SCOTS
CMSW

Search results

Refine your search | New search

688 occurrences of fae.

96 documents matching criteria (7.29% of corpus)

467,251 total words in matching documents (10.19% of corpus)

Showing documents 21 - 40 of 96

Page: < prev next > 1 2 3 4 5 | Results per page: 20 50 100 1000 All | Max word occurrences per document: 5

Title Author Multimedia Word count Freq. Norm.
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 ...

A wikk o shows taks me back an fore in time - April 25, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 779 4 5.13

... 78. Noo ma freen tells me he hid them in the palm o's haun fae the wird go an in praisin the acoustics sung "Fly Me To ...
... the Buchan Chiel - twa names that meant sae muckle tae me fae the early 1950s fin I wis beginning tae be kent on the ...
... wye that hotel I hear some o ye speir? Well, baith were fae the hotel at ae time. Willie Kemp's faimily ain't the ...
... were tae mak a lot o 78 records in London an broadcast fae the aul BBC studios in Belmont Street alang wi Curly McKay ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chrysants Purves, David 2,567 1 0.39

... waitin on us in the snell wund. Oor chieftain scorns the fae an we haud forrit. But Nature, hirsell, favors the Tertars ...

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 ...

Da Tree Peerie Grice Sandison, Iris 1,270 1 0.79

... doon da daal, an he fell in wi Jeemie o Bakka, makkin hame fae da banks wi a back-burden o widd at wis come wi da sea. ...

D Greetin Bairn an D Soond U D Voice [Content label: serious] Smith, Mark R 3,399 5 1.47

... her essay readable and enjoyable, but in no wy taaks awaa fae d persuasiveness ur validity o her ergyoomnt. Sum o d saam ...
... barbaric speech dt iz foo o aafil swear-words ir telt fae aa angles dt dae ir inferior becuz u d wy dt dae spik. As ...
... subject as dae can. Fur example, here’s a question taen fae da Glasgow University Literary Theory exam o 2003: “Put in ...
... good at (I mind a certain incident dt saa steam emenatin fae a flushed shitepan), but at denner time I used t read ...
... I use ivree day. My wirdz ll therefur differ a gret deal fae d wirdz dt ir fun in The Shetland Dictionary. Howivur, dis ...

Divinin for cables Johnson, Laureen 571 5 8.76

... hae ta dig wals nooadays! An God knows, da watter at comes fae da heevens is mair as anyoch every year at we see! But ...
... So, here we wir waitin ee Wednesday moarnin for someen fae Lerook ta come wi a scanner an mark oot da places for wis ...
... lyin anunder da grund. Dey wir Tammie an me an a fellow fae Glessgow an peerie John Alec (just oot o da schöl) an we ...
... an we're döin naething idder. We'll try for a fun!’ An fae da cut fence, he took twa bits o wire - an bloddy owld ...
... tree cables an aa in agreement when here comes da fellow fae toon wi da scanner. He lookit an listened an towt we wir ...

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: ...

Emails to Christine Sandison, Iris 655 3 4.58

... surprise on a dark November Monday moarnin..guid tae hear fae > dee as ivver. A'm blyde you aa enjoyed da Lake ...
... so she aboot turned an is been lyin atween Fitful an Burra fae syne. Dey'll be > stories tae tell A'm tinkin...! > ...
... > jewel, yon's aboot it fur da meantime. > > Hear fae dee shun? (New computer..still no funn da umlaut!!) > ...

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 ...

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 ...

Extracts from SNDA, SLD Newsletter Spring 01-Summer 04 Robinson, Chris 774 1 1.29

... can get ane aff the wabsteid) and a guid offerin o wark fae writers. As weel as promotin the profile o SLD and steirin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Giein translations for a Doric play? Gie's a break - February 21, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 792 6 7.58

... education authorities will act. Keep the translation awa fae the bairns; teachers' reference only. Div they get a ...
... in seein the performin o's Doric plays as I get fae ma screeds on a Monday fin I get a response bi wird o moo ...
... screeds on a Monday fin I get a response bi wird o moo or fae yer letters. "I like tae read yer column, bit fyles it's a ...
... tae a couple o yer letters. A fylie back, I got a letter fae Bill Johnston, o Udny, fa hid gotten the len o a beuk o ...
... bi Mary Symon." The line o the poem reads that Sownock, fae the bothy door, kame-sowfed a martial lilt. Kame - a comb ...

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 ...

Graip an trooel mak the perfec wind-doon - May 16, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 793 6 7.57

... aboot the eyn o April an I maun say we baith hae benefitit fae the braak, tho the wither cwid a been kinder. If it hid ...
... anither fin the first wirds cam oot o wir moos. "Eer nae fae hereaboots," ventur't Esma, follow't bi me sayin: "Na, bit ...
... the wrang time an wi palin posts an road signs taakin ower fae scenic beauty, she miss't oot on oor first-ivver sicht o a ...
... o trees, shrubs an girss, wi a branch or twa a feow feet fae yer nose, and the playgreen for birdies big an sma, nae ...
... been there the wikk afore. The woman kent ma voice, tee, fae the radio, an daur I say fae the Beechgrove Gairden ...


Page: < prev next > 1 2 3 4 5 | Results per page: 20 50 100 1000 All | Max word occurrences per document: 5