A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of anely in Corpus

Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ae R.A.F. buskin an me in mah anely suit, a baggy broon affair wh on page 26
telt wis mah best an aiblins anely redeemin feature an haudit oo on page 27
rt, ilka day synsyne's brocht anely pleesure. on page 32

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Sulhunt, Miriam Lallans 90 - Rapunzel, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
the ither anely fur on page 33

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
he hizsel passit whin he wiz anely thritty-seevin. Awbesit heez on page 78
eem aff iz Ah 'guess' theem. (Anely fur me thur's nae want fur gu on page 80

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
ttle o rid biddy if we're the anely wans that are gonnae drink it on page 3

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Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
whase name, like mine, anely comes pronoonceable in Cyrill on page 6

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ingle wird - Man. Man is the anely real enemy we hae. Tak Man fr on page 6

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
in sang; oor anely solace fur the saul is kennin on page 39
the anely airt that hauds hert-brak awa on page 83

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
her mither's anely ane, on page 13

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Ah need anely on page 181

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
There is anely life that can on page 202

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
e wirds an meanins thit occur anely in Scots an that ar tae be fu on page 59

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
The anely reason I'm gaun alang wi this on page 2
lads like Bryce and that hiv anely caught on in the past couple on page 6
heese, even though it wis the anely yin that had a hoop wi a net. on page 9
er. But that's no for me. The anely reason I get up oot ma bed at on page 16
got for me. When he wis still anely wee, he couldnae say "brither on page 22
Also on pages 26, 30, 32
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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
A dinna e'en like lager. A'd anely askt fir the bill. The laddie on page 2

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
re, the middle bairn, and the anely laddie, liked tae look at the on page 3
ject ye could think o. He wis anely twelve, like, sae Klaus hadna on page 4
"We're the anely yins on the beach," Violet on page 5
"Ye anely think it's scary," Klaus said on page 6
un jist whit wis gaun on, wis anely bitin things in an hauf-herti on page 12
Also on pages 15, 16, 20, 28, 29, 38, 50, 53, 64, 72, 81, 88, 90, 100, 107, 134, 142, 146, 154
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Bramwell, Colin Eemis Stane 1 - The lives that live inwith us canna be coontit, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
I anely iver scrieve the wans I ken. on page 15

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Bramwell, Colin Eemis Stane 1 - Jist appenin the winnock’s no eneuch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Thair's anely wan winnock, and it's shut, a on page 16

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
sodger ettled tae rise it was anely then that he unnerstuid and s on page 17

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 1 - Ye’re Still Here? It’s Ower. Gang Hame., (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Scots is like Brigadoon, it's anely cause it willnae sit in the w on page 24

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Anely his swallen face goves inti t on page 19

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
dy really kent for shair. The anely person that wis alloued in ta on page 42

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ince every five year and grew anely a single white rose. When it on page 83

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ed it. It's true that it sang anely waltzes, ower and ower, but n on page 103

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Note tae Scottish people: the anely thing the Tudors iver tried t on page 39

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
t gangs tae pruive at it's no anely Grant, Kennedy an Spence wha on page 120

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
o sair daurg, wis aiblins the anely thing (forby the comradeship on page 134

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
air tae sey 'An oaptimist wis anely someane wha didnae ken aw the on page 16

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
frae the kitchen led ben the anely ither ruim, whit wis o a like
uim an a back door sae steive anely Wullie’s faither cuid mudge
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
No anely wis it oan twa flairs wi twa
aist siccar in her shawl, tae anely its heid wis stackin oot.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
amang the first hundert coud anely be fund faurer doun the scree
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
nd 8 square barraes (although anely the cropmerks were visible, a
ft connectit tae the mainlaun anely by a wee neck o laun) at Burg
and seems tae hae taen place anely in byordinar unco circumstanc
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
, baith oral an scrievit. The anely important question no includj
I hae anely ae solitary memory fae the me
ar o ma life in Scotland, the anely memory I hae o somebody sayin
l. But we kennt he wisnae the anely ane — sae George Douglas Br
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
t's aw by wi. Language is the anely resoorce we hiv that growes w
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
stairt, whit maist scrievers anely manage efter years o strauchl
mebody afore it snaps in twa. Anely connect. A brief tether o unn
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
clam an drowie mire whaur the anely biggins are the "Keep Oot" si
e the "Keep Oot" signs an the anely soond the bizz o hungert midg
wer? This, this orral o moss? Anely in the sense that neither Ser
s it is, it's nae surprise we anely send yin message. Yet basin o
gaun oor wey. But when we're anely faced wi meaningfu choices yi
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ugh their centres so's ye can anely make oot the first letter. Th
tae be, an could be again, if anely we got the chance. Weel, we'v
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
pace o time - but still. The anely hint o Scots ye'll see in the
, in a wey, the pairlament is anely representin the state o thing
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
le mair nor pocket siller, an anely a wee puckle scuils gie Scots
vival fir grantit, as thair's anely sae muckle thit individuals a
but the wey A see it, thair's anely twa facts thit really maitter
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Hivvin said aw yon, the anely time ah gang full-on Yorkshir
l ye're intae. Gin they could anely be sae kind tae theirsels -
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
an oor and when Ah did it wis anely across the road wi ma eyes gl
ry has stopped checking in Ah anely said an oor". Ah’m sae focu
r. She’s pale and shivering anely in her night dress.
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
telt Edward that Wallace wis anely a few dizzen mile north, near
ed unner numerous coonts, the anely ane he rejectit wis that o tr
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
lters in the Pyrenees, it wis anely the bampots, zoomers an gowks
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
h tae it tae this day. It wis anely a wee hoose, mair a But an Be
Auld Mrs Chisholm wisnae the anely puir sowel tae thole sic crue
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ds, gangin nae place fast. No anely is infrastructur puir, but in
wer faur. Nou, ye’re mibbie anely speakin aboot forty mile or s
t ance supportit life but nou anely exists for grouse shoots an p
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
en ootfit for a dug! Ah could anely píty the puir harrit mithers
han ah wis a bairn, ma mither anely haed tae buy a neep tae mak a
we leukit juist grand! We war anely alloued tae guise at oor ain
in, the hoose wis daurk. The anely lichts cam fae the neep sitti
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e still went aboot the place, anely nou it wis tae meet oor freen
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s like turnin back the clock. Anely this time nane o ma cairds wa
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
We war anely back hame a day whan it wis t
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ausages, we haed stovies. The anely fish we saw war sardines fae
I can anely jalouse a lot o fowk the day
I can anely howp it disnae happen.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s ar bein forced tae tak wing anely tae be a target for sae-cawed
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e war a lucky generation. The anely caur owner in oor street wis
ae mony young fowk the day. I anely wish I could turn the clock b
2 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
kind o like Dunfermline Glen anely a tad bigger. Wolves were hun
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
vie brak in “Ah ken we’ve anely the wan waen. Bit like ye say
tert sweerin. Annie aye sayed anely glaikit fowk hid tae sweer an
Wullie’d anely ivver heard hes faither sweer
e pintit oot thit thai wirnae anely Coammunists. Thai wir Scottis
4 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
The anely aye-bidin thing in life is ch
playgrund – an interaction anely possible thanks tae the syste
village o Craighouse, an the anely biggin in view o the Paps is
n the rest o the laund exists anely tae facilitate deer stalkin.
4 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
urface o the windae. Then the anely hing tae dae wis tae follow h
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
arenae the anely eens joukin oot there.
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Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
If anely the twins hidnae taen thon bu
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
“Ye’re no the anely guest, Mister Houletgless,”
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solonggaybowser Merlin's Bairns, (archiveofourown.org 2020) Central, prose
hark him, Cran-Cran! Ye'r the anely ane that kin save me!"
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
'Scrievin letters is the anely wey o pittin thegither solitu
t tae get a richt tellin-aff, anely tae be treatit insteid wi kin
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
A doot that a bodie’s anely freen in kennin whit wey tae
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
Forby, poem 49 isnae the anely victim o this dingiein or din
lover, which micht be tholed anely through the comfort tae be fu
Nor is this the anely parallel wi poem 49; faur fae
ahint anonymity? Indeed, the anely reason the 2015 edition is ab
Even warse, no anely is anonymous mair likely tae
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
and permissible relationship anely in terms o mairriage atween a
eteronormative society, whaur anely a laddie’s kythe micht allo
Freenship is the anely option open tae them, and sae
ur heterosexual union wis the anely form permittit.
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ts Language Centre website no anely gies us access tae written ma
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Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
The nou, U. an B. mainly haes anely pronoonciation an vocabular d
hographies!) but it's nae the anely pynt. Staundard pronoonciatio
slang an treatit as sic, but anely whan thay are staundardised,
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Havery, Hannah The Gaithering, (Literature Alliance Scotland 2022) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
anely bring them oot
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
nairraed in meanin tae refer anely tae north-east Scots.
es. It is less kenably strang anely in the western Hielans and we
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
wn, she wanted 5 n 6 but they anely gave her twa, ye'll get hame (2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
@Reeni2014 Aye - prob the anely non alcoholic drink available(2020) search twitter
extra dimension. Suggests his anely smile wisnae a real ane.(2020) search twitter
kinna kintrae ye descrieve is anely possibly in an independent Sc(2020) search twitter
@Gomper65 Ken, but the anely wey tae mak siccar!(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
pey thum, even tho the job's anely hauf done. Ah think thur gyps(2020) search twitter
heid! It wis that fine Ah cud anely see it by shinin a licht on i(2020) search twitter
anne is deludit. Medicine cin anely dae sae muckle. Steve needs t(2020) search twitter
answer the questions, Ah cin anely conclude the worst. She's ult(2020) search twitter
t looks sae comfy(!) An germs anely move horizontally, they canna(2020) search twitter
and 8 other occurrences.

Doric

Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Gin that wis the anely likness they had on page 62

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
A ken sterns'r born anely tae dee we glisk the licht on page 3

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ak in Big Bob. 'An that's the anely true word ye've spoke in this on page 8

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Thou it micht anely be Spain's third lairgest cit on page 3
ye can dance the nicht awa an anely hiv tae pey a euro or twa for on page 4
llege. Trinity College is the anely campus o the 'University of D on page 7
n the Cockburns. Thou, ye can anely drink in the port hooses thro on page 9
Lagoon' alane. Fooiver, if ye anely hae a day, or even jist a twa on page 11
Also on pages 18
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ecided, wis a radio body. The anely fowk he kent fa spak like yon
real midgets. Bit maybe they anely dwinnlet awa fin they gaed ba
looked up at her dumfounert. Anely ae wird in twa o fit cam ooto
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ed ooto wedlock. This hairst, anely Dod an his wife war doon on t
ife'. An Meg said, mair, that anely a clean quine cud bind it, a
rks oot fur feedin beasts. He anely fussled twa tunes did Spikk,
fter aa. It wis bluid. Things anely bled like that fin they war h
o roch dry girse an moss, bit anely spreid the sticky clart aa ow
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
his lessons. Jenny forbye wis anely his hauf-sister, fur Brian's
oo, he hidna muckle siller an anely a wee hut doon bi the beach,
there wis naethin there ava, anely a scrunt o a tree, booin ower
is bye the hauf-wye merk noo; anely twa hunner fit left tae sclim
inna see differences in fowk, anely similarities. Jenny Sangster
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Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
e. She has something that can anely be bluid, tho it didna leuk o
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
oor warld wi, than humans wad anely hae fower year afore we went
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
wid bi Whinbrae fairm, an his anely frien in the hale wide warld
ot the cardboard tree up, the anely cardboard tree in Weirdich
anely a skiffin o bubbles ahin it,
happit in styew, fur it wis anely bidden in ainee yearly fin in
If anely Tommy wad play wi him like he
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
n oor ain, is gaun tae be oor anely option. An, that is by far na
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
tatin, let alain fan there is anely ae earner tryin tae afford ta
t submission tae a man is the anely wey tae happiness acause Ah c
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
ross the North East isnae the anely guid thing tae cam oot o the
st a wee bitty less dour. Nae anely that, but wildflooers are a m
springs tae mynd. Sae it’s anely richt that we keep oor landsc
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
fo aboot General Election? if anely they were spiking aboot it a�(2015) search twitter
Anely nine months tae Christmas qui(2016) search twitter
n the rare Aiberdein sunshine anely tae discover Thor gart inta a(2016) search twitter
Anely twae mair followers an it ah'(2016) search twitter
alm doon quine, the shops are anely closed fur ae day! https://t.(2016) search twitter
and 22 other occurrences.

Orkney

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
spark o yellae on the broom, anely the black pods frae the year
d nor rain, nae sun nor muin, anely pure licht, like a veesion. T
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