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The Buik o Ruth: 12 - Sermon at Partick Newton Place Church, Glesca, 1976 Borrowman, A S 1,347 8 5.94

... anent him in the Bible. We ken he was ane o the fisher fowk wha dwalt in Bethsaida, a brugh neist the Sea o Galilee. ...
... frae the samyn scriever that Andro was missioner til the fowk o the kintra hecht Scythia. We maun tak tent o this, for ...
... o Aberbrothock o 1320 we lear that oor ain Scots fowk cam frae Scythia; aiblins guid reason eneuch for oor Scots ...
... orries o my speak. We leeve in a sair disjaskit warld wi fowk discomfist by aa the ills o this birlin planait, wi fowk ...
... fowk discomfist by aa the ills o this birlin planait, wi fowk bamboozlt and dumfounert, and forfochen wi plouterin in ...
The Marra o a Simmer Skweel in Scots: Bit far's the Beens? Blackhall, Sheena 1,323 3 2.27

... sae a ploy like thon could be mony things tae mony fowk. As it turned oot, the first in-service day fur teachers ...
... & traditional ballad-screivin wirkshops at Cullerlie. Fowk enjoy them. They screive their ain, aboot consarns o the ...
... sae are timeless. Mair importantly gin ye've a group o fowk wi little or nae Scots ava, the ballads are screived in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Craiters: 18 - Foxie Fenton, Alexander 1,256 5 3.98

... Blackford Hill. I gang doon e road by e police box at some fowk caa e Tardus aside e gates intill e hill, syne skirt roon ...
... Files it's nae chancy on e hill. Ere's squaads o young fowk gang aboot on't, an ye can hear o odd things happenin, bit ...
... up e steep face an won till e tap, ere wis a crood o young fowk in e kinna halla ye get jist afore e croon o e hill, an wi ...
... ye ay spik aboot pittin oot e bucket. Ey spik aboot fowk in e country being slow tae change, bit it's jist e same ...
... e same in e toons, except at e foxes hiv condeetioned e fowk, wi aa es rowin up o orrals at ey dee. It’s winnerfae e ...
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 ...
Scots Tung Wittins 42 Fairnie, Robert 1,235 3 2.43

... aye be a guid chyce for the foreside o oor Yule caird. The fowk that sellt uz the envelopes for oor cairds fernyear, sent ...
... uz £6.00 for ilka nicht. For a guid wee while noo, maist fowk his been gettin itchie feet whan the hauns o the knock ...
... for the Wittins syne thae new edeetions stertit micht gar fowk tae jalouse that ilka nummer in the days tae come is gaun ...
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 ...
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 ...
Isolde's Luve-Daith Hubbard, Tom 1,149 4 3.48

... if no the deid, then the hauf-deid, Wha canna thole fowk wi the ootmaist wey ti leeve; Sae I come greetin ower your ...
... fae oor saicret heiven, An socht an apen heiven fir the fowk- Throu touns whaur wark's ower lang, or else there's nane, ...
... sic a laund as this? Wha wadna dee, an mair, ti save its fowk? An nou oor wark is dune, tho yit ti dae Bi aa that hear ...
... fir aye. Anerlie throu this daith, is oor luve eternal, An fowk sall mynd o us; Anerlie throu this daith, are we reborn. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thochts o Speakin Scots Fairnie, Robert 1,103 8 7.25

... (1872 - ?). Howanever, life lowps alang the gate o time an fowk, alang wi thair consaits, gits aulder an whiles oot o ...
... consaits, gits aulder an whiles oot o fashion. Leirit fowk noo pynt oot the psychological skaith that’s bein duin tae ...
... an makin a bauchle o the language that thae young fowk brings wi thaim frae the hame an the community. On the ...
... braidcasters stertit readin oot the news in Catalan, the fowk wis smitten wi the creenge an thocht it “common” an ...
... they’re still thinkin in English. We’r speakin here aboot fowk that soond guid Scots speakers tae ither fowk but dinna ...
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 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 Merriage Service Ogston, David D 1,068 5 4.68

... rax forrit tae the roads ye hinna traivelled yet… tae the fowk ye’ll growe tae be faan life his vrocht its chynges… tae ...
... forename] tae be your waddit wife afore God an aa fowk, an wull you be hers alane, noo an aawyes? I will. ...
... forename] tae be your waddit husband afore God an aa fowk, an wull you be his alane, noo an aawyes? I will. The ...
... my waddit wife; I pledge you, in the sicht o God an aa the fowk that’s here, my true an eident luve; I promise I will haud ...
... waddit husband; I pledge you, in the sicht o God an aa the fowk that’s here, my true an eident luve; I promise I will haud ...
Extract from "Killing Time" Niven, Liz 927 1 1.08

... they'd welcome me. AGNES: Wha's the Covenanters? MARGARET: Fowk wha want tae leeve their ain way, believe their ain ...
Heivenlie Gowf Coorses Fairnie, Robert 917 1 1.09

... juist that if a spaewyfe can git wittins back fae the deid fowk, then ye’d think the’r maun be some wey tae fin oot if ...
Scottish Parliament: Scots Pairlament Cross Pairty Group on the Scots Leid, Meenits o the meetin hauden on 19 June 2003 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 893 5 5.60

... o the Group Oniebodie can become a memmer o the group and fowk wis askit tae lat the secretariat ken the names o ...
... Implementation Group. A meetin shuid tak place atween fowk fae the Group an Douglas Ansdell, a civil servant fae the ...
... a World City of Literature. The pynt o’t wad be tae mind fowk o the inpit that Scots fowk haes made til the airt o ...
... The pynt o’t wad be tae mind fowk o the inpit that Scots fowk haes made til the airt o scrievin. Gavin wad finn oot mair ...
... report back til the group in September. Maggie Mackay gied fowk mair information on the report that had been commissioned ...
Scots Tung Wittins 45 Fairnie, Robert 868 3 3.46

... on the brochure wis that, wi the price o Blithe Yule, fowk coffin 10 or mair need pey anelie £4.50 for a poke o 10 ...
... scrievit leid mair exposure an haein some effeck wi giein fowk the inlat tae lat thair een catch up wi thair mooths an ...
... keeps comin tae ma lugs ilka noo an agane. A nummer o fowk his pintit oot that monie a Yule caird sent tae a freen ...
Sanstane an Steel McNeil, Andrew 811 1 1.23

... oot fer human feet Frae larach tae cliff tae the beach; Fowk sharin the island wi rock an gull. Gien sum maumie winds A ...
The Buik o Ruth: 08 - Sermon at the Lallans Society Conference 1973 Borrowman, A S 800 5 6.25

... University of Stirling, June, 1973. Guid fowk, we are conveent here neist the auld brugh o Stirling ...
... John Damian, the Freir o Tongland in the Stewartry. Some fowk jalouse he cam frae Italie, frae the pairt caad Lombardie; ...
... and the starns, and endit in the glaur. Twa thochts, guid fowk, anent Faither Damian. Ane: Gin we tak tent tae the story ...
... And we beseek ye, breithir, tae compesce the feckless fowk, comfort the dowffie, uphaud the dozent, and thole lang wi ...
... ettle aye tae dae yer best devoirs for ilkane and for aa fowk. Aye be blythe. Nae ho til yer incawin. In aa things gie ...
Jeel't tae the marra on a day oot tae the fitba - March 14, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 787 1 1.27

... an fore on es player an at player, bit I really think the fowk pitten their views es early in the letters tae the papers ...
Memories come floodin back o lost Aiberdeen - February 14, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 785 3 3.82

... in ma skweeldays in the toon in 1950, the area black wi fowk scalin oot o the buses comin in fae the country. Syne ma ...
... Penny's, Jimmy Smith an mony mair stallholders - my kyn o fowk, kintra fowk sellin eggs, tatties, flooers, cheese, fresh ...
... Smith an mony mair stallholders - my kyn o fowk, kintra fowk sellin eggs, tatties, flooers, cheese, fresh produce o aa ...
The Buik o Ruth: 11 - Sermon at the Lallans Society Conference 1976 Borrowman, A S 780 4 5.13

... University of Stirling, 6 June, 1976. Guid fowk, ye hae mind o the mappamund wi its carts o aa the ...
... in, but it doesna hae a wey oot and has nae life ava. Guid fowk, I jalouse ye dinna come here tae lear yer geography and I ...
... men are canty tae get but sweir tae gie: a warld whaur fowk are gleg tae tak in but arena gleg tae gie oot. Ye mind ...
... yase for themsels, certes, but a warld men share wi ither fowk. Twa: Gif its true o oor warld, its true als o oor ain ...
Afa sad news, bit thanks for the memories - March 21, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 778 1 1.29

... for 17th-century farm labourers". Get a life, min. Ken yer fowk for a start an hae a bit o fun like the lave o's. I canna ...
Ye ken, for lots o's, spring is the best season o the eer - April 4, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 775 1 1.29

... shaavin (sowin) time wi grubber, roller, harra - tae haud fowk oot o langer, dod, the hairst's its only marra". Modern ...
Extracts from SNDA, SLD Newsletter Spring 01-Summer 04 Robinson, Chris 774 3 3.88

... writers. As weel as promotin the profile o SLD and steirin fowk up tae speak and scrive in Scots, Ah see ane o ma ...
... a wee puckle siller. Tae this end, Ah hae been encouragin fowk tae sponsor a wird in the new Concise Scots Dictionary at ...
... Buchan amang them. A fair wha wis wha o the period. Will fowk luik back in eichty year tae see wha supportit CSD2? ...
My toast the day is wir gran mither tongue - April 11, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 771 1 1.30

... the Holiday Inn in Glesga on Friday nicht as mair nor 300 fowk gaither't to raise siller for the Prince an Princess o ...
Ye canna beat the Irish for a freenly welcome - April 18, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 770 1 1.30

... neglectit ower er either, as I hid aye the ither news o fowk wi north-east connections, includin Iain MacIntosh, fa ...
The kilt, oor ain identity, jist gets mair popular - March 28, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 765 1 1.31

... tae see the prood kilters comin up the aisle alongside fowk fae foreign pairts in ither gear. It wis only last simmer ...
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 ...
Scots in the Community Fairnie, Robert 743 1 1.35

... ower muckle if they spake proper or no. This gart maist fowk tae judge a stranger’s level o eddication an intelligence ...
SNDA, SLD Newsletter Spring 01-Summer 04 - P. Cairns Cairns, Pauline 719 3 4.17

... (ayewis ‘night’ an no ‘nicht’) an, in common wi maist fowk, it wis the only time o the year thir wis drink in the ...
... first TV? There wis a kind o tradition wi food tae. Some fowk juist had sweet stuff, black bun, cherry cake, madeira ...
... soup an sausage rolls an wee Store* pies forbye. Some fowk on Ne’erday had steak pie wi mashed tatties an peas. We ...
Cairtes in the Scots Leid Kay, Billy 709 11 15.51

... is spoken in ae dialect or anither by the feck o the fowk. Wi gey pickle status, it is maistly uised in informal, ...
... tak it frae the private tae the public domain an gie fowk a sense o whit it wes and whit it will be again - a leid o ...
... an virr that will aye express the smeddum o the Scots fowk an their ties tae the land an its culture. In daein this ...
... o the centrist states they belangit. The naiture o fowk's identity houever is sic that aw thae leids hes tholit ...
... on in a mair restrictit uis as the ilka-day language o the fowk. In monie cases this strang fowk-feelin wi the leids gart ...
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 ...
The Buik o Ruth: 01 - Introduction Borrowman, A S 664 1 1.51

... Fowk speir anent versions o the Bible in Lallans. We dinna hae ...
The Buik o Ruth: 10 - Sermon at the Kirk o the Greyfriars 1974 Borrowman, A S 640 5 7.81

... in our ain disjaskit warld, mairattowre our ain kintra fowk dee o puirtith and skaith. Whan I mind o Fergusson I tak ...
... our faithers and our forefowk but says gey little to the fowk o our ain days an eild. The waas biggit lang syne are dung ...
... are shooken and man is left wantit a bield. For monie fowk jalouse life is a lang journey intil the nicht and intil ...
... the speerit - a tulzie wi greenyoch, mushinfu and sleekit fowk. I sall nail it wi scripture, frae first John fower, and ...
... twal. "This is my mandment that ye loe ane anither." Guid fowk, think on thae things. ...
The Buik o Ruth: 14 - Anent the Buik o Ruth Borrowman, A S 620 9 14.52

... in the twalt orlang-hunder B.C. but lang efter. Some fowk jalouse it was scrievit afore the Israelites were cairrit ...
... dingit doon, alsweel its waas and ilka hoose. Forbye the fowk were disjaskit, alsweel discomfist. It was a tapsalteerie ...
... they for the Law o God whilk had gart them be a by-ordinar fowk. Ezra and his feres pit stout herts tae a stey brae and ...
... their dicton, 'Oursels alane'; nae merridges wi fremmit fowk; ill-wull tae the fremmit, and nae companionry wi fowk wha ...
... fowk; ill-wull tae the fremmit, and nae companionry wi fowk wha dinna belang tae the kintra or kin o Israel. It was an ...
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, ...
Dipper: 42 - The Paddy Begg, Dr James A 572 1 1.75

... snaw. Flakes faa. Ootby's a platform, cleanswept o fowk By the snell Eastlin win. 'Ay, Ay!'.... a nidge an nod - ...
Homage til Carl Nielsen Hubbard, Tom 532 1 1.88

... in this life Cryin ti be confrontit: The speerit o his fowk Raxin ootby, an throu him, faurer yit, 'Yont Marx's ...
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 ...
Better Ower Yer Thrapple Fairnie, Robert 511 1 1.96

... eneuch tae be heard abuin the gibble-gabble o the ither fowk in the bar, as Angus cairiet the three pints ower tae the ...
The Retour o Troilus Hubbard, Tom 508 1 1.97

... the hinner-en o youth, Amang the wrack o a kinrik an its fowk: Ithers hae peyed mair deirlie nor mysel Fir weivin o ...
Scots - in Scots Kay, Billy 487 7 14.37

... is spoken in ae dialect or anither by the feck o the fowk. Wi gey pickle status, it is maistly uised in informal, ...
... tak it frae the private tae the public domain an gie fowk a sense o whit it wes and whit it will be again - a leid o ...
... an virr that will aye express the smeddum o the Scots fowk an their ties tae the land an its culture. In daein this ...
... o the centrist states they belangit. The naiture o fowk's identity houever is sic that aw thae leids hes tholit ...
... on in a mair restrictit uis as the ilka-day language o the fowk. In monie cases this strang fowk-feelin wi the leids gart ...
Sermon at Stirling Borrowman, A S Audio 485 3 6.19

... M755: Guid fowk, we are conveent here neist the auld brugh o Stirling ...
... Damian, the Freir o Tongland in the Stewartry. Some fowk jalouse he cam frae Italie, frae the pairt caad Lombardie; ...
... the starns, and endit in the glaur. Twa thochts, guid fowk, anent Faither Damian. Ane: Gin we tak tent tae the ...
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 ...
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. ...
The Buik o Ruth: 07 - 'This Morning' frae The Scotsman Borrowman, A S 399 1 2.51

... Luke XII. 6. Five speugs fur ae maik. Guid cheap. Fegs, fowk didna think muckle o them, but God merkit the fa o the ...

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