A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of bens in Corpus

Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
surroundit by bonnie bens an braes on page 16

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
s we loupt lang syne turn tae bens, on page 43
As owre knowes an bens Ah crawl on page 68
the lassies, rashes, lochs an bens, on page 77

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
d tae sea. His banes waur noo bens, an his teeth grund stanes. T on page 14

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Loupin ower the bens, on page 4

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
l terms: lik the trees on the bens, he claimed the leid wis unne on page 5

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The tapmaist bens they sclim ower, on page 55

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
e orchids, see, in atween the bens on page 29

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
them that sclims an haiks the bens an braes an thair wabsteid fe on page 65

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - The Warld Nixt Door, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
thare scriddans an lochans an bens,
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Southroners frae the bens an glens o Appalachia, “hil
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ebbe a bit plowterie, but the Bens tae the west tak the warst o
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e estates oot at nicht on the bens whan the craiturs ar gaitheri
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
hink o thae northren glens an bens, an wha’s daein the behaudi
1 matches

Doric

Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
en rax til the mullachs o the bens. on page 139

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
jeeled o a suddenty, like the Bens o Braegarr in a drift. He ken
t, liquid ice frae the frozen Bens o Braemar. It's a cauld that
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
sat aff ilkie mornin ower the Bens wi muckletacketty buits on ta
n Angus likit tae luik at the Bens frae their
that rins heich in the muckle Bens far they touch the clouds, ne
ilan fling rang oot aroon the Bens. Up intae the lift the daunce
4 matches

Orkney

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
nd - no ta come wi a bruck o bens. on page 67

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The'r a burn up in the bens. on page 36
Braw Burds Frae the Bens on page 39

2 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
19. Day Daws ower the Bens: do.
Ah never forgot the bens whaur A wes born.
Mang the lanesum bens eftir the new rain,
The peirs on the bens ir wee but maumie.
DAY DAWS OWER THE BENS
9 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
dendrifts piled up like great bens aa ower the glen – the warl
, heich abuin the glen an its bens o yowdendrift, tae the muir s
2 matches

Ulster