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Craiters: 17 - E Wasps' Nest Fenton, Alexander 1,736 3 1.73

... wis a time, lang seen afore sugar wis richt kent o, fin fowk wid gang aboot gaitherin even e honey fae foggy bees. Bit ...
... fae foggy bees. Bit in e hierarchy o respect, bees at fowk keepit in ruskies an hives wis a different maitter ...
... bee. Ye cd tell if ey were roused tee, though maybe it was fowk gettin fleggit an flappin aboot at rouset em. Syne ...
Scots Tung Wittins 69 Fairnie, Robert 2,068 3 1.45

... aboot the deuks an the'r e'en a bit at the hinneren tellin fowk tae tak tent an keep a guid haud on tae thair dugs:--- ...
... Watson on:- [CENSORED: phonenumber] We howp an aw that fowk that's no gaun tae onie o the forgaitherins will speir the ...
... no gaun tae onie o the forgaitherins will speir the abuin fowk for a copie o the consultation document an pit forrit ...
MacCodrum o the Selkies Purves, David 2,098 3 1.43

... at growes on the sea-bed. Thay war aye makkin muisic, thir fowk that bade in the sea, an whaurever thay gaed, the war a ...
... thay suin grew ti lyke this haarie wastern coast, an the fowk at bydes in the Hebrides suin lairnt at ae day ilk year, a ...
... wi gowden-broun hair an saft vyces for the liltin. An the fowk thareabouts cawed Roderic, ‘MacCodrum o the Selkies,’ kis ...
Scots Tung Wittins 43 Fairnie, Robert 2,132 3 1.41

... disna want it aroon. Scots wull anelie dee gif the Scots fowk thirsels stap yaisin it. Gin we aw keep on yaisin oor ain ...
... wull tak screives in Scots forby Inglish. We're fleitchin fowk at sees this screive tae gang aff an get haud o faimlie, ...
... this screive tae gang aff an get haud o faimlie, freins, fowk in the ken, MP's, cooncilors an onie bodie at aw at haes ...
Picters in yer heid Fairnie, Robert 2,174 3 1.38

... Thare wis men an weemin thare, aw thrang wi fittin oot the fowk that cam in, wi gas-masks an then fauldin a bit o ...
... gittin a wee bit mair airish, the bleck-oot wis stertit an fowk stertit tae git bleck-oot curtains for thair windaes an a ...
... tae git bleck-oot curtains for thair windaes an a wheen o fowk criss-crossed the insides o thair windaes wi strips o ...
Scots Tung Wittins 78 Fairnie, Robert 2,217 3 1.35

... Stertin-up wi Buiks. Tho it micht seem naitral tae maist fowk that whan oniethin is prentit in ither leids forbye ...
... first blat prentit ablow here, the'r naethin thare tae gar fowk creenge, no e'en the convener o the Scottish Pairlament's ...
... tae an bring on thair ain language an cultur, alang wi the fowk that bides athin thair ain airt. ~~~ooo~~~ Mair Heidie ...
Scots Tung Wittins 117 Fairnie, Robert 2,258 3 1.33

... o the post office at Connonmills, in Auld Reekie, tae pit fowk aff frae bringin thair dugs intae the shop. Aince it haed ...
... validat the airt o poetry publication in pamphlet form..." Fowk pittin in entries can be aither Scots born, bidin in ...
... Haudin flouers an wieldin axes, Gien oot bills tae caw the fowk in, Show them that they arena jokin. Like sands on the ...
Scots Tung Wittins 70 Fairnie, Robert 2,337 3 1.28

... New Nicht Schuil Cless For The Scots Language. FOR fowk bidin athin traivellin distance o Auld Reekie, Leith ...
... or [CENSORED: phonenumber] Telephone beukin service for fowk wi switch or credit cairds up till 13t. September 1999 ...
... eneuch tae be heard abuin the gibble-gabble o the ither fowk in the bar, as Angus cairiet the three pints ower tae the ...
Scots Tung Wittins 174 Fairnie, Robert 2,357 3 1.27

... the norrie that fantoosh things cannae be seen bi donnert fowk is gien a clivver like innin bi a faimly o twa brithers an ...
... loves hissel an his muckle wardrobe o kilts mair nor the fowk an craiturs that shares the island wi him. It's near tae ...
... whae wud huv hud a muckle vocabulary. Ah wud expeck fowk tae bring their ain tongue tae it as they read. Ah hink ...
Scots Tung Wittins 176 Fairnie, Robert 2,409 3 1.25

... bi Irene Broon (owerset intae Scots bi the Editor) EVEN fowk that disnae ken Glesca, thinks they ken Glesca. They've ...
... available in Scots an available tae listen tae syne mony fowk can fund written Scots no easy tae read. This is particlar ...
... that wis publisht in 2000 an she wis ane o the fower fowk that warkit on it. Ony enquiries shuid be makit aither bi ...
Scots Tung Wittins 147 Fairnie, Robert 2,430 3 1.23

... the bygane, whaur the Scots language is concairned, some fowk hisnae been aw that shuir if the language that they spake ...
... kennin the spellin is nae excuise for no writin, sae thae fowk shuid pit a tick in the "Write" box. Juist because ye ...
... sake o an ideal is easy on the ear. Itherweys, the very fowk that daes speak the Scots/English that permeates maist o ...
Scots Tung Wittins 168 Fairnie, Robert 2,479 3 1.21

... bygane an is certainly no spoken the day, no e'en bi the fowk that writes it. Imagine tryin tae lairn fowk tae speak a ...
... e'en bi the fowk that writes it. Imagine tryin tae lairn fowk tae speak a form o English that embellishes itsel wi words ...
... twa three wikk's time, A haed tae phone the T.V. license fowk tae register ma new address. Noo A aye prefer tae spik tae ...
Gowd Tree an Siller Tree Purves, David 2,511 3 1.19

... aw the burds an beiss.an the fishes coud speak, an fowk coud unnerstaun am speiak wi thaim. Weill, syne, ferr awa ...
... wattir til his ain kintrie. Gowd Tree wes that bonnie that fowk war never duin speikin aboot hir bewtie, an Siller Tree ...
... as bonnie, Queen Siller Tree. But in thir pairts, whan fowk gie a gift o wyne, thay aye tak the first sowp thairsells. ...
Scots Tung Wittins 124 Fairnie, Robert 2,538 3 1.18

... In the land o the Borders, ye'll find there are lots O fowk whae speak in a pure Border Scots. Bit is it? Ah've ...
... Fitt an James Robertson accepts the difficulty some Scots fowk haes wi readin Scots cause o the skaith duin tae the leid ...
... o education an business, but in tandem wi this, Scots fowk bides sentimental aboot thair auld Scots. They canny-like ...
Scots Tung Wittins 85 Fairnie, Robert 2,560 3 1.17

... Peattie, Mike Russell an Colin Campbell. Wi aboot 35 fowk at the forgaitherin, maist o the Scots language curns, ...
... A've bin weel telt aboot it an aa be a gweedly nummer o fowk! Bit michty, A jist dinna ken far e time gyangs tul jist ...
... A jist dinna ken far e time gyangs tul jist noo. Some fowk, of coorse, wid say aat it wis becis A wis gettin aul, bit ...
Chrysants Purves, David 2,567 3 1.17

... o incense reik. Ti think midsummer’s day is by again an fowk suin say, ‘The nichts is drawin in!’ The rouk haed drak’t ...
... But see, ayont yon flouers a clachan kyths! Yonder sum fowk an Spring is shuirlie here! In mainner, dress an couthie ...
... here! In mainner, dress an couthie tung, thir kintrie fowk haud til thair auld weys. Frae nou on, gin Ah micht, Ah’l ...
Scots Tung Wittins 155 Fairnie, Robert 2,593 3 1.16

... tak us doun the toun. We'd been there a whilie whan twa fowk we'd nae seen afore, a couple, seeminlie, cam tae the stop ...
... aboot that bittie aboot nae bein local. Wi the ither fowk awa in the bus, we cudna speir whit hid gart them think ...
... Nae luikin tae hear a language they'd nae unnerstaund fae fowk in a UK ceitie, they'd concludit fae thon that we wir fae ...
The Reid Bul o Norroway Purves, David 2,742 3 1.09

... an sterns, or thay cam til a castel whaur the war a fek o fowk daunsin an divertin thairsells in a wyde coortyaird. The ...
... thaim weill. The coortyaird wes fair thrang wi eydent fowk. The war tylars rinnin awroads wi bricht claith in thair ...
... Awa gaed the princess, an shuir aneuch, whan the castel fowk saw whit she haed on hir, thay lat hir inti the bryde’s ...
Scots Tung Wittins 112 Fairnie, Robert 2,828 3 1.06

... for thon juist pits Scots intae a strecht-jaicket, denies fowk uiss o aw thae words thair forebeirs wis able tae mak fell ...
... o the Scots Executive. The comatee stertit wi invitin fowk tae bring tae thair tent ony important pynts they kent o ...
... o then gaed throu a leet o thair ain questions speirin fowk for comments. They taen awthin in eydently an wrote it aw ...
The Fremmit Tail Forde, Iain W D 3,072 3 0.98

... neifs wes, at thai wes aye tintin thair geir. Wi sae monie fowk breingin about, naethin ivver restit i ae bit fur lang. ...
... a whyllie thai myndit-na ti dae ein this. Apairt frae fowk kythin i thair scuddies or scartin about i thair nebs fur ...
... fester. A wunner, he sayed t'hissell, gin ghaists ir puir fowk, condampt ti drie thair weirds at an unco spede, sae fest ...
Gean Blossoms Purves, David 6,034 3 0.50

... a mukkil loch, an abuin the loch is heich hill glens Whaur fowk bydes whas herts is saikless. Blyth lyke bairns, thay ...
... ir spent? Yung things draws oor feelins til thaim; an auld fowk eithlie gies thair herts. The sweetest wyne at lest turns ...
... Mebbe Ah soud juist gie it up awthegither, but Ah im feirt fowk wad lauch at me. For aw, ye say it wad be a guid idea. ...
Jade Lute Purves, David 7,581 3 0.40

... the front yett. Nou we haurlie open it, but Ah dinna want fowk skliffin up the green fug. The sun growes warm lyke. ...
... gret craigs. A passed exems an blethert lairnit lecters at fowk daft aneuch ti heed me. But whit did Ah gain at aw? Better ...
... full fouter, v, fuss fouzilt, a, confused fower, a, four fowk, n, people frae, prep, from frein, n, friend freist, n, ...
BBC Voices Recording: Inverurie N/A Audio 12,014 3 0.25

... people bein in there, an fan fan they were workin, the fowk in the chaumer got their meals inside the fairmhoose. ...
... //Aye that would mean ither ither// M1002: //The fowk in the cottages// they aye had their ain, //but they'd ...
... mmhm.// M1000: //Mmhm mmhm mmhm.// M999: An fowk say that aboot days, //it's growfie weather.// F1001: ...
The Bridge Sangster, Maureen 286 2 6.99

... Nae bonnie moon cud lift - If they hud been the ghaists o fowk that I hud nivver met There wid hae been a future. I ...
... an waur Than Daith cam skitterin tae me: Pairts o living fowk ithers nivver see Breists an sores sewn intae ma stanes ...
Mephistophelean Ballant-Scherzo on ane Fife Legend Hubbard, Tom 288 2 6.94

... That’s richt agin my natur. Says I, ‘You’re fir the warkin fowk – Fine words, Faust! I’ll be blunter: Thae schemes o yours ...
... shore And scoop intil his haund Whit’s cheengeless as the fowk theirsel – And common tae – the saund. ‘Leuk there’, says ...
Letter: 08 Fairnie, Robert 321 2 6.23

... identity an a kennin o thair ain Scots language gies fowk a first cless inlat tae thair ain history, cultur an ...
... thair ain history, cultur an identity. It's important for fowk tae ken whit words wis uised tae express the thochts gaun ...
Saint Valentine's Day: Glesga Blackhall, Sheena 387 2 5.17

... swickit Doon-load yer lust, this luvers' day! Ach weel... fowk didna boo, nur sweir. Twa luvers, wooin on a cheer War ...
... on this luvers' day. An syne, I left fur Aiberdeen.. Fowk muttered 'Surely nae sae seen' Cupid luiks best in granite ...
Gittin the Spellin Richt Fairnie, Robert 435 2 4.60

... on strike ilka noo an agane an, wi maist o thair weemin-fowk workin in the mills, they cuid afford tae bide oot a guid ...
... the’r aye some watter whaur the stirkie droons, as ye hear fowk say. ...
Nicatine Patches? Fairnie, Robert 465 2 4.30

... faither. Nae doot ye’r wishin ye cuid git patches tae stap fowk talkin an aw. Ay, A ken you, Geordie Jooks.” Geordie’s ...
... oot the chemist for that areddies.” says he. “Tae stap fowk talkin?” “Ay.” “A didnae ken that. Ye mean ye stick a wee ...
An Order o Baptism Ogston, David D 526 2 3.80

... the Minister haudin the bairn i the mids o the gaithered fowk. Lord, in Your mercie, help ……………………….. tae growe in ...
... life we long for maist is the life that is lived for ither fowk, the hert gien gledly, the haun wide open. Your peace be ...
Letter: 02 Fairnie, Robert 583 2 3.43

... the Scots language haes been fund tae be ee-grippin cause fowk isna expeckin tae see oniethin ither than English an, when ...
... for years. The cairds is weel socht efter aboot noo sae fowk can send thaim bi surface mail tae freends in Australia, ...
Holy Communion (Doric) Ogston, David D 679 2 2.95

... up the deid. Luve wis the sang He threapit tull His ain fowk an fremmit fowk alike. R. : Glorie tae You, Christ o ...
... Luve wis the sang He threapit tull His ain fowk an fremmit fowk alike. R. : Glorie tae You, Christ o healin. M. : He wis ...
Written Scots Fairnie, Robert 762 2 2.62

... a Foreign Language tae Maist Hamelt Scots Speakers? SOME fowk that’s juist been gien a copy o this news letter for the ...
... Scots language, the’r gaun tae come a time, we howp, when fowk is gaun tae hiv tae sit doon an come up wi some kinna ...
The Twa Heuchie-backit Men Purves, David 1,181 2 1.69

... Tam kent it weill an haed jaloused that whyles, the fairie fowk daunced an sang in it. Sae he wes naething ferlit this ...
... thay daunced wi, an whit sweet vyces thay haed! The wee fowk war dauncin til the muisic o a rhyme on the days o the ...
Dan Buoy Howson, Dave Audio 1,252 2 1.60

... eh dry dock belonged till a man caalled Dan Miller, fa fowk caalled 'Dan Buoy' Miller, 'cos it wiz reckoned 'at he ...
... Eh day came fan eh enchine arrived an' a fair crowd o' fowk gethered at eh mooth o' eh dry dock efter tea time, till ...
Temples Fae Creels McNeil, Andrew 1,663 2 1.20

... wis a wee toun's focus, Its een's cathedral, is nae mair. Fowk's faith wis as certain As the rauchled skin Each bitin ...
... Whit did mak me haill - Bairns an bigger bairns: Ainster's fowk - Wirds fillin eneuch neuks Tae cram the Peace Palace. ...
The Fower Quarters: 04 - Disraeli for Me Blackhall, Sheena 1,832 2 1.09

... readin reenged inbye mony a fremmit shore. I likit aa the fowk Miss Rubislaw didna. Fan we read 'Twelfth Night', I felt ...
... - a Scot. Till then it hid nivver cam tae me that aa the fowk aroon war Scots tae, jist makkin on affa sair that they ...
Scots Tung Wittins 172 Fairnie, Robert 2,164 2 0.92

... been officially duin awa wi the day, the mindset o maist fowk that haes been brocht up throu this political linguistic ...
... thocht it wis for the purposes o formal writin, whaur fowk wad pronounce words in thair ain wey, juist as thay dae in ...
Scots Tung Wittins 169 Fairnie, Robert 2,226 2 0.90

... confidence that Scots sees thirsels as Europeans, no juist fowk that's weel traivelled but fowk that's awaur o thair ain ...
... as Europeans, no juist fowk that's weel traivelled but fowk that's awaur o thair ain place in history an literature. ...
Scots Tung Wittins 77 Fairnie, Robert 2,278 2 0.88

... Allen an Sheila Hughes o Jordanhill eggit on bi three fowk o skill frae the clessroom, Anne Donovan, Brian ...
... language its lane haed the monopoly for bein polite. Lat fowk git uised tae polite Scots an aw. ~~~ooo~~~ Hamelt Prose ...
Scots Tung Wittins 59 Fairnie, Robert 2,295 2 0.87

... For exemplar, the Scots language is spoken bi 1.5m fowk an maist o the lave unnerstauns an uises some, includin ...
... Office, Musselburgh, haes been haein his lugs dingit wi fowk speirin efter Scots Yule cairds for this year an we'v haed ...
Scots Tung Wittins 142 Fairnie, Robert 2,298 2 0.87

... helps tae normalise the language an demonstrate tae some fowk that it can hae a life ootside the kailyaird, pub an fitba ...
... The biggest danger tae the Scots language comes frae Scots fowk, a certain cleek o thaim. It comes frae the MSPs o the ...
Scots Tung Wittins 119 Fairnie, Robert 2,301 2 0.87

... leid in the EU, a 'minority' language spoken bi ower 7m fowk. MEP Eurig Wyn (UK) stertit oot his speech in his hamelt ...
... the backgrund, a respeckfu an eydent crowd o mair nor 300 fowk frae aw the airts, forgaithert at the Upper Greens in ...
Scots Tung Wittins 60 Fairnie, Robert 2,328 2 0.86

... shuid stick tae her native Shetlandic an she'll gie monie fowk muckle pleesure. Afore the readins thare wis ae bodie goat ...
... the peculiarities o oor naitional Drink? Hooaniver, some fowk thinks that English soonds mair eloquent an sophisticatit. ...
Scots Tung Wittins 125 Fairnie, Robert 2,412 2 0.83

... it'll be uised bi students, lecturers an ither interestit fowk frae aw the airts o the yird. The DSL taen three year tae ...
... an cultural records thegither an maks it easy for fowk tae breenge thair wey throu thair contents. Some Leids ...
Scots Tung Wittins 115 Fairnie, Robert 2,413 2 0.83

... mention Lunardi landed his het-air balloon Tho maist fowk had kent it was his intention Tae gaun tae the Solway ere ...
... Dryhope ferm field. An this is the story Ah aye tell the fowk That Ah'm taken aroond on a Yarrae bus trip. It's serious ...
Scots Tung Wittins 132 Fairnie, Robert 2,501 2 0.80

... ON Sunday 17 October, the Canongate Kirk wis fou o fowk takin pairt in a ceremony that echoed the quiet-like ...
... o the fricative 'ch' soond is deein oot amang the young fowk, e'en in the nor-aist, tho they aw hing on tae aw the ...
Scots Tung Wittins 151 Fairnie, Robert 2,615 2 0.76

... wis an inferior an vulgar wey o speakin juist yaised bi fowk that wis ower donnert tae learn hou tae speak proper. ...
... still aye juidges the intelligence an level o education o fowk they meet for the first time, bi hou weel they can speak ...
Scots Tung Wittins 54 Fairnie, Robert 2,686 2 0.74

... in English an, tho English is weel yaised ower thare, the fowk cuidna tak tae onie shop that haed a hail want o onie Erse ...
... (Dis this mean that Stirling Sheriffs cuin still gie fowk the jyle for sayin "Ay." in the coorts?) ...The Charter ...
Craiters: 09 - Watter Rats Fenton, Alexander 2,693 2 0.74

... Shows, bit at’s aa by lang seen. Es museums at fowk sets up nooadays, maybe ye’d get een ir twa samples o ...
... o rape ye wintit, tae feed ontill e thraahyeuk. At wye fowk stoppit makkin strae rapes an took tae twistin binder ...

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