A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of bridge in Corpus

Central

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
n throu Clarebrand an The Old Bridge of Urr, on page 10

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Swingin roon intae West Bridge Street, she swithered aboot p on page 1

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Pad no path, brig no bridge on page 15

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
ere's so much blood ablaw the bridge it's swept the hing away. on page 48

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
the fact Thatcher managed tae bridge the divide between Leith and on page 88

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
gonnae lie, Watter under the bridge, though, right. He wis only t on page 75

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Stirling Bridge on page 42
Thi bridge it Stirling wiz thi target on page 43

3 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identi on page 84

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ntet tae jump aff the Erskine Bridge - cause aw ah wantet was tae on page 37
hool gumsy till she gets this bridge thing made fur in between her on page 82
wis at the bus stop under the bridge an he could hardly even staun on page 169

7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
noble heid, pykt atour London Bridge, on page 128

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Cross like a bridge tae God or the Magellanics, on page 7
We fund at last a last bridge yet hale, a rainbow wan on page 11

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
noo standin on the wee cement bridge that Neilly had faa'n aff. I on page 73

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e's even more water under the bridge. They arenae the most creativ on page 90

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
uk/perthshire/aberfeldy/wades-bridge.html) that wis biggit in 1733 on page 65

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A shinin bridge we see
1 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
wee minibus and want tae the bridge, whir a wiz gonnae jump aff e
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the Gorbals an walkin oer the bridge tae the Gallowgate fur a swal
ts - an head oer the wee fit bridge tae Glesga Green.
rest ay the troops ur aff the bridge, oot ay sight, maist probably
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e janny's office in the South Bridge Education Centre (Infirmary S
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the OT, Sanctuary Time an The Bridge.
n Scots in this pamphlet, The Bridge, A've read as bein a metaphor
A bridge can brak
I wes a bridge but naebody sa I wes.
4 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
the Meadows an doon George IV Bridge tae the Central Library. A fa
est Road an’ hung aroon the bridge lookin’ doon tae the Grassm
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
caucht him full square on the bridge o the nose. That wis the end
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he Portland Street suspension bridge. It’s the maste troublesome
the city, zigzags tiwards the bridge hawdin a polystyrene boax ae
scan ae the othha side ae the bridge…then behind, an hae swoops.
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
whenever I cross the McThomas Bridge at Spittal o' Glenshee. It's
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
m Wallace’s heid oan London Bridge. History’s ma fave subject
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Pandit. “We’ll cross that bridge some rainy day, hmm?” She l
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
See, a wis ower the bridge thair pickin’ ma berries
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
eet, passin under the railway bridge, the Parkheid Forge shoppin c
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Drochaid – the ridge of the bridge’.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
Wallace’s napper oan London Bridge. History’s ma fave subject
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ve got them on the Kincardine bridge for the Weegies ??(2020) search twitter

@fourmenterian tweeted
The bridge is doon in Brigadoon #ScotRio(2015) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
there wuz 2 of Us jacking the bridge down after the speed build an(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ner whit yer opinion o Ackley Bridge is? Ah'm white, so no in the (2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
Is a brig a juist wee bridge or ony bridge at aw? @billyka (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@AlanRutherford1 best that bridge hus ever looked n only 5 mins (2021) twitter link
hub but you kin pop ower the bridge n watch rosyth ammys play ffs (2020) twitter link
a wis bob the builder in the bridge ower the river kwai n oo dun (2021) twitter link
game - oh what a super cool bridge lol (2020) twitter link
hile the good auld kincardine bridge will fly the flag - while la (2020) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Bridge, Fort William, Jonsar Eck an
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nel that leads out to the old bridge and must’ve been used in th
1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@rbm1895 Fit aboot e Bridge Street stairs? ????(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Dykes o fattie cutties an a bridge made oot o kale on page 91

1 matches

Shetland

Southern

@projecthawick tweeted
o lived in a basement flat in Bridge Street was told that a chink (2020) search twitter

Ulster