A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of bees in Corpus

Central

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
but the landlord kept bees and wisna fasht on page 171

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
h, naw. Wee glentin things.' 'Bees?' 'Och, naw. Wee gowden thing on page 47

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
thing tae cuddle-an she's the bees-knees at catchin mice-. oh, I on page 21
in bairnhood, an the bizzin o bees on blythe, warm, simmer days. on page 44

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
e the wrang bittie, where the bees were bizzin and no hinnyin. O on page 54
Oh, the hinny-bees are gummin on page 76
he thocht on aw the hinny the bees widna be makkin, a cauld and on page 106

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
August bees in the aa-heal on page 82

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ence is like the burds an the bees," A lauched. on page 81

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Bees lurch an glut frae bindweed t on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Hercules like a byke o bealin bees. Thoosans appeared like a thu on page 29

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ill kingdom wis bizzin like a bees' byke. They couldnae wait tae on page 63

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McPartlin, John Lallans 73 - Wrack, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ease frae sunlicht. Clavered bees fidget on page 77

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
come bizzen out o yonder like bees out a byke. For nou the sun h on page 37

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
eid whan, tho no aye the best bees, the loodest an fouthiest bum
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nnie as a flouer show. Ay, an bees tae. A douce, cannie auld sow
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Come oan, then! Noo the bees are loose
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
an a faurawa mindin o bizzin bees sooms in her heid, “that, t
ll, her heid fou o the bizzin bees an the kirk bells an the frag
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Wallace, Lorna An Ode Tae Tinder, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2020) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
aw yir dreams eh birds an’ bees
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@weenell3 tweeted
e bit further oot The Birds & Bees x (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
okers. "Ess place is jist the bees-knees." on page 43

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n his maet wis locusts an bum bees' hunny. E fowk flockit till h on page 9

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ack bourichies, like swarms o bees ettlin tae flee awa frae the on page 51

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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
The birds an the bees
. Gaun back tae the subject o bees, Sir David Attenborough nae l
r wildlife, an in partícular bees, ar tae us. He pynted oot tha
nted oot that if we didna hae bees tae share oor warld wi, than
naturalists tae help save the bees, an explains a trick that ah
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ine the rose buss. The hinney bees lued her silky yalla flooers.
richt ower the fairmtoun. The bees war bizzin
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
will be a source o nectar for bees and butterflies tae feed on.
utterflies tae feed on. Local bees will be chuffed wi the extra
particular. Poppies are ane o bees’ favourites gien their hich
3 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Honey Bees, bumble bees on on page 79

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
rty that wis. I felt like the bees knees wae me fancy hairdo. Th on page 99

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an ended and even the bumble bees had slowed doon. on page 14

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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
The fouïrd wid bees a modrenist, MacDiarmidait ap
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@peediepuss tweeted
ctive to the smaller types of bees found elsewhere but I doot ou(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
By birds an bees ye ken. on page 27
Wae photies o burdies an bees, on page 35

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