A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of cudna in Corpus

Central

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
really like, but she kent he cudna. She wis the ainly person tha on page 2
oug tae cheer her up, but she cudna see him onywhaur. Then she he on page 3
ane! But then the ither team cudna decide which o them shud hit on page 24

3 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
s sic a scant o thaim at thay cudna be gotten. The haill shaw wes on page 42

2 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Tod cudna but agree that Man, on page 54

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
he naitralness o the plays. I cudna for the life o me imagine ony
Ane or twa o the references A cudna track doon masel. Boys-fur-ra
2 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
rgraduate i the seiventies, A cudna veisit China acause o the sos
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
haunds tae her lugs, but she cudna stap Arachne’s claith fae d
t whan I danced that nicht, I cudna help masel fae keekin at Thes
, an peched an snochtert, but cudna cleek ontae Theseus. The Athe
his fantoosh wingit sandals, cudna flee as fast as Atalanta.
by ane o Eros’s dairts, ye cudna help yersel fae fawin heelste
15 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
Kat cudna imagine wha wid gie her sic a
That day, Kat cudna wait tae get hame fae the scu
ed in knots an, at first, Kat cudna work oot which legs an airms
aun its dinger. As afore, Kat cudna see ony sign o a wormhole the
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
first generation illegal, she cudna, e’en though she wis juist
ulgit an forjeskit, though he cudna hae seen muckle. Nanetheless
a modren biggin. Shairly they cudna hae crossed intae Tibet? Na,
whaur ony’s amoont o siller cudna buy a couple the richt tae ha
wis daein the day? The Pandit cudna mind. Did they need things fa
35 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
s a meenister. At the time ye cudna study fur the meenistry in Sc

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
Ye cudna mak up whit happened nixt.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
hard an bloody. The dragoons cudna believe hoo fierce they devou

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Ah cudna resist showin the audience so

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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
addie. An A'm jist foonert; A cudna hae won ony farrer e nicht.' on page 30

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
A baby! Ah cudna tak it in - it wis a puppy I on page 91
"Ah cudna. Ah teen a reeder an Ah wis f on page 95

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
arly an although he widna, an cudna, ivver say it, Ah ken he feel on page 7
etin bit, try es Ah micht, Ah cudna fin the wirds te say fit Ah r on page 8
atween is shooder blades. Ah cudna see ma feet at day, an Ah sti on page 13
Sairiously, though, life jist cudna bi better: Ah've gat ma ain h on page 14
Ina cudna help thinkin aboot Nellie es on page 24
Also on pages 29, 31, 56, 79, 83
13 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Aye, bit ere's sma, an ere's 'cudna swing a cat'. Oh, my God!" sa on page 9
"Ah cudna think o onythin waar," interr on page 11
tryin te persuade her aat she cudna live wi'oot a necklace aat wi on page 14
r mebbe feart o, or thocht ye cudna dee. on page 19
An Ah cudna gie a damn, on page 24
Also on pages 27, 36, 59, 66, 71, 74, 77, 83, 87, 95
16 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
chynges ye can expeck." Jack cudna leuk it Ivor fir fear he'd la on page 10
Bit Ah widna, cudna, caa im eeseless. Ah caaed im on page 17
suitably unimpressed: said he cudna see nae differince." on page 19
Ay, ye'r mebbe richt." Beldie cudna haud fae smirkin. "Folk tak a on page 24
like a bliddy eediot." Beldie cudna help grinnin fin Dottie gaed on page 25
Also on pages 30, 40, 41, 43, 50, 51
11 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An I cudna care tae gan on it again. Aye on page 168
Weel I kint, bit I cudna say on page 190

4 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e, tho, was as kittled up, he cudna kep quate. He turnt tae the m on page 27

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
a bittie farrer, bit faither cudna help himsel, fur ilkie park h on page 51

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
m tae haan, it seemt. Weel, I cudna staan the sicht o't; an aye, on page 88
files; an as aften as nae, A cudna win back up again athoot yark on page 89

2 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
They cudna get mair heather poo’ed
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
€™d hae a mishanter. Weel, we cudna gyang on like thon; an A haed
She saa nae rizzon fat wye we cudna an sudna see een anither; an
‘Afore lang, A cudna gyang oot onywye athoot seein
oor flats for wiks on eyn. We cudna see her for the heicht o the
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Sae heich on the hill, Minnie cudna makk oot fit Tarry wis sayin,
n bi the rain that the binder cudna haunle fur aa its mechanical
oors at dennertime, the fowk cudna. Hens an dyeuks still hid tae
it the fecht wis aboot Minnie cudna richt myne, fur the Gordons w
innie an Isie baith, faith ye cudna be easy wi a quine fa's faith
14 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ur life, wi airts that siller cudna buy. Bit tho he didnae stairv
ry, video-conferencin fowk he cudna touch.
e she'd bin trailed up in, ye cudna blame the quine fur sikkin ta
the tale o an ugsome quine fa cudna fin ony chiel tae merry her,
wis snaa'd unner wi cases an cudna cope wi fit they hid. She'd s
9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
uld hame in lndia. Bit Jessie cudna mind far India wis. Jumbos ar
worries. Try as he micht, he cudna fin a wife. There wis a bonni
till the wirms fell oot, bit cudna think o anither thing tae try
She wis AY nae-weel. Her mam cudna mind the nummer o times Docto
It hid sae mony feet he cudna coont them.
13 matches