A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of et in Corpus

Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e be bothert heatin the pies. Et mine cauld. Jock's is sittin on page 1

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
hin' so lik'n yersel' tae yon ET an' ye willnae gang far wrang on page

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ilda said, "Wid ye mind if ah et ma dinner in the dinin-room s on page 21
oond his ankles, stole it and et it!' on page 115
he cook. When a gentleman hus et a particularly guid meal he a on page 117

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wisnae weel thon day, till we et yon partan - the Deil, a Deil on page 95

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
sioners usually si After ah'd et ma sandwiches ah took oot the on page 82
buttet in an said, Well if yi et the same as any normal person on page 87
ey tastet lik crap. She still et them though. on page 138
ame thing tae us if he coulda et or drank a newspaper. on page 140
nearly home time an she's no et or drank anythin except a can on page 145
Also on pages 169
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
seen May Boyd, she wis great et it, she disnae stoap or anyth on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The shares crashed et 'Beefeater Gin', She's backt on page 44
Wrote o shaggin et Nummer Ten, on page 47
Et the Somerfield checkoot coont on page 59
Et the Somerfield Checkoot Coont on page 60
Then, et the feenish up, he foun out t on page 146

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
t ony rate, here was the fons et origo o the hard-edged, fast- on page 9

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ut the puir miller's son sate et hame bi the wunnock, haudin h on page 42

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Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
k ma an da in cais they shout et me an tell me tae miynd ma ow on page 41

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Bramwell, Colin Eemis Stane 1 - I’d like tae like tae like it aa, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Nondum amabam et amara amabam. That's Saint Au on page 16

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Des Eaux et Fontaines royales, on page 98

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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Flytes et ivery dyke-lowper an skellum, on page 80

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Orare et Laborare on page 103

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
a sang teitled Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde, on page 119

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
oum for minority leids. Nelde et al. i their crack aboot the E on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ye should've seen thim lookin et each ither as if thir wis nae on page 46

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
'avait passé que trois jours et
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
˜cunyngskynnis, ottirskynnis, et foumartskynnis’ in the Regi
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ter aa, Burns uized gae, gang et ceterae aa the time, an he wi
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
An keekt in et the licht
Et ma comin.
They loued her there; lauched et her wit; respeckit her keen m
But Tib luiked lang et the muslin froak,
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ar seimilar i thon wey. Thai et the mait
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
se the bus is actually sittin et the stance ready tae board. T
s not an iota of glamour here et the station. It’s dark, itâ
r midnight, A’m soakin, but et least it isnae cauld.
ion musta been built way back et the stert o’ the Communist
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
came tae Zadar, it wis picked et total random cause Ryanair wu
enin doon the auld Roman road et a fair clip, duckin and divin
ot an RUFF RUFF RUFF RUFF’s et me.
ns up and smilin aa the while et the big hairy hing as it slev
t slevers and chows its chops et me. A like dugs, and dugs ten
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ae Sarajevo?’, and he gawks et me lik am a no richter as he
€™ve said tae him, so A point et the wee label on his case, an
A mouth ‘Sah-Rah-Yay-Vo?’ et him like he’s the no richte
A luck ower et the auld boy he’s noddit et
the auld boy he’s noddit et, and he mimes Cheers et me wa
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
blarin thir horns and chantin et the bus. A wunnert if the red
hud an allotit check in time et the wee apairtment A wis due
apairtment A wis due tae stiy et, and A’d weel and truly mis
her side o’ the bus shoutit et the driver tae stop.
He fair scowlt et me as he maircht up the aisle
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McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
Et hauf sivin, the trio set aff
leein their wife and maither et hame. Hunting wis in their bl
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
whin A lumburt oot e' ri pub et weel efter dork A'cloke.
tae lerrit huv a coupla 'oors et room temperature afore A ratt
e s'A wisnae aw rat concerned et rat.
le noo an' we huv a wee laugh et rat. Ren A get aw serious an'
A hud ri table aw ready et hauf aleevin. A slammed ri la
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
A wis et a craft fair ru'r day rer. Ma
pic't wan up tae huv a swatch et it. A near drapped ri bliddy
i bliddy 'hing, an' no' jeest et ri askin' price a' seventy fi
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
as Gifford, Alan MacGillivray et al, wi an advisory team o ASL
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
She said she’d et two steak pies
Acroas a connul lit table et Toby Lerone’s A couple whis
y Flynn Enjoyin’ efter time et the Doaktur’s Inn The borma
We wr sittin’ et the bor enjoyin’ a guid swa
utter’t thone big eyelashes et me Fair invitin’ me tae com
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Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Et wis aw daurk an a cloody nich
s aw daurk an a cloody nicht. Et wis Halloween.
Tam loved fitbaw. Et wis his passion. He coodnae g
ion. He coodnae git enuf o’ et.
enit, He heard a scraich tae. Et made him tremmle. His first t
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
er Cameron an aidit by Merkel et al, nor ane biggit by Boris J
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
where they’ve left yir heid et;
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
teach yous nuhin et schuil?"
Ee shook ees heid in disgust et wur ignorance. We walked up a
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@billykayscot tweeted
ah fae @joao_kay @CatrionaKay et moi!(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ray, Rikki Fulton, Lex McLean et al and a big dose o' the Lair(2020) search twitter

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
is gey near Paradise but, ego et in Arcadia ... there is a mys on page 124

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
is gey near Paradise but, ego et in Arcadia ... there is a mys
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - The Cricket An The Eemock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Owersettin o ‘La Cigale et la Fourmi’ bi La Fontaine
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
ie the leid the proof. Massie et al michtna like it, but that
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TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
weel yer lugs oot, div ye ken et hierawa we spik e leid?
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ereWeGo Does that mean Miller et al shouldnÂ’t count appearanc (2020) twitter link
park for Johnson and Hancock et al (2020) twitter link

@glenlivetloon tweeted
ore bit nae muckle kint aboot et, ither an likely as same faim(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Noo, Wormy et a haep of lasses, aa tied tae
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Southern

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
a heids aff tha coarn an the' et thaim. * Whaniver tha Pharise on page 9
ae tha Hoose o God, an tuk an et tha halie showbreid, an gien on page 78
aakit iver, an tha wile burds et ït. Sum faad on roakie grun, on page 82
tha fowk. Eftèr the' haed aa et thair fïll, the' gethert up on page 85
ar ït'll nether be stole nor et wi moths. For whut thïngs ye on page 92
Also on pages 94, 99, 112
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Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
A'll ait it.’ An shae et it.
An hae et it aal up.
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