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...Auld Zimmery [Content label: serious] Kydd, Robbie 73,728 4 0.05

... like the clappers, profit, profit, an niver a thocht fir fowk, Mary, we're movin, haud on! I widnae be on this kinda ...
... 'profit, profit, profit,' as if they didnae ken there's fowk involved, an faimlies, an jobs, an I'll hear masel talkin ...
... worth it, oh aye it's worth it, na, I dinnae really mind fowk watching Dynasty, fir it's proof that capitalism's in its ...
... market forces that wad mak them chynge wad be if ower many fowk were killed in accidents and aabody stopped usin cowboy ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Pillars of Society Thirkell, Alison 29,032 2 0.07

... or anither. Trust her for that. It's past tholing to hae fowk like that in the faimily - MRS BEAUMONT: Weel, it's no my ...
... house. HE HEARS SOMETHING. BEAUMONT: Wheesht. I dinny want fowk kenning. CAIRD ENTERS. CAIRD: Can you gie me a minute, Mr ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Ill Guidmither [Content label: serious] Purves, David 18,119 6 0.33

... bien, wi a guid pikkil meal in the girnel. They’r no monie fowk as weill aff. Moula: Ah daursay that’s true. Eilidh: ...
... Ah ken, Ah hae naething ti greit aboot bi whit sum puir fowk haes ti pit up wi. Eilidh: Ir the nae sign o yeir faither ...
... It’s a blissin ye didna hae ti dae that, Faither. Maist fowk wad say ye canna soum at aw. (Malcolm stands back from ...
... whit Ah’m telt ti dae, but Ah’d raither no ken the fowk A hae ti rack an mittil. Malcolm: That gauns wi the job, ...
... hir, Jek. Ye canna dae yeir wark richt an ye’r vext for fowk. Jek: Maister, it’s ill for me no ti be vext for the ...
Halesome Farin' Waddell, Mr John 15,793 2 0.13

... Mither said, "Dinnae gulp yer food, an dinnae stare at fowk It's rude!" An sae A sit here in ma place an niver look in ...
... at ma biscuit. Bit whit's adae? A cannae see whit wey the fowk aw stare at me! The Faa "Mither, can A sclim the aipple ...
BBC Voices Recording: Aberdeen N/A Audio 13,536 2 0.15

... M1042: but ye but ye ken this, I'm still gettin fowk fowk comin tae me an sayin, "It'll never happen ye ken, ...
... M1042: but ye but ye ken this, I'm still gettin fowk fowk comin tae me an sayin, "It'll never happen ye ken, it ...
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 ...
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 Way Forward for the Scots Language Purves, David 11,636 1 0.09

... he's duin wrang, an dinna cuist it up tae him ... Mind the fowk he's helpit ... the weemen an bairnies ... an gie him a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
The Win an the Rain Blackhall, Sheena 8,793 2 0.23

... men. Tae them wi nane, be gien. The western pleisur sikkin fowk lived throw thon widdendreme Bairns, hames an aa wheeched ...
... blink Ower Union Street this Northern Yule Richt hairtily fowk banish dule Wi Santy hats an reindeers lugs They buy hot ...
The Boddamers' Monkey Blackhall, Sheena 8,148 9 1.10

... monkey-oh Noo the funeral wis a gran affair, aa the Boddam fowk wis there It mynt ye on the Glesga Fair fin the Boddamers ...
... Fair fin the Boddamers hanged the monkey-oh Noo aa the fowk fae Peterheid cam doon, they thocht, tae get a feed Sae ...
... I staun an watch it, unner the dreepin trees. The new fowk's shieled the sna. Mynd foo we eesed tae sterve wi twa, ...
... Fish fingers an a puckle chips sweeled doon wi Typhoo tea. Fowk waukin past the gairden caad the grumphies Eggs an Bacon ...
... Heilan sodjers Catch recruits at Aikey Fair? Chorus: Some fowk cam tae coort an cuddle, Some tae daunce an some tae ...
The Ootlaw Purves, David 7,971 2 0.25

... wyfe an dochters ti believe in thaim. Thorfinn: The weimen fowk soud hae gods. Orm: Wha dae ye think helpit ye oot thare ...
... this yung, strang, braw prince that wul ring ower aw the fowk in the warld. His sceptre is cawed luiv an his croun is ...
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, ...
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 ...
Ane Auld Sang Purves, David 7,319 8 1.09

... Scholar Sojer: Pao Chao (died 460): NORTHWORDS 9, 1996 18. Fowk Derns thair Luiv: Wu-ti (404-549): Eildon Tree 1, 1999 19. ...
... the Chinese of Hsi-chun (2nd Century BC) THE SAIR WEIRD Ma fowk haes mairrit me on a caird at the warld’s end; sent me awa ...
... nae ither sowl can ever ken. The’r a thing ye aften hear fowk say: “It’s the dule that shuirlie maks us auld.” Ochone, ...
... afore it’s ower?” *** From the Chinese of Wu-ti (464-549) FOWK DERNS THAIR LUIV Wha says this is whit Ah want, ti be ...
... it binnds us baith wi ae hert-knot. Did ye no ken that fowk can dern thair luiv: a flouer that kyths ower praiciuss ...
Inaugural speech by John Kirk to launch the Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech Kirk, John M Video 6,982 2 0.29

... that have to do with language study, [inaudible] "fowk gate", "word buik", "word form". You'll get lots of ...
... furth in Ullans no sae lang syne. But A'm thinkan ither fowk haes aye shawed whitwey monie sic texts gaes agin the ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 6,223 9 1.45

... ower a bane: 'City or kintra, fa's greater claim On the fowk o this lan. Hame, or Embro sae braw?' Leopard an Lion... ...
... legs, A wyver sits wi a smirk on its mou, wytin tae gie fowk flegs. Turn on the tap. Sweel him awa, belly oxter an lug! ...
... wir hats an heids. A richt doonpish is gran fur fish, Bit fowk hae ither needs. Thor, silkie, kelpie, keep yer bree Fur ...
... bog an fen, fower cheenges ken, rowed in the Sizzens gird. Fowk steer like wasps roon hinneypot, here, in the simmer ...
... Gracefu its thrapple, sweet its string. It's willin fowk tae touch its sides, The slichtest stroke will garr it ...
Interview 05: John Law on the Scots language N/A Audio 6,222 11 1.77

... think it was nineteen seeventie-twa. And eh the group o fowk that that brocht the society thegither, ye know, includit ...
... on a a a gey sma number o charismatic teachers, eh, like, fowk like Matthew Fitt, F785: Mmhm M055: and Sheena ...
... in onie other country, in onie other situation, that fowk should be settin oot tae teach a language that they cudnae ...
... theirsels. I dinnae think there's a lot o difficulty for fowk that does speak it. //Kennin// F785: //Yeah.// ...
... or the Scots crulge as David Purves cries it, eh, whaur fowk have had it kinna, no beaten oot of them but eh they've ...
The Stalking Cure [Content label: lesser] Corbett, Dr John B 6,214 2 0.32

... cure’ sin the patient haes sterted tae withdraw frae ither fowk. Acton Croke daes weel tae speak wards tae Leithen an ...
... the Empire’. The Return of John Macnab haes mair ‘ordinar’ fowk as heroes and heroine (altho they’re aw still ...
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. ...
The Toad on the Rock's Opinion Blackhall, Sheena 5,941 2 0.34

... lilt Wi hertbrak, grue an swat he'd fill't. Syne, fin fowk say,'Ye sang yon weel, It gart me greet', like tyke tae ...
... like pain. It's nae the singer, bit the thocht That draas fowk roon, like gowd unsocht, Sae fin ye sing, yer bit the stem ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Fower Quarters: 18 - Three Little Words Blackhall, Sheena 4,385 1 0.23

... cup. "I've often wondered that masel. Hate often binds fowk thegither as ticht as love, whyles tichter!" Her visitor ...
The Fower Quarters: 08 - The Warlock's Curse Blackhall, Sheena 4,243 9 2.12

... an bar them, the pleisur park wis teem. Maist clachan fowk war inbye their hames, watchin TV. Jist the soun o some ...
... Nae lang left the schule, an wirkin at the local Auld Fowk's Hame, Ruth wis a sonsie, frienly quine wi moosie hair ...
... tae the dowie Loch o Sgian, he hid terrifeed aa the fowk o the kintraside. Sib tae the Deil hissel, the warlock's ...
... his soul. The pyot won, the pit-mirk soul wis sained - tho fowk said he wis anely pit yonner because the meenister hid bin ...
... pitch, as if the verra watter itsel wis deid. Boddomless, fowk said o yon loch, hemmed in wi a taigle o bog an muir an ...
Queerie-Orrals Blackhall, Sheena 4,073 5 1.23

... dicht the televeesion wi the plumes o its posteerior An fowk fa harbour bees in bunnets, fa I dinna like Wad be stung ...
... twa sarks he chose tae weir, Lest he should shakk, an fowk mistakk pure cauld, fur signs o fear. They brocht his ...
... Aiberdeen." Did ye lowp in the Denburn tae frichten the fowk? "Na, tae cweel doon ma hornies, ma hochs an ma dowp." ...
... Tae licht man's thochts alang the dark, Gods war ferlies fowk cud see: Sun, and meen and fish and tree. Roon the circle ...
... staun in the street 'I've a Worry!' she'd yell. 'Be quate' fowk roared back 'We've got Worries wirsel!' Sae she gaed tae ...
The Fower Quarters: 03 - A Gey Dour Bitch Blackhall, Sheena 4,030 6 1.49

... that lay on either haun. Fur, he telt me, they war far oor fowk cam frae, time ooto mynd. An mair, the auld Druid circle o ...
... o the fusky that cud gar Auntie Nell's cousin's man sheet fowk. I wis hopin the fowk at North Gellan hidna taen a drap o ...
... gar Auntie Nell's cousin's man sheet fowk. I wis hopin the fowk at North Gellan hidna taen a drap o fusky, an widna offer ...
... a lang sicht o him. I dinna mind muckle o the lave o the fowk we met yon day, bit I weel mynd on Auld Peter. Fur aa his ...
... bin gey bonnie fin he wis a loon, blaik-heidit like aa oor fowk. Bit noo he sat stent i the neuk o the fire like a ...
Scots Tung Wittins 106 Fairnie, Robert 3,978 8 2.01

... thair ain ettles. The wis a hantle sicht o kenspeckle fowk wi an eddication backgrund thare, the likes o Janet ...
... threapit forbye that Scots is uised bi mair than a million fowk ilka day an is the UK's biggest minority language. She ...
... that the Scots language haesna dee'd oot wi maist o the fowk in this kintra still uisin it but efter 300 year o ...
... cried Scots an aw. It's the consait o Janet Paisley that fowk the warld ower, an parteeclar in Europe, is chyngin thair ...
... "least-weys" wis Scots until ye uised it in this e-mail. Fowk in Dixie uises that sayin tae. A'm lairnin that mair an ...
The Fower Quarters: 15 - Blessed wi the Gift [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 3,717 5 1.35

... "John Anderson my Joe" tae the bumbazemnent o Kilmamock fowk. The sign tellin us we war throwe Kilmarnock spirkit aff ...
... sink in wir lavvie, nae far up frae the fleer. "Yon Irish fowk maun hae richt fool feet," quo Da, "tae hae a sink at the ...
... voices aroon me. They war bonnie an sang-like, nae the wye fowk spakk back hame. "Sure an you'll be from Donegal, with a ...
... at Dun Laoghaire. Rich broon Guinness aawye, an aa ma fowk teetotal. I wis ower young, an Dublin wis ower auld. Fur ...
... ower auld. Fur twa days I treetled back an fore ahin ma fowk as they reenged the Liffey an gawped at the Book o Kells. ...
The Wal at the Warld's End Purves, David 3,678 7 1.90

... an the sweet burds sang the haill day lang. An the war fowk bydin on the island mukkil content, ilk man the frein o ...
... is owre hie a fee for a sowp o cauld wattir. Whitever wad fowk think? But the puir seik Queen. kent that onlie wattir ...
... ti fesh it til hir. She wes a prood, prood quyne, an lykit fowk ti think weill o hir. An the war nae dout that fowk wad ...
... lykit fowk ti think weill o hir. An the war nae dout that fowk wad juist lauch at a lassie that wes mairrit on a fat ...
... owre the island that the Queen wes weill again, an aw the fowk sang, praisin the broun prkincess. But thay didna ken the ...
Habetrot the Spinstress Purves, David 3,608 1 0.28

... an said, gae nippitlyke: “Ah’l pit up wi this nae mair. Fowk wul say it’s ma blame nae man ever cums seekin ye/ Ah ...
Craiters: 11 - E Widdie Fenton, Alexander 3,526 1 0.28

... bit noo cam e skweel an I fun oot ere wis an aafa lot mair fowk aboot e place’n masel. Aa e same, I made a graan start. A ...
The Fower Quarters: 17 - Veesitors [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 3,511 4 1.14

... An her hair wis yalla, blin fair, like the Auld Norse fowk micht hae haen. She wis staunin aneth an aik, a lang green ...
... ithers that he wis a gaun-aboot body, ain o the traivellin fowk. Fitiver he wis, he'd bairned her. An the auld laird wis ...
... reamin wi sodjers, an celebrations aawye, like shipwrecked fowk that's bin saved fa thocht they wad shairly droon. Ae day, ...
... bairn bi noo, near echt month gone. Ane o the baby boom, fowk said, tho Chae'd bin nae farrer frae Deeside than ...
Craiters: 20 - Biz-Bizzin Fenton, Alexander 3,297 8 2.43

... an bigger eens'n ony I iver saa on e skirts o Culsalmond. Fowk wis gaitherin em wi widden scoops wi an iron kaim fitted ...
... picter o em. E lady at ran e shop tellt's at in e aal days fowk jist pickit fit ey nott, an ate em fresh an sweet, bit noo ...
... bit quality's quality, an it wid be fine tae think at fowk cd get e best fae e past an keep it e best intae new ...
... aboot five, fine healthy lookin grumphies, weel eest tae fowk. A side turnin took’s in aboot till e hooses. Ere wis a ...
... amon em. Ey fairly took e attintion o e young lass. Young fowk his gleg e'en, an it must a been e same for masel eence, ...
Hou Finn Fand Bran Purves, David 3,251 1 0.31

... gret wes the delyte o the Keing an his Queen an aw the fowk in the Kinrik. The Keing wes that weill pleised, he said ...

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