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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 ...
Advent Antiphons in Scots Ogston, David D 235 1 4.26

... the nations— Afore You kings wull staun dumb, An aa kins o fowk wull prig Ye tae help them. Come, set us free, haud back ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ahint 'e Herst Brown, Charles W 251 1 3.98

... curin' 'e sick 'at war feelin' rel queasy? Wis it keepin' fowk up ti date wi' 'e news? Wis it tryin' in vain ti fill up ...
A Keek intae the hospital kitchen aifter the appointment wi the O.T. Sangster, Maureen 273 1 3.66

... o whurlan trolleys, Skoosh o watter in tomb-size sinks. Fowk werena wastin Time Bit were mairriet tae him An huddin him ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Small Book of Translations: 05 - Catullus 4 Hutchison, Alexander 121 1 8.26

... It seems that wye. A'm left t' fend for masel. Fit can fowk dee? Faa's left t' rely on? A wis taen richt in, coortit, ...
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 ...
...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 ...
A Wee Scran o Herrin Fairnie, Robert 1,552 4 2.58

... braw sicht mair nor that in the fish shops. Thae fish shop fowk's juist greedy hogs. Ye’ll hae tae watch yersels wi some o ...
... They’re your fish an ye dinnae hae tae sell thaim tae fowk that’s juist wantin tae tak a len o ye. The’r plenty o ...
... that’s juist wantin tae tak a len o ye. The’r plenty o fowk that wid be gled tae gie ye a penny for thaim." “A penny ...
... lick awa fae the herbour, takin the gate tae the treds-fowk’s hooses that ower-leukit the links. The first door thay ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chaucer Essay O'Gallagher, Niall 2,496 4 1.60

... the Franklin, couldnae be cried by-ordinar. Forbye, ither fowk hae argued that ony ‘mismatch’ atween the Wife of Bath’s ...
... promise’ is central to the tale. This motif, gey common in fowk tales, is at the centre o the Scots ballad The Daemon ...
... could argue that the Franklin taks his ‘auctoritee’ frae fowk tradition an pits his ain interpretation on this ...
... baith; the Wife of Bath an the Franklin seem to agree that fowk achieves ‘soveraynetee’ ower their pairtners bi first ...
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 ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Craiters: 07 - E Oolet Fenton, Alexander 1,856 5 2.69

... interestin tae notice foo times an things cheenge an e fowk wi em. At’s me aff on a wrang tack again, an me spickin ...
... A hairst park’s nae ay a place o sweetness an licht, for fowk are only human. Bit e fairmer wid seen sort sort ye if e ...
... tae faa aff. Apairt fae e extra wirk, an e loss o time wi fowk wytin idle at e rucks, ere wis e chance o brakkin a cairt ...
... a man o skill, an I niver won up till es livel, ir maybe fowk jist thocht I wis better at forkin. Onywye, forkin wis ma ...
... een an wi a bit o a wriggle ye got there. It keepit ither fowk awa fae yer trocks. Eence I missed ma grip an feel heid ...
Craiters: 08 - E Forkietailies Fenton, Alexander 1,857 4 2.15

... on thocht, bit ye canna think e same fin ye’re crivved wi fowk in a hoose, an e fine freedom o ootside wark gies ye mair ...
... think, tae see a picker, at it wis sic a skeely objeck. Fowk at hiv tae dee things wi eir haans hiv tae learn foo tae ...
... cd dee. Bit fin e kinna wark it did ‘s nott nae mair, an e fowk at used it hiv geen, faa’s tae ken fit a picker mith a ...
... though I doot if e’s sair bothert. Maybe they’re jist like fowk; aa kins, here e day an geen e morn, bit aye poppin up ...
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 ...
Craiters: 10 - E Hares' Lavvie Fenton, Alexander 2,681 4 1.49

... a clump o girse or a lang steen dyke? Ere's nae mony fowk gangs oot, haad awa fae seein till e beas, though ere's ...
... hid been plantit ower rig an fur ploo marks, fit e aal fowk caad burrel rigs. I watchet e park ower a lot o ears as it ...
... mair substantial remains. It fairly maks ye think foo mony fowk ere'd been aboot a place a hunner ear seen. An ere mn a ...
... ey loot e watter go. They say ere's naething as queer as fowk, bit hares tak a lot o beatin. ...
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 ...
Craiters: 12 - Glory Hole Fenton, Alexander 2,953 5 1.69

... aabody his e same tastes sae I tried tae cater for ither fowk tee. Ah weel, eence aathing wis oot ere wis a kinna teem ...
... ere wis a kinna teem styooie smell – funny, doon by here fowk wid say ‘stoory’, ir raither ‘stooray’ – bit I niver likit ...
... I’d raither nae folla, though I scutter on fine wi ither fowk’s languages. It’s jist at I wint tae stick tae ma ain ...
... at I wint tae stick tae ma ain dialect, an I’d like ither fowk tae dee e same. Onywye, even aifter gettin in e lang spoot ...
... bit still it wis a gey solid like collection. I’m een o es fowk at likes tae start sleepin flat on eir stamach, ae airm ...
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 ...
Craiters: 15 - E Steppies Fenton, Alexander 1,366 3 2.20

... through an michty ye fair get a gweed crap, though e new fowk've deen awa wi em at eir side. It’s maybe a peety e canes ...
... a steen dyke an a railin, an syne ye're intill e ither fowk’s Ian. At's faar is steppies is, at I wis tae be spikkin ...
... door o e hoose. It's maybe nae richt tae gaap at ither fowk, bit I will admit it's a fair divert fin ye’ve naething ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Craiters: 21 - 'I cannot get enough of it' Fenton, Alexander 1,405 5 3.56

... wis e seamaas. In my time we caad em seagulls, bit aaler fowk wid say seamaas, makin't soon like 'simaaze'. Ere's ay ...
... nae hobbyhorses. Gulls is bonny flee-ers, bit e weemin fowk wid rin aboot flappin eir aaprons if een cam in aboot - an ...
... Country Life'. It wis a maist interestin collection o fowk, ey cam fae aa ower e world, an I ken I spent as much time ...
... lookin at e birds. Ere wis ae day on Rum, a lang tail o fowk wis passin a raa o trees aifter landin, fin somebody ...
... like eence on Papa Stour. At's a rare place, an aafa fine fowk tae be wi. Ey couldna dee enyeuch tae mak ye feel at hame ...
Daft Jackie McGonigal, James 2,850 1 0.35

... his troosers oot for him tae cam hame in.' That's three fowk dafter than the Dungarrochs, thocht Wullie tae hissel. I ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 - ...
Doon an Oot Blackhall, Sheena 143 1 6.99

... ma seat. The state o' yon, Sittin, in an Art Gallery Some fowk's nae sense o' decency She's nae alane. Van Gogh gaed doon ...
Éstas que fueron pompa y alegría Hubbard, Tom 115 1 8.70

... flouers: Their craidle an their lair lay in a bud. Sae fowk hae fund o their fortouns, nocht endures; In but ae day, ...
European Scots Blackhall, Sheena 157 1 6.37

... Pict, Celt an nesty Norseman, My, fitiver wid fowk say, If they kent that they're still bidin Here in ...
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 ...

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