A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of eyn in Corpus

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e the puir chiel at the ither eyn bein fair bumbazed. on page 26

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
s awa up a sterr at the ither eyn o the skuil, but Ian follaed on page 65

3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Back-Eyn on page 70

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
r wi a heuk an claw on the ae eyn an a sklentit flange on the t on page 97

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
gger catches up wi him, he'll eyn up in the Dundreerie General! on page 60

1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
enatus Academicus, but in the eyn Scottish patriotism had wan t on page 53
s an the bissy beys aboot the eyn o Mairch 1509.' on page 56
'It wisna easy, but Ah kep mi eyn up, aa richt. The Prof tried on page 59

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
oastin fae the Admiralty than eyn up a roast deuk here. Tell Ge on page 41
hin ti tak her back till. Fae eyn ti eyn the hale watterfront w on page 44

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
wer dwaible tae waalk tae the eyn o the street on his ain. Zand on page 30

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
For he'd tae buy the wik eyn's maet He bocht a twa three o on page 15

8 matches

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
dit efter a gey driech hinner eyn. on page 25

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rrice tittit, he'd missed the eyn o Sports Scene noo. on page 38
e te find it again? Your rear-eyn's gat mair ripples then the N on page 44
a dreep o rainwatter fae the eyn 0' Is nose. "It wis a gran ho on page 46
uine wi a face like the North eyn o a Sooth facin coo." on page 48
"It says it the eyn o the article at the denners on page 50
Also on pages 52, 54, 55, 56, 64, 72, 75, 76, 80, 83, 85, 86
17 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
y, ye drave him til his wits' eyn, aa richt. His puir aal body on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
yne, if ye dinna konk oot, ye eyn up fechtin or greetin an makk on page 15
te the javvie, nae kennin fit eyn te pynt first, an lookin doon on page 17
"Aye, bit it winna eyn ere, wull't? They'll hiv te r on page 26
jeck afore Sandy cam till the eyn o his fuse. on page 30
r his face. "It's hairdly the eyn o the warld, is't? Ye shid've on page 32
Also on pages 38, 60, 66, 67, 68, 70, 83, 89, 96
18 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it masel. Gaun stracht te the eyn result - cuttin oot the midd on page 14
t a roch quine like Rhoda wid eyn up bidin in a high-class area on page 23
chin lach comin fae the ither eyn o the haall. Ah held ma breat on page 32
syne come back fir ye it the eyn o the nicht." on page 37
st haud it thegither tull the eyn o the nicht. on page 41

5 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Here's thi eyn o ye fleggin fowk! on page 13
An then yer shot will eyn eis day, on page 23
An then a sicht tae eyn them aa, on page 24
played it throu richt tae thi eyn, on page 30

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ad ye." He pynted tae the far eyn o the park, far it dipped doo on page 15

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
by the time they win tae the eyn o the psalm, it's aat dwaibli on page 24
. Weel, aat psalm cam till an eyn; an Fergie neen e wycer. Syne on page 26
y-awa; an, fan he won tae the eyn o't, telt him, wi a smile, th on page 27

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
l an oonertakkin. In e hinner eyn, it teuk e builder's loon a t on page 27

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
lin. "Fit wad they dee at the eyn o a year? I'd get the jyle, I on page 11
her heid, an she claucht the eyn o the keelyvine, at streikit on page 19
"At the eyn o twa yaird," she said, pitti on page 34
e hochl't awaa tae the tidder eyn o the choppie, an sat the egg on page 75
emish shoggl't the wuidin fae eyn tae eyn. on page 89

10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Sunday efterneen at the back eyn o October fin the birks at th on page 51

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
here is a garage at the ither eyn o the toon, bit the hoose pho on page 104

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
aa accoonts; an at the hinner-eyn, was the caase o sic dispeace on page 89

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
queerest eens oot, an in the eyn it wis een o them gaart her a on page 72
ken fit micht be on the ither eyn,' she said.) Bella wis a bonn on page 74
n the laist days, an that the eyn wis comin seen - an that it on page 75

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
dna hae worked either. In the eyn it wid jist hae made things f
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
er hae wished him ti meet his eyn thon wey, an Ah wish ti Goad
na cellar, wi a windae at the eyn. There wis nae gless in it, s
intae a walkie talkie at this eyn, an mak on they were the deid
3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
umman, for A was files at the eyn o ma tether or A wan oot o Mi
her an nae mistak. But i the eyn, her hubbie it haed tae be, f
an A was nivver tae hear the eyn o’t.
‘Gin aat haed only been the eyn o’t! Ferst ere was letters:
ootside oor flats for wiks on eyn. We cudna see her for the hei
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
er, a sunsheeny day, the tail eyn o an early hairst on the ferm
the shaves, settin them up on eyn, stibble tae stibble, echt sh
r an heicher as ye neared the eyn it, sae heich ye cud staun up
'Ay, bit thon wisna the eyn o't,' Sally Bruce buttit in.
cker wi her. Nor wis thon the eyn o't. The milk hid tae be be s
18 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a doonpish in the year's back-eyn tae the jeelin seelence o the
mixers crunchin graivel at ae eyn an spewin it oot at the tithe
tie sex, an wadna hae kent ae eyn o a tap frae tither – bit n
Brian didna care fur the eyn tae thon story tho. He'd hae
her maisterpiece at contrack-eyn. Efter yon keech-hole o a hoo
10 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
better expression, wiz at the eyn o her tether.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
alane. Naebody wiz sikkin tae eyn up in the sick bay nursin a b
In the hinner eyn Douglas got seeck o the cairr
2 matches