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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 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 ...
Pompitie Finnds a Needle - play Purves, David 11,406 11 0.96

... the needle as a dirk, tae! It wad be guid for stickin inti fowk. It wad be the verra thing for that. Ah coud gie ma frein, ...
... whit Ah can dae. Ah hear ye’r gey brave aboot jaggin ither fowk. Mebbe YOU wad lyke ti ken whit it feels lyke? Try this ...
... back ti me, Pompitie. Ah tell ye whit it is, Pompitie, sum fowk wad juist hae keepit it ti thairsells, an never lat on. ...
... lad. It’s whyles a bit mischievious, an it lykes ti keep fowk richt, but it’s a guid needle at hert. It lykes naething ...
... a guid needle at hert. It lykes naething better nor ti dae fowk guid turns. Pompitie: Daes it? Ah didna ken. Wutch: Whyles ...
Scots Tung Wittins 41 Fairnie, Robert 1,068 1 0.94

... for aw high scuil bairns. **The 2001 Census Campaine.** Fowk at the Scottish Office hae been sayin that gin fowks hid ...
The Lest o the Ettins Purves, David 1,071 1 0.93

... his bodie dwyned or he wesna mukkil bigger nor ither heich fowk. Aw the ettins he haed kent in his youth-heid haed died an ...
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 ...
Craiters: 14 - E Black Things Fenton, Alexander 1,111 1 0.90

... free, e same's aa e things ye hiv tae dee ilky day, an e fowk ye hiv tae spik till, wis hyne awa an ye hid nae bouns. It ...
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. ...
Preparing to Meet the Minotaur Blackhall, Sheena 8,944 8 0.89

... Greyfriar's Bobby Discovers Balquidder Nae traffic. Nae fowk. Nae toun. His barkin fulls the glen! Fever Ward Night in ...
... an iled The corn begins tae fill At Games an Fairs, fowk shakk aff cares An daunce wi richt gweed will. September's ...
... Trade info in their fey computer leid Blue Japanese fowk peintit on an ashet If they cud spikk micht gar ye scrat ...
... faem. Lack o siller, lack o confidence sets goals ayont fowk's reach Washes mony's the likely fitpreint fae Ambition's ...
... as ye. An tho aroon the steerin room like fireflauchts fowk did flit Inbye my hairt as ye stept ben a thoosan caunles, ...
Craiters: 13 - E Cheer Fenton, Alexander 1,136 1 0.88

... sprogworthy, sparkle bonko, spode neck – an I’ve heard fowk sayin, come on, dog! Fit wye wid ye caa a cat a dog? Bit I ...
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 Haiku II Leeming, Mr Bruce 1,175 1 0.85

... - scolded by a three year old Throu the haar a waik sin - fowk pass talkin sma Through the sea fog a weak sun - people ...
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 ...
Winnlestrae [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 7,366 6 0.81

... fur a littlin fin the dragon comes tae play Fin the big fowk on the sofa dinna hear a wird ye say She niver leaves them ...
... the wee Scotch comic sez, 'Ae beat gars aa blaik-skinnt fowk tap their feet' Wid ye agree? Shift ben yer seat if I sat ...
... the tide rages roon... Fur a wattery grave, far the fisher fowk droon Yer blethers are havers... rain stottin aff tin. ...
... ae quick furl. Coortship is like a chappit door that some fowk ay keep lockit, For gin ye eence slip back the lock, it's ...
... Afore ye decry it, try it! Chips wi a sauce-spurt. Some fowk dee fur't! KISTIT I Believe The sun will rise each ...
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 ...
Diminishing Lines Blackhall, Sheena 6,319 5 0.79

... like little fishes Licked its sides. Latchy Fin meetin fowk first aff, Ma Scots sel's aywis latchy. It's a fey wee ...
... bleezin The kettle's bylin It's gotten tae ken the fowk Coo's tail skelpin, Niver lifts till last! Ma English sel ...
... pages, whyles hale buiks Ooto roch wirds howked fae ma fowk's spikk, Ooto the dubs an glaur, the tcyauve an plyter O ...
... will kittle yer claik. Oh there's mony he'll ken o the fowk that bide there, Fur it's thrang wi the ferlies o speerit ...
... gift o Licht. The preists skirp ritual watter ower the fowk Twa fat dreeps trickle, cruiked, ower my broo, Inno the ...
Craiters: 01 - Introduction Fenton, Alexander 1,278 1 0.78

... however, is the hand of humanity, and the attitudes of fowk to craiters. The two cannot be separated, and in at least ...
The Lan o Tea an Tigers: Poems fae the Muckle Furth Blackhall, Sheena 6,393 5 0.78

... The cobras wyvin an dauncin The glaur o the gutters The fowk fa sleep on the streets Here is Delhi's oasis. Here, far ...
... you SURE this is a school? Monsoon Fae Bombay tae Rangoon, fowk will say the Monsoon Is a blessin that's mixed fur the ...
... me, ma armour-platit frien fit think ye o these fremmit fowk? Rolex, Gucci, Chanel they buy...Aa fake.. bit names ...
... in their belt Maun stalk the waukwyes, jist fur fear the fowk fa vend takk back fit's selt. Wang-Kher Wang-Kher is the ...
... The Lion rampant's cleuks are strang, wi the Eagle's fowk the wauks are thrang See the Eagle's pouer, hear 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 ...
Craiters: 02 - Kippert Fenton, Alexander 5,255 4 0.76

... at far awa fae's. I niver thocht ye cd lippen richt on at fowk at took ower much. Ah weel, we wis richt gweed freens, an ...
... fin she startit, ye widna be sleepin fin she wis deen. Fowk aye took a teet oot first thing tae see faas lums wis ...
... tae Turra. Appeerently e'd niver been hame tae see eez fowk since at day in Mey. Nae doot ere wis something far vrang. ...
... tae the quarry at e heid o e hill. It wis oot o eese, bit fowk dumpit aal rubbish in't. We howkit hyne doon amon e ...
Beginning Howson, Dave 1,320 1 0.76

... hello. Ah'm back," ah seyd. (Eh "Oh, hello" wiz 'cos she'd fowk in. Ah hedna a clue fa they were, for ah hedna' got ma ...
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 ...
The Weidae's Son an the Streinger Purves, David 2,764 2 0.72

... for she wul tell ye hou ye can sauf hir an lowse ae the fowk that sleeps lyke deid aw owre the mukkil stane castel. Wi ...
... wad cairrie him. An whan he wan thare, the war a thrang o fowk aw lauchin, an as wauken an weill as ever thay war. Thare ...
A Braw Guid Alairm Fairnie, Robert 1,498 1 0.67

... auld electric horn aff a motor bike, the kinna thing some fowk wad cry a klaxon, an he thocht that if he cuid juist git ...
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 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 ...
Serendipity and ither poems in Scots and English Blackhall, Sheena 12,339 8 0.65

... and quickly became firm friends. My grandmother ‘had her fowk’ as they say, but once her affection was won, it was ...
... meat hung fae a hook Tattiebogles guaird, nae parks, bit fowk Tae fleg coorse jungle demons fae the toun. Termite ...
... variation of ‘To be a Farmer’s Boy.’ Ten generations o my fowk hae vrocht the North East lan They hyewed the neeps they ...
... the brae Gaed wheeplin ower the mill Bit as lang’s there’s fowk tae sing the sangs Thon stooks’ll be staunin still Sae ...
... the sangs Thon stooks’ll be staunin still Sae here’s tae fowk like the bothy king That’s keepit the memory bricht O ...
Awfy thochts: The closemouth jottings of Wullie MacKersall Glen, Michael Hamish 3,176 2 0.63

... ye Roon the bend. NICHT HOWL Ma hairy duggie Rins aff frae fowk. Ma big Shuggie's A feardie-gowk. Shuggie's even Feart fur ...
... BARRED Shakespeare's plays Are gey historic, Wi funny fowk Like Lear an Yorick. But nane o us Is that euphoric. Fur ...
Craiters: 03 - Stirries Fenton, Alexander 1,596 1 0.63

... an hyowt neeps, an aa e little crafties on e Hill an e fowk at bade in em. An files I’d see little for blin smore ...
Craiters: 04 - E Backlins Calfie Fenton, Alexander 1,628 1 0.61

... room, faar e sleepit wi ma twa brithers. Fit wye I’d got fowk invaigled intae lettin’s hae a room tae masel, I dinna ...
The Storie o Caermoulis Purves, David 1,779 1 0.56

... veisit hir. He wes a wee thing pit out whan he saw aw the fowk in the houss, but whan th supper we set, he wes rael joco ...
Scots Tung Wittins 71 Fairnie, Robert 1,807 1 0.55

... thae shops wis gien copies o the follaein poster tae draw fowk's tent tae the cairds. [NOTE: image here of a poster ...
The Draiglin Hogney Purves, David 1,841 1 0.54

... his huntin horn an gied a loud blaw on it, for ti lat the fowk inby the castel ken he wes at the dure. Aw at aince, the ...
The Tragedie o Macbeth Purves, David 22,141 12 0.54

... Keing, whaur Noroway's banners flyte the lift an fan oor fowk wi nitherin northern cauld. Noroway himsell wi mukkil ...
... an A hae gained a hantil graund opeinions frae monie fowk. A soud enjey thir nou -- no thraw thaim at ma fuit. L. ...
... Deil's name? Here a swick that helps hissell til ither fowk's siller! But he dochtna cheat Heivin. Cum awa in ye ...
... A howp he never wul -- they'd suin finnd oot what cums ti fowk that kills thair faithers -- an sae wad Fleance tae! A've ...
... Be bauld as a lion, an prood, an never heed the fowk wad vex or fash ye; or plot agin ye! Macbeth wul never be ...
Craiters: 05 - 'Dirty Beast' Fenton, Alexander 1,953 1 0.51

... roddens Ere wisna mony nyeuks o’t I didna ken. Ere’d been fowk aboot e place lang seen for ere wis a steen cairn I howkit ...
A Small Book of Translations: 32 - Glossary & Notes Hutchison, Alexander 1,973 1 0.51

... is way; fit is what; pooers abeen are the powers above; fowk are folk; dee is do; faa is who; A wis is I was; bit is ...
The Ill-Gien Guidmither Purves, David 2,005 1 0.50

... an he didna want oniebodie ti ken whaur he belanged. Sum fowk said he wes Malcolm, brither ti Fingal, Keing o Morven, an ...
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. ...
Craiters: 06 - E Hens Riv Fenton, Alexander 2,225 1 0.45

... wis near ay left open for e hens tae rin oot an in, an for fowk tae gang in tae gaither e eggs, maist o em in nests bit e ...
Scots Tung Wittins 139 Fairnie, Robert 2,375 1 0.42

... gentle Book like me Endure sic scoundrel Company? What may fowk say to see me cling Sae close to this auld ugly thing; But ...
Interview 12: Shetland woman talking about languages in Scotland N/A Audio 4,778 2 0.42

... F951: //"We want tae mak siccar that as mony fowk"// U1028: //[inaudible]// //[inaudible]// M865: ...
... //Yeah// F951: "We want tae mak siccar that as mony fowk as can, as can as able tae fin oot", U1028: ...
The Heavenly Cow of Thebes [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 9,752 4 0.41

... Tree (Poems) 2003 Queerie-orrals (Poems) 2003 Boorich o Fowk (Poems) 2003 Winnlestrae (Poems) 2003 Loon (Scots Novella) ...
... I wis jocose, I wis blessed, I wis vauntie Frae the meenit fowk quo, ‘Tak tent o her! See, here she comes, garrin the ...
... in this cauld toon An hoasts hack deeper in the briest O fowk fa thole the cauld the least Slipt somehou frae the ...
... glentin aff drookit leaves. Haar haps oor kennin o the fowk aroon. Relationships, like roads ye wauk on bye Nae seein ...
Scots Tung Wittins 129 Fairnie, Robert 2,468 1 0.41

... if he's no yin o oo he'll hae nae kennin o the words ither fowk uises. Breton Poindin Thrawn oot o Coort OWER in Brittany, ...

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