy toun claims aa aroon, the green belt’s noo a street Far barley wyved abune the ...

Tae a moose Smith, Ali 104 1 9.62

... pictir shufts baith up n’ doon wi’ wee bit click it birls aroon sae guid tae yaise tis far abune yer shaky dreels it maks ...

The Almond Tree Sangster, Maureen 494 1 2.02

... find the weak crack, the wee tinkle o growth as the sheath aroon the unseen fruit is peeled awa by the almond rivin oot." ...

The Boddamers' Monkey Blackhall, Sheena 8,148 8 0.98

... fur sole attention. There's a clattervengeance o soun aroon the quad, A squallach o scurries argyin ower a pie. Ma ...
... derk foun An ay the yoam o fir an pine it fullt the muirs aroon Gean blossoms faa, saft breezes blaa far linns lowp ower ...
... thoosan weety birk trees greet. Forget me nots lie tashed aroon, as Spring creeps oot on cripple feet. Beech branches in ...
... As sae, this day will haud the fore fin ithers dwine aroon. Larick an rowan saftly showd, the clouds flit ghaistly ...
... oot tae teem the orra pail Back o the dyke, far dreams aroon her tummle. Cheenged fae a thing o grace, tae an iron ban, ...

The Fanatic (extract 2) Robertson, James 8,234 1 0.12

... in their privates and when they cried oot, they’d turn aroon and there’d be nae man there, they could niver prove he’d ...

The Fanatic (extract 3) [Content label: serious] Robertson, James 4,519 1 0.22

... me. The only thing I could dae was no admit it. I turned aroon and left the room. Didna say a word tae him. There was a ...

The Fower Quarters: 03 - A Gey Dour Bitch Blackhall, Sheena 4,030 1 0.25

... heicht an set fur a lassie tae twine her twa fite airms aroon. An I learned forbye that a moo that cud spit an sweir an ...

The Fower Quarters: 04 - Disraeli for Me Blackhall, Sheena 1,832 1 0.55

... Scot. Till then it hid nivver cam tae me that aa the fowk aroon war Scots tae, jist makkin on affa sair that they warna! ...

The Fower Quarters: 08 - The Warlock's Curse Blackhall, Sheena 4,243 4 0.94

... wis gien ower tae a puckle gamies in tied hooses, spirkit aroon the gruns. They didna alloo poachin bit they'd turn a blin ...
... war tappit fite wi snaw an glimmers o ice. Firs raxxed up aroon the twa waukers, derk an shaddaed, their boos ...
... "Ay, jist turned midnicht." "Haud ma hauns noo an wauk aroon the caunlelowe wi me," Kate telt them baith. As the three ...
... Bograsherty. They tuik auld Tawse's boat oot fur a turn aroon the loch. Twis smeeth's a boord fin they gaed oot. Flat's ...

The Fower Quarters: 12 - The Smiling Horse of Troy Blackhall, Sheena 3,474 1 0.29

... loon, we'll veesit Uncle Dod on Setterday an gie ye a turn aroon the park on his cuddy, Major." The small curly head, bowed ...

The Fower Quarters: 15 - Blessed wi the Gift [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 3,717 4 1.08

... lugs as weel as me, an sud hae kent weel fit wis jist aroon the corner. "The pale moon was rising above the green ...
... tae buy juice. Bi noo, I wis eesed tae aa the Irish voices aroon me. They war bonnie an sang-like, nae the wye fowk spakk ...
... disappeared ooto the wing mirror an the wheels spun north aroon Dundalk bi the Mountains o Mourne. "Oh, Mary, this ...
... friens. They micht hae skied doon the Eiger, or stravaiged aroon Rome an Venice. Bit I hid kissed the Blarney Steen, the ...

The Fower Quarters: 17 - Veesitors [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 3,511 1 0.28

... eneuch that twa o the faimly'd bin killt the last time aroon. There'd bin nae wird frae Arthur, an yon wis queer, bit ...

The Heavenly Cow of Thebes [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 9,752 1 0.10

... aff drookit leaves. Haar haps oor kennin o the fowk aroon. Relationships, like roads ye wauk on bye Nae seein the ...

The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 6,223 5 0.80

... wid is breathin. It is fusperin ' I hae vrocht this airt aroon ye. Gin ye gyang awa, ye micht return sinsyne An murmer ...
... o the flichterin halo roon his lanely thocht, Ca cannie aroon the dreich lirks o his pachydermatous hap Faain ower an ...
... even the quaetest jumbos Shoogle their trunks fin asleep. Aroon ye, the blythe breengin o watters, Watters o sleep, Wytin ...
... Tae keep him safe fae aa the wrangs that crowd like craws aroon, Oh it's nae easy brinbrin lip a bonnie fite- haired loon. ...
... bonnie fite-haired loon. Ae nicht the streets o Aiberdeen aroon the Music Haa War thrang wi fowk in festive mood, in ...

The Lan o Tea an Tigers: Poems fae the Muckle Furth Blackhall, Sheena 6,393 1 0.16

... lick it up like forkit lizards' tongues. The watter sweels aroon like crème de menthe. Last nicht a taed cam here, ...

The Quarry Blackhall, Sheena 23,932 15 0.63

... A bridle path frae the Balbutt primary skweel stravaiged aroon bi the auld kirk-yaird o St. Fittach’s throw the Fittach ...
... wis meeved bi the wirds o the poem; sae raxxed his airm aroon her. She beeriet hersel in his breist an pu’d him tae her. ...
... yet haudin back, seein foo the quine grat sae sair. Aroon midnicht, she broke her ain rules, sat up, shook herself ...
... her queat. She wis sittin on a cheer upo the table, skirt aroon her waist, nae pants tae her name, stridie-leggit an barin ...
... the Government, tae limit the wye fowks freely stravaiged aroon the kintra. Ye’d near tae seek permeesion noo tae veesit ...

The Toad on the Rock's Opinion Blackhall, Sheena 5,941 1 0.17

... the muir's communion wine. My Covenant, the Braes o Mar, aroon me Stinch an strang fae the first Crack o Time. What ...

The Win an the Rain Blackhall, Sheena 8,793 1 0.11

... says Jack. The Xmas tree stauns green an swack Bairns birl aroon the skatin rink Electric angels sway an blink Ower Union ...

The Wizard o the North Blackhall, Sheena 5,141 3 0.58

... Last time the globe o the warld wis seen, He wis stottin't aroon the bowlin green. The Grampian region bus we hired Tae ...
... cauld sea shore.' 'Faither fit kinno soun is yon I hear aroon?' 'Anely the birr o traffic, bairn Gaun through the toon'. ...
... Vikings at the Brig o Dee! They'll burn yer kirk aroon yer lugs Withoot ae wird o lee. European Aiberdonians ...

Toon Junction Blackhall, Sheena 308 1 3.25

... taed wifie Hobblin hame wi eerins An van wi ledders Jinks aroon the neuk A bauchle o auld yins Shauchlin an trauchlin Ower ...

Winnlestrae [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 7,366 3 0.41

... the road hapt wi heather an peat! The clouds crood aroon me. The lift's gaun tae drap Ma hairl's a wud greyhound ...
... wi Sorra its sib. A lammie sherp thorn busses circle aroon A wirm etten dall in a clay corpse's goon The Low Road ...
... the glen. The barley's ripe, Ye watch, an ye are blythe. Aroon ye on the knowe, Yer friens resume their lives, Claik, noo ...


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