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The Quarry Blackhall, Sheena 23,932 71 2.97

... that kent the price o aathin an the warth o nocht. Fowk wad gie muckle siller tae traivel tae whit they cried pop ...
... far bairns hid neen tae bring them up, because thon same fowk wis wastit three-quarters o the day. Wast o the quarry lay ...
... raw upon raw o biggins, mair suited tae battery hens nur fowk, sae caad the Hen-Hoose Estate bi the aff-takkin locals. ...
... birk an fir, a den fur junkies, luvers, flechy mongrels an fowk fa likit naethin better than tae coont the feathers on a ...
... wis shooglie –– aa the bairns wis ooto kilter tae. Some fowk blamed the skweels, ithers the wint o mithers an faithers. ...
The Mossflow Holton, Brian 33,939 68 2.00

... wi nae rest at aa, ti the Court pit out a placket cryin on fowk ti come an gie the Royal Bairn remeid. This gart the ...
... wis a time o peace i the warld whan hairsts wir guid an fowk blythe at their darg, whan whit wis tint wis left lyin on ...
... year thegither, maks The Thrie-Stentit Age. For smaa fowk thae years wis blythe an cheerie. Whae thocht owremuckle ...
... Watter ti the twa capitals, there wisna the ae place whaur fowk wisna smittlt wi this ill: frae ilka stewartrie an ...
... item fylit felons o the kinrik ti be assoilyeit, an aa fowk to be exonert o ilka levy an cess; item ordainit at i the ...
Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa Forde, Iain W D 27,001 56 2.07

... thon, cam John Buchan. He retoured ti mair sempil, kibbil fowk lik umquhyle sojers an reteired grossars. He hed a guid ...
... the flair abuin, insteid o gangin throu the out-waw. The fowk hedna jaloused whaur the faut liggit, an the coist wes ...
... thai herdit thaim inti the rie ti rist fur the nicht. Fowk telt at the burds hed taur pentit ontil the howes o thair ...
... commisar o a projek at wesna weill thocht o bi the fowk at cam ti pouer i the nyow, frie Scotland. Its aw telt ...
... ludgins an broth, fur lik Maistres Nisbet, the Border fowk hed a grenein fur wittins o the outby warl, an wuidna tak ...
A Fer Chauve Smith, Alex 23,344 48 2.06

... Temp 2/16 Rainfall 2/16 Fine wi a bit o warmth in the air. Fowk wauk ahoot withoot a care. Friday 30 Temp 3/6 Rainfall ...
... 18 Temp 6/10 Glorious, glorious, is the day tae be, Fowk relaxed richt fine tae see. Thursday 19 Temp 3/10 Eence ...
... me as I step ootside, Hale day lang ootside I div bide, Fowk gang aboot in their sark sleeve, Wither jist noo is hard ...
... that wis bein focht, nae mak believe T.V. programme, faar fowk faa aboot actin. Efter the news wis past Jonsar Eck went ...
... fyles turnin tae sleet, En ir turns oot dry bit cauld, Fowk gang aboot near twa fauld. Friday 17 Temp 4/7 Rainfall ...
Minnie Blackhall, Sheena 32,033 48 1.50

... o a warlock, lyin skelp in the mids o the douce, quate fowk in the kirkyaird. Minnie Bruce passed by the warlock ilkie ...
... o the stoory toun. The auld man's empire o milk served the fowk in tenements fa lived like battery hens, an the toffs an ...
... aa fermers, her faither niver bothered tae gie the cottar fowk their richt names, fur they fyles cheenged sae aften it ...
... on the pairish boord. It wis ill tae squar the buiks if fowk wad lowse their spayver far they shouldna, an leave the ...
... Sally an the kitchie deem Meg Ramsay cried aa the big fowk intae the ferm kitchie fur a plate o yaval broth. Seein's ...
The Thrie Sisters Purves, David 26,409 44 1.67

... an a salute wi rifles be-in fyred. But the warna monie fowk on the glaur at the lair syde. Mynd ye, it wes fair rainin ...
... even stertin ti forget whit she lookit lyke. Ah daursay fowk wul forget aw aboot us in the same wey, yae day. Ah dout ...
... Ye said the-nou that oor age wul be cawed gret, but fowk ir wee an shargert aw the same…… (he gets up) Juist look ...
... nae dout, ignorant an backward, the’r juist thrie bricht fowk lyke yeirsells. Atweill, ye canna howp ti mak a big ...
... ye’l mak sum impression. Eftir ye’r awa, mebbe sax mair fowk lyke yeirsells wul pit in an appearance, syne the’l be ...
Buchan Words and Ways Fenton, Alexander 52,521 35 0.67

... conspicuous consumption. 'Ca canny wi' the butter, wir ain fowk', he would tell them. Butter was for visitors, when not ...
... the profits were lost. It's just as weel we dinna fatten fowk. As I went around the North-East looking at older ...
... if not to more conservative areas, at least to places faar fowk didna like tae waste onything, least o aa grazin. TWO From ...
... jobbie for a rainie day. I aye likit tae rake aboot ither fowk's places. It's jist winnerfae fit ye can learn. Eence fin ...
... much, so that it went farther. Noo, there's a tippie for fowk tae min. When dished up in plates, raw meal was often ...
The Braw Guidwyfe an hir Nicht Veisitors Purves, David 2,460 25 10.16

... An mair tae, or the haill room wes fou wit the wee fowk, wee men an wee weimen baith, an thaim lauchin an yatterin ...
... wunner. Never in aw hir leevin days haed she seen the wee fowk, lat alane haein thaim in hir ain kitchen an thaim wurkin ...
... for hir. But she wesna ti staun for lang, for suin the wee fowk war cryin sairlie til hir, first ane an syne anither: “We ...
... aboot it!” Sae Mhairi fell tae ti bake bannoks for the wee fowk as fest as she micht. But the mair she bakit, the fester ...
... she micht. But the mair she bakit, the fester did the wee fowk gorbil up aw she set doun afore thaim! An waur nor that, ...
A Sair Fecht Smith, Alex 23,505 25 1.06

... winter being ower wild, Sin is weak bit affa fine tae see, Fowk wak aboot sae happy an free. Tuesday 28th, Temp. 2/6 Still ...
... 13th, Temp. 2/5 (Rainfall 12/16) Affa coorse wither I hear fowk cry, Hale day rain poors fae the sky. Friday 14th, Temp. ...
... hale day dis blaw, Thochts div say cauld eneuch for sna, Fowk div pit on some winter cloot, Dry day, damned cauld ...
... disnae look gweed ata, Wid you believe oot comes the sin, Fowk div feel richt gweed within. Tuesday 29th, Temp. 11/23 ...
... 3rd, Temp. 12/18 Sin dis shine fae mornin tae nicht, Fowk in Simmer attire, a fine sicht Monday 4th, Temp. 9/20 Nae ...
Scots Tung Wittins 48 Fairnie, Robert 2,614 17 6.50

... Geordie wifie at the Royal Mail). The want o English gars fowk mak a maucht tae read an unnerstaun the scrievit Scots an, ...
... o the estaiblishment, the eithier it maun be for thae fowk wirkin thare tae accep that thare anither muckle yaised ...
... tae the weel-daein o the Scots leid is bi leetin aw kinna fowk sic as Scots scrievers an Scots speikers an that in ilka ...
... onie scuil or ither institution wis ettlin tae ken whit fowk wis in thair airt that cuid gie thaim a haun or advice on ...
... for it. Bein aboot the Scots language (no the Scots fowk) in eddication, nae doot it'll be scrievit in English but, ...
Craiters: 19 - Liptovska Teplicka Fenton, Alexander 2,855 17 5.95

... fae e University ere, eir teachers an half a dizzen fowk like masel fae e west at hid been invitet. Een o e quines ...
... in e road, sortin some watter works, an wir first view o e fowk in e village wis e croodie roon im, lookin, newsin or ...
... E size o e crood didna cheenge aafa much, bit ere wis fowk comin an gaan aa e time, young bairns an eir grannies, ...
... Aa e same fit wis maist strickin wis a quantities o fowk oot wirkin in e parks. Ere wis craps o maize, feed for man ...
... freenly fairmer an e twa o’s got set up in e spare room. E fowk wis aafa kindly, an fin e fairmer saa at likit tae tak ...
The Buik o Ruth: 09 - Sermon at the Lallans Society Conference 1974 Borrowman, A S 1,487 15 10.09

... lang syne ... the auld kirk was sepharit intae twa kirks. Fowk biggit a middle waa or hallan atween the quire and the ...
... waa or hallan atween the quire and the nave. Ilka sabbath fowk cam tae the preachin; aa gaed in by the ae dure; gin ye ...
... and the gaits ye dochna fin! Threttie towmond sinsyne the fowk o the twa kirks conveent; the hallan was taen awa, the ...
... the hallan was taen awa, the trance rebiggit, the twa kirk fowk sesit as ane, and saught rang in the auld Kirk, and ...
... aiblins in the auld brugh. The hallan was taen awa. Guid fowk, Ah jalouse ye didna come here the day tae the preachin ...
Scots Tung Wittins 89 Fairnie, Robert 2,612 15 5.74

... language will each have an important place." Hunners o fowk alang wi curns an organizations heard the meinister's cry ...
... gate frae the caller watters o the River Forth. Gin some fowk in the media the day thinks a kenspeckle place like the ...
... that lowpit oot at him frae aw the airts an aw kin-kind o fowk. Some wad come bi e-screive, some bi post, an some ower ...
... ower the phone. Some wad come bi fax but maistlins it wis fowk thirsels lowpin oot frae ahint onie kinna beild at aw ...
... shuid be sae stammygastered hissel tae fund oot hou monie fowk taen sae muckle pleisure an pride oot o bein speirt tae ...
Scots Tung Wittins 86 Fairnie, Robert 2,513 14 5.57

... that kythed fernyear, wis a ae day ongaun whaur young fowk wis gien the inlat tae debate onie subjeck they chuise an ...
... stert o the European Year o The Languages, tae tak thae fowk that Burns praised for awnin honest poverty, an cry thaim ...
... invent anither name for it – Nedspeak. Bi makin oot that fowk that uises thae Scots words in thair ilkaday language is ...
... BBC daes juist as muckle skaith tae the confidence o thae fowk as the teachers in the schuils did no that lang syne whan ...
... shawn that, parteeclar in west-central Scotland, a wheen o fowk, whan speirt if they speak Scots or no, wad say no but ...
The Wizard o the North Blackhall, Sheena 5,141 14 2.72

... aa the wirdies That are bidin in yer moo! In English, fowk say 'What' and 'Who' And 'When' and 'Why' and 'Where' In ...
... a muckle black tawse Fin ye gaed tae the skweel They hung fowk, they wheeped fowk Syne prayed fur their sowels An fed ...
... Fin ye gaed tae the skweel They hung fowk, they wheeped fowk Syne prayed fur their sowels An fed fowk in Peer Hooses ...
... they wheeped fowk Syne prayed fur their sowels An fed fowk in Peer Hooses Parritch in bowls. Victoria an Albert They ...
... dottled sittin, Grip, skyte, flash. Aathin's in a hurry, Fowk in sic a hash, Customers, anonymous. Grip, skyte, flash. A ...
Scots Tung Wittins 109 Fairnie, Robert 2,619 13 4.96

... oor ain tung, we'd a kent it wisna nae slang, for leirit fowk the likes o thon wadna be seen deid uisin slang. But ...
... be seen deid uisin slang. But insteid o this we hae leirit fowk on the tellie singin the praises o Scots in English an the ...
... o a leid if it's no guid eneuch tae be uised bi eddicatit fowk tae sing its ain praises. The Scots language the day micht ...
... micht cuid be seen as sindert intae three pairts:- (1) The fowk that uises it in thair ilkaday lives for spoken ...
... for no haein a Scots question in the 2001 Census.) (2) The fowk that's leeterate in the language but, tho they hae the ...
The Puddock and the Princess Purves, David 19,521 13 0.67

... wig) Enchanté de vous faire connaissance! Ah hear tell the fowk at the French Coort eats puddoks for thair denner. Queen: ...
... Ah daursay! It wadna dae an we war aw made the same. Sum fowk lykes parritch an ithers lykes puddoks. Rintoul: ...
... waesum sicht--! Yeir Grace, Ah’m weill uised wi seein fowk dee, but A dinna mynd tellin ye, it aye gies me a sair ...
... It is the richt thing for me ti dae, Ah’m shuir. Whit wad fowk think gin Ah coudna dae ma ain mither an obleigement? It ...
... anaw! Naebodie speaks ti me lyke that. Ah’m no uised wi fowk sayin ‘Na’ ti me. Puddok: Ye coud be the Queen o Sheba for ...
Scots Tung Wittins 47 Fairnie, Robert 1,939 12 6.19

... masel an ithers lik me, nor quaistens anent the ootgauns o fowk's siller is tae yersel. Thir a guid provokshin here for me ...
... wunner the Scots leid is an inveesible language tae thae fowk gin thae nivver hear oniebodie speikin it nor see ...
... tae haun for brekkin throu the cocoon o English thae fowk cairrie aboot wi thaim – oor ain mither tung! Dinna be ...
... New Maimbers. It wis mintit in Wittins Nummer 46 that twa fowk fae Musselburgh wis ettlin tae jine Scots Tung. Weel, noo ...
... that thai hiv jined an no juist that, but three ither fowk his jined up an aw. Ane fae Clynder, ane fae Garelochhead ...
Scots Tung Wittins 51 Fairnie, Robert 2,596 12 4.62

... General Register Office (Scotland)'s threapin o hoo monie fowk speik ilka language the day, Scots wad hae tae get peyed ...
... o thaim wis giein the English vice naethin but fash. Funny fowk – an aw at 50p a meenit tae. Kinna like the twa English ...
... the SNDA micht hae the answeir. The kinna advert tae pit fowk aff awthigither. Ally McCoist is aye richt joco on the ...
... Adverteesers shuid tak tent but, whit cuin ye expeck fae fowk that thinks an American souch's the best for sellin ...
... fae cosmetics tae double-glazin? Wha, forby adverteesin fowk, wad lippen an American vice mair nor a Scottish yin? The ...
Scots Tung Wittins 94 Fairnie, Robert 2,651 12 4.53

... twintie jobs in pairts o the country whaur the want o fowk is only ootduin an makit waur bi the want o jobs. Siller ...
... ower hard tae pronounce an tae spell. An this comin frae fowk that threaps "rates" isna the stent they pey tae the ...
... but lang-tail fellaes that bides in the hooses o ither fowk that daesna hae nae fur coats. Whan the fowk o St. Andrews ...
... o ither fowk that daesna hae nae fur coats. Whan the fowk o St. Andrews chynged Baxter's Wynd in the late nineteenth ...
... Wynd wis chynged intae Baker's Lane. Sae, is the guid fowk o Trotter Haugh ettlin tae owerset the nem o thair street ...

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