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Evie Barron, Charles 11,528 28 2.43

... decent cup o’ tea’s a decent cup o’ tea, whither it comes fae a pyramid, a wee roon’ baggie or a plain aul’ square een. ...
... widow or a clubbie widow afore that. He was niver in. Hame fae work, gobble doon his tea - that I had spent a’ day ...
... to gi’e him a richt send-off, in front o’ his chummies fae the club an’ a’thing. But the thocht o’ spendin’ a’ that ...
... an’ they can spot chipboard wi’ a plastic veneer on’t fae twa mile awa’. It’ll ha’e to be real wood to impress them. ...
... the next funeral. I hope they didna ha’e to get a man fae Archibald’s in; that would cost them a bonnie penny. It ...
Fooshion Barron, Charles 17,826 12 0.67

... It's just sick a trauchle gettin' a cheer a' the wye fae up the stair. NEIL (Recognising his duty.) Take one from ...
... notices irony.) I'm afraid they'll grow up very different fae you, Loretta. LORETTA (Acknowledging the awful truth of ...
... I'll dae some sausage rolls. Thon rare wee bite-size eens. Fae Tesco, they're best. Neil an' Kate'll bring the wine. ...
... tellin' me aboot Mary dyin'. BESSIE Aye, Mary Farquhar fae the Grove, wi' the twa lassies. GLADYS Nae Andy Farquhar's ...
... Ye wid get your eggs at Easter an' your hen at Christmas, fae somebody ye kent yersel', that had made them grow and then ...
Guts Barron, Charles 22,515 40 1.78

... them. I …. DOD Come on, Teenie. It’s jist a wee present fae your cousin. (Pause. She won’t take the parcel. ...
... Eence the war’s finished, an’ the laddies come back fae bein’ sodgers, then they can cairry the kits an’ you can ...
... It’s nae a mixture. Jist a few things Ma used to get fae him. I’m gan to mak’ her up a tonic. GEORGIE Like Ma used ...
... that the government doesna ken aboot. ANGELICA Ye get them fae fishermen? DOD Na, na. It’s mair complicated than that. We ...
... sick? CHRISSIE I said she’s fine, Georgie. Dinna keep her fae her work. You’re the een that was rantin’ on aboot her nae ...
A Study into the Knowledge and Use of Scots Amongst Primary Pupils on Upper Deeside Blackhall, Sheena 29,793 2 0.07

... two here and there spoke Gaelic, tho it wis maistly folk fae Glen Ey that spoke it, an they war Catholics. My father ...
... but by this time in Braemar ye wis gettin aa the ferm lads fae Sim's the Emporium, they employed quite a few men, and so ...
Minnie Blackhall, Sheena 32,033 1 0.03

... faither Dod, an scunner o the Dam itsel, hid banned Minnie fae settin fit within a hunner yairds o't. The governess car ...
The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 6,223 17 2.73

... bound, the Lord be praised The Pass-a-fist I bide awa fae bampots. Heid bangers nip ma heid. Haud the blanket ower ...
... A neep isnae culture-specific. Tatties are fand Fae Spain tae Bogendreip. It's nae foo ye parlez-vous that ...
... drones sat doon tae hae a blether, Wi a singin kettle fae Auchensheen on the state o Scotlan's weather. A hoodie ...
... aa, their skreichin an their textin, Wi a deefenin caa fae his orra mawe, which wis maist byordnar vexin! Bath-Room ...
... me, that the stove wis aff at the waa... Bit I lowped fae the cooker, a flame sae wee, I'm reid an I'm hett an I'm ...
The Marra o a Simmer Skweel in Scots: Bit far's the Beens? Blackhall, Sheena 1,323 7 5.29

... resources. I've wirked in near eneuch twa hunner skweels fae the North East doon tae Brechin an Montrose, fae Nursery ...
... skweels fae the North East doon tae Brechin an Montrose, fae Nursery up tae Secondary level promotin Scots, an there's ...
... warsslin tae reply in English aa the time translatin fae the Scots they hear in their inner lug! Fin the polis ...
... aa screive a poem usin Scots wirds. He photocopied pages fae a Scots glossary an ilkie ane o's hid tae pyke oot twa ...
... 'drap in' wye o learnin Scots). The computer programmers fae Lunnon an the like war fair taen wi Scots...fit we aften ...
The Win an the Rain Blackhall, Sheena 8,793 3 0.34

... an Bacardi rum Tae keep the frost o the North East Coast Fae nippin her builder’s bum Ghaisties In the 1740s Aberdeen’s ...
... the bow His music telt the stories o Grantully an Cromar Fae the shakkins o the pyockie tae the hertbrakk o Neil Gow As ...
... pianie playin Clair de Lune Music is the sweetest medicine fae the cradle tae the kist Wi the pouer tae cheer in hospice, ...
Lament for Freddie Blair, Anna 72 1 13.89

... new here A year... No, mibbee less Less, yes Hardly there Fae elsewhere And a'ready Got Freddie My steady. Freddie and ...
See the Boat Blair, Anna 213 1 4.69

... Your once't a year, your big-big treat To sail the Clyde fae Broomielaw At risin' tide, wi' Ma and Paw. Dressed up ...
The Fallen Horse Blair, Anna 242 1 4.13

... the carter-man Till the shafts were free. They took a sack Fae the cart someplace And threw it over The cratur's face ...
Extract from "One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night" [Content label: serious] Brookmyre, Christopher 4,155 3 0.72

... doon tae just the platform, then built everythin’ up again fae there. I read somethin’ aboot it in the paper.” “But ...
... hotel is aw that’s on the island. You’re isolated, away fae it aw. So they’ve used this oil platform affair instead of ...
... remember anyway. I cannae picture Matt Black comin’ back fae America just tae see us arseholes again, eh? An’ Davie ...
Ahint 'e Herst Brown, Charles W 251 2 7.97

... fit like a herst can ye say for yersel than? Wis it fish fae 'e sea or corn fae e' lan'? Wis it werkin' en factries ti ...
... can ye say for yersel than? Wis it fish fae 'e sea or corn fae e' lan'? Wis it werkin' en factries ti mak life mer easy? ...
Thy Neighbour's Wife [Content label: lesser] Bruce, Eddie 2,813 1 0.36

... when Bill's brither George stayed wi' us on a week's leave fae the oil rigs." She came round and sat beside him, downed ...
SNDA, SLD Newsletter Spring 01-Summer 04 - P. Cairns Cairns, Pauline 719 2 2.78

... Dae bairns roon aboot ye gaun ‘guisin’ or that import fae Americay, ‘trick or treating’? Mind ye, the Americans must ...
... Ah ken oor faimlie will hae a birlin traicle scone danglin fae the rafters. NEWSLETTER SPRING 2002 – PAULINE’S COLUMN ...
The Stalking Cure [Content label: lesser] Corbett, Dr John B 6,214 1 0.16

... unconscious is that the adult sel – or ego – sinders itsel fae the id, thon ‘reservoir of the libido’ bi divers ...
Article for the Shetland Times- An apology to Shetland knitters De Luca, Christine 901 1 1.11

... Here is an interestin project dat's browt tagidder poetry fae da various straands o Scottish culture, an trowe poetry an ...
A shuttle o soonds De Luca, Christine 362 2 5.52

... sea wark wi a hoidy-hol for queer luckin wirds stowed far fae wir hearin ta keep herm awa. Da Norn is lang gien, but ...
... dey mak da warp in a pattern o livin, while da weft comes fae places ootbye da Sooth Mooth. Dey can blend i da waeve wi ...
A strynd o sense De Luca, Christine 368 2 5.43

... at med da sye an hed da vynd ta maa wid tak da jug, warm fae me skurt: da haands at riped da pages o Aurelius forbye. ...
... weel plenished. Foonded in a laand at nivver sklent tinkin fae döin: dat saa wisdom i da wark o haands. (from Psalm 126 v ...
Da ballad o Maggie Reid De Luca, Christine 396 1 2.53

... days wis dön. I waited fur him fowr lang year nae wird cam fae da sea. We tocht him drooned i da ocean's fowld; no lik ta ...
Lizzie Coutts' Knowe De Luca, Christine 219 1 4.57

... glivs ice-matted, haands red raw wi pooin apo kiarr. Inbye fae da spunder o da nicht wi haet tiftin anunder wir nails an ...
Myl-gruel at da millenium De Luca, Christine 391 1 2.56

... * * * Neest johnsmas we'll mak fine gruel wi creme fraîche fae Isigny. Wi a spön o honey hit 'll mak a feast fur John da ...
Reefed in De Luca, Christine 404 1 2.48

... Foo fine hit wis apon a simmer's nicht, ta lay da boat aff fae da aester ayre; ta sit on da briggistane, broch at wir ...
Re_ Scots Corpus De Luca, Christine 704 6 8.52

... > Fae Christine > Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 8:27 PM > ...
... > undiluted dialect braaly herd ta understand if der fae ony wye idder is > nordern Europe. Se whit du tinks. ...
... Aa da best > Christine ********************** > > Fae Alan > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 6:51 PM > ...
... Lookin forward tae it > > Alan > ********** > Fae Alan > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 11:15 AM > ...
... ta dee anaa! > Christine > PS Hit maks mair sense fae da boddom is fae da tap! > ...
Smootie gengs ta Lerrick De Luca, Christine 2,412 5 2.07

... Da een her mam hed spoken aboot. Whaar her granny hed come fae. Hit wis nairrow an dark. Perfect. Der wis nae sign o ...
... Shö waakened braaly aerly an felt hungry. Noises cam fae da hoose. Bairn's voices. Shö jumpit up on da windowsill ...
... wi dem. Magnus an Freya aye browt her hame a piece o fish fae da fishshop. Nicol an Ingrid fed her on chicken an cat ...
... tae da lass an waved as he gud. Dan he picked up da family fae hame an dey drave on ta Da Nort Boat. 'Aberdeen here we ...
... If onybody is seen her dan Ingrid an Nicol wid lik ta hear fae you. Da number ta ring is Lerrick 8987.' Fur days eftir ...
St Ninian's Isle De Luca, Christine 366 1 2.73

... took Sweyn Holm, Selkie Gyo; gied dem bere an kale fae Ireland's strippit rigs or Bigton's toons. Eence here, dey ...
Use it or lose it De Luca, Christine 476 3 6.30

... - though no lesser - European languages." Fundin comes fae da Culture 2000 programme o da European Union an hit hes ...
... da European Union an hit hes partnerships wi organisations fae Iceland tae Greece, an fae Hungary tae Portugal. Da ...
... partnerships wi organisations fae Iceland tae Greece, an fae Hungary tae Portugal. Da editor, Diarmuid Johnson, bides ...
Queen Mary, Puir Quine de Rusett, Wendy 1,750 1 0.57

... airmy wis defeated. She fled tae England tae seek help fae her cousin, Queen Elizabeth GROUP 6 MIME MUSIC, LOW HARP ...
The Wee Reid Hen de Rusett, Wendy 1,571 2 1.27

... audience to see the interaction) Miller: Hey, haud back fae the peer wee hennie. Fit wey are yous aa croodin roon? ...
... the wee smaa oors. (Animals dance to music) S.tellers 1-3: Fae then on, ilka year the animals chaav’t thegither, had ...
Thomas Edward o Banff de Rusett, Wendy 2,896 5 1.73

... Militia. They were protectin the sooth coast o England fae invasion by the French, unner Napoleon. Luckily this ...
... faimily was sent back tae Fife. Narr 2: But his mither cam fae Aiberdeen and she wisnae happy in Fife. Things cam til a ...
... 3 speaks. Narr 3: The Edward family were gled to flit fae Fife an traivel North tae Aiberdeen, their mither’s toon, ...
... cut up tobacca leaves that cam in tae the port o Aiberdeen fae The West Indies. Files, in amongst the the bales o ...
... 2. Narr 9: Tamas Edward chaav’t awa at the souter’s trade, fae sax in the mornin’ til eicht or nine at nicht, but aifter ...
All That Glisters Donovan, Anne 2,713 9 3.32

... like to use the glitter pens? And she pulled oot the pack fae her bag. Ah’d never seen them afore. When ah wis in ...
... hear him coughin in the night sometimes and it’s different fae the way he used tae cough, come fae deeper inside him ...
... and it’s different fae the way he used tae cough, come fae deeper inside him somehow, seems tae rack his hale body ...
... deeper inside him somehow, seems tae rack his hale body fae inside oot. When ah come in fae school ah go and sit wi ...
... tae rack his hale body fae inside oot. When ah come in fae school ah go and sit wi him and tell him aboot whit’s ...
A Braw Guid Alairm Fairnie, Robert 1,498 5 3.34

... in his young days. The hail o thae twa year, apairt fae aboot seeven weeks, wis spent abuird ship an no in onie ...
... slept in yince efter that. He kep the alairm weel ower fae the bed sae he hid tae git up tae unscrew the terminal an ...
... the bed tae turn the thing aff. Coorse, she hid him daured fae yaisin the alairm onie time he wis on holiday an didnae ...
... think it wis the pipes rinnin up throu the chimney breist fae the fire but the orra thing wis, we aye heard the soond ...
... on some o the pipes in case it wis vibration but, apairt fae that, they didnae find oniethin.” “It maun hae been a ...
A fine Ham an Haddie Fairnie, Robert 906 4 4.42

... time o year, Geordie wis aye gey near blinnit comin oot fae the mirk intae the daylicht. He hid his een gey near ...
... caller. Aiblins it hid fawn aff a fish motor on its wey up fae Heymooth tae Newheiven mercat. He birlt the fish this wey ...
... the kitchen whaur he hid a guid leuk at it in the licht fae the windae. He pit it doon on the bunker, turnt it ower ...
... an, tho he kent fine that uncle Rob’s byenem wis Stookie, fae the time he brak his leg as a bairn, he wad niver daur ...
A Wee Lick o Vernish Fairnie, Robert 187 1 5.35

... a wee lick o vernish the neist nicht efter he hid cam hame fae his wark. Neist mornin, shuir eneuch, Beenie gaed intae ...
A Wee Scran o Herrin Fairnie, Robert 1,552 4 2.58

... fu o the smell o caller fish alang wi the guff o paraffin fae the boats' Kelvin engines. The soond o thae engines melled ...
... the deck as it gaed. The laddies' Granda cam intae sicht fae ahint a lorry no faur fae whaur they war staunin. He wis ...
... laddies' Granda cam intae sicht fae ahint a lorry no faur fae whaur they war staunin. He wis cled in his sea-buits an aw ...
... thair wee scran o herrin, an walked at a guid lick awa fae the herbour, takin the gate tae the treds-fowk’s hooses ...
Better Ower Yer Thrapple Fairnie, Robert 511 2 3.91

... leukin whit he wis daein for, as he taen his haund awa fae Geordie’s gless, a finger nudged the tap o’t, the gless ...
... believe whit they seen. Angus wis cairiein the tray fae the bar tae the table, but in slow motion an the singer on ...
Geordie Jooks an the Bleck Corn Flakes Fairnie, Robert 523 2 3.82

... it?” Wullie speirt. “Weel, when the ships brings the grain fae Americae an Canadae, it’s no in bags or ocht ye ken. Ilka ...
... is that ye’r speakin aboot, Geordie?” speirt Wullie. “Fae the lang-tail fellaes.” sayed Geordie, “The’r aye ...
Geordie Jooks an the Sand Boat Fairnie, Robert 1,884 8 4.25

... the ootside o the dyke? It micht help tae keep the sand fae bein washt awa sae quick.” Big Rab taen a gliff oot tae ...
... nae mair.” The sea wis nae mair nor six or seeven fit awa fae the boat whan the laddies lowpit oot aw roads an stertit ...
... backs an bare legs warm. “Ready men!” came the command fae Big Rab, “Open fire! Gie it laldie!” Fower wuiden rifles ...
... it spat. Twa wee puffs o white reek kythed in the lift fae nae whare juist tae the left o the plane an aboot twa ...
... o squeebs gaun aff in the distance. Bi noo, the drone fae the plane’s ingines wis like the soond o a giant bumbee ...
Gittin the Spellin Richt Fairnie, Robert 435 2 4.60

... they cuid afford tae bide oot a guid while langer nor men fae ither airts. Sae, excep when thare wis a fitba match on, ...
... tae hae the wife’s tea on the table for her comin hame fae the mill. We’r no sayin they war aw tarred wi the ae brush ...
Heivenlie Gowf Coorses Fairnie, Robert 917 6 6.54

... roond o gowf at Monktonha. Sandy brocht twa pints ower fae the bar tae thair table an cairried on wi the crack juist ...
... Wid he?” “Naw!” cam the repone, “He widnae ken a gowf ba fae a pan-drop. A doot the onlie wey tae fin oot is tae gaun ...
... Wullie. It’s juist that if a spaewyfe can git wittins back fae the deid fowk, then ye’d think the’r maun be some wey tae ...
... tae ye, A’ll let ye ken for shuir. An if ye dinnae hear fae me athin, say, twa month, ye can gaun an see a spaewyfe an ...
... when, aw o a suddentie, he heard a wee whisper in his lug fae ahint. “Wullie!” it said. He birlt roond quick tae see wha ...
Nicatine Patches? Fairnie, Robert 465 2 4.30

... Jooks’ guid-wife Beenie is an awfu wumman for talkin. Fae the meinit she gits hersel ower the bed in the mornin, tae ...
... it an his tae bide in the hoose an thole the muckle onding fae the mooth o his better hauf. Onless he wis eatin oot at ...
Picters in yer heid Fairnie, Robert 2,174 3 1.38

... gas aboot an she poued baith o thaim ower tae a corner awa fae the windae for fear o fleein gless. The syreens went agane ...
... Nae doot, if the kintra hid needit him tae stey awa fae the schuil for the hail duration o the war, Geordie wad ...
... poker an a blue flame stertit tae come oot the end. Back fae the kerb, thare wis a wee dyke wi airn pailins on the tap ...
Whit a Fleg!! Fairnie, Robert 684 2 2.92

... anither muckle maucht, this time, tae warsle hissel free fae the airn grup on his thrapple but he cuidnae move a muscle ...
... sperks o licht fleein by. Geordie felt his body wis deid fae the thrapple doon an it wisnae awaur o oniethin, but his ...
Buchan Words and Ways Fenton, Alexander 52,521 44 0.84

... he was an Edinburgh poet, bit de'il care, his faither cam fae Aiberdeen, an' he'd kent fine fit 'connached' meant. There ...
... in Banffshire in the 1880s that fitiver airt the win blew fae on Pace Sunday, that's faar it wid blaa fae for the ...
... the win blew fae on Pace Sunday, that's faar it wid blaa fae for the followin quarter. An fit aboot the prophecy that ...
... Sunday Doon sall ye fa'. Some o fit I've tell't ye comes fae ma note book, an some fae printed books. It wisna that I ...
... Some o fit I've tell't ye comes fae ma note book, an some fae printed books. It wisna that I was tryin aafa hard tae ...
Millenium Bug Cairry-oot Ferguson, Chris 2,904 16 5.51

... Aw the staff leukt like thay hud the answer awredae. Fae the wee lassie whae warks ahind the reception tae the ...
... a bottle o neat whisky tae join in wi thoosands o uthers fae aw around the Waurld - it wis barrie like wi the fireworks ...
... tae pay fir it. Sae thays decidit tae get a cairry-oot fae yin o the offies that hud decided tae stay open fir tae ...
... Sex Patrol makin their dramatic entrance here stage left. Fae her Weggie accent he cuid tell Ms McPharlain wis fae ...
... left. Fae her Weggie accent he cuid tell Ms McPharlain wis fae Glasgae or that ways aboot, bit she still tellt him the ...
Email correspondence - Jim McGonigal and Matthew Fitt 3 Fitt, Matthew,
McGonigal, James		 135 1 7.41

... -- this school project looks really good! Mair guid wark fae the dynamic numero uno-- will forward to [CENSORED: ...
A Small Book of Translations: 04 - Catullus 3 Hutchison, Alexander 64 1 15.63

... as bonny at the back o the Bin (jammy piece t' some mealie fae Keith). An oor Muggie-Jean comparit wi you? Awa – it's nae ...
A Small Book of Translations: 05 - Catullus 4 Hutchison, Alexander 121 1 8.26

... mine, the Gods'll nae forget: ye'll git a recknin yet fae Faith hersel. ...
A Small Book of Translations: 09 - Catullus 8 Hutchison, Alexander 83 1 12.05

... nae a smidgin o saat. Leebie's a beezer: braw, bien fae tap t' tail – aa the gowans o ither deems she's gaithert ...
A Small Book of Translations: 14 - Catullus 13 Hutchison, Alexander 23 1 43.48

... This wye, hendecasyllables, as mony an farivver ye come fae, the hale jing bang. ...

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