A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of fleer in Corpus

Central

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
. Ma sister wis sittin on the fleer, a few tears runnin doon her
ile, cos fan I got up fae the fleer, the piles o boxes were ah hi
2 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
@EleanorDacq9 @Sylv_Taylor Fleer twa (got an elevator in this (2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
pen. The shotgun fell tae the fleer. Her haan went tae her moo, " on page 32

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
paper, an looked doon at the fleer an hummed an haad an hubbert on page 57

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
offered ti help; sweepin the fleer, washin dishes, servin teas, on page 38

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ah threw ma skweel bag on the fleer and made ma wye doon the lobb on page 41
ma Da, 'niwver aff the dunce fleer' on page 43

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ma bonnie cousin lyin on the fleer, her airms an legs at a funny on page 60

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
haven o the wee shoppie. The fleer wis seepin, an wis mair like on page 72

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
nks like cleanin stuff an the fleer is so shiny it looks weet. Ma on page 96

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
The batter gid a ower the fleer on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
pyle 'a' shyte cummen fae thi fleer an sloapen aw thi wuty up tae on page 37
pullen er tiward's thi dunse fleer. "No, no, meyster," shi say's on page 40
ilt a paraffin heeter tae thi fleer en thi baak o thi van. A got on page 50
okket hem flat oot on tae thi fleer boord's. Aifter at, an thi wi on page 51
lad weis noo flat oot on thi fleer, we speewin's aw ower hee's h on page 62

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ppin bag doon oan the kitchen fleer, "Alec Mutch." on page 22
steed up in the middle o the fleer. on page 28
ic soep tn se han an a widden fleer brush in the ither, be scoore on page 66
an ma watters puddled oan the fleer, Jessie didna saften. She gae on page 67
t's aboot twa fit short o the fleer." on page 70
Also on pages 74, 79
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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
hat Mrs Chalmers on the dunce fleer looks like a double-decker bu on page 94

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
y that, Maisie bides in a tap-fleer flat in the toon centre, an A on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
far up. Ah asked fir a ground-fleer room." on page 8
onte the sticky, beer-stained fleer, groanin as skailed peanuts p on page 16
aside him on the mossy forest fleer. on page 44
an leave them on the bedroom fleer, an bi sure they'll aye bi er on page 51
umped her shoppin bugs on the fleer an a Chinese cairry-oot on th on page 72
Also on pages 90
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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
across the fleer, far ye now sat on page 14
o the ocean fleer, on page 25
in a fourth-fleer flat on page 32

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
latin the black an fite tiled fleer te see Harry an Mitch Mintie on page 8
wipe up the hair fae the shop fleer. on page 10
it the fool fitprints oan er fleer. on page 25
uppin es she hytered ower the fleer an introduced ersel t'a wee b on page 32
t forty folk millin aroon the fleer ~ aabody wis checkin ane anit on page 39

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Thi fleer wis made o richt roch steen, on page 22

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Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
troosers drapped doon tae the fleer. on page 25

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Get doon on i'dunce fleer on page 74
ouch ye fan ye fell doon on i'fleer on page 76
e her curry 'at had faan on i'fleer on page 115
Empties strewn across i' fleer on page 121
I peer at i'fleer an I see it needs sweepin on page 158

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
r rowin ower on his back on e fleer, like a doggie seekin his bel on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
fummlin doun an rowein on the fleer, an yairds an yairds o't gat on page 11
han lat him drap doun tae the fleer. on page 19

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ne at the ceilin, syne at the fleer, syne at aa the ither student on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
she spied an envelope on the fleer. It wisna sealed, so she hid on page 106
otted aff an rolled alang the fleer. Faither McMurtrie bent doon on page 108
Ah'd thrown the bawbee on the fleer, an he widna dae me oot o't. on page 109

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
same close, them on the grun fleer, wirsels abeen them on the se on page 72
eak somewey ablow yer bedroom fleer.' Weel, it didna tak lang for on page 76

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
na mak a din. Sae doon on the fleer we went wi wir Dinkies, makin
bbie an me were playin on the fleer, gied a nod tae his wife, flu
. Syne he flung Abbie tae the fleer. For a meenit or twa naebody
hae been deid or she hit the fleer. Abbie nivver cam oot the com
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
An there, in the middle o the fleer, Ah saa it. A walkie-talkie!
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
tchie, lyin haaf-tirrt on the fleer in sic a sotter as ye wadna b
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
edd in the neuk o the kitchie fleer. He fished aroon for a meenit
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
be better if you cood lay the fleer for us."
fleer you wis deein last year! "Aye
fleer". Timmer Tam shook his heid.
fleer wull nivver be finished. So f
the fleer".
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
lay fizzled oot on the yirdy fleer. It wis dry, an secret, cutti
it doon on the crackly forest fleer wi its smush o beechnuts an l
circle roon him on the stoory fleer o the laft. Ilkie een hid his
led ower wi a dunt an hit the fleer.
doon in her goon on the cauld fleer tae say her prayers she tucki
8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
cud be waur than bidin on the fleer o the jungle wi puggies barin
it his fit three times on the fleer an launched inno a braw selec
roon fowk splayed oot on the fleer, een glazed ower, wastit, buc
3 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
mblin, fawin back on the caal fleer desperately kiverin, rippin,
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Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
r ma mooth jist aboot hit the fleer. Sittin in her office wis twa
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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ntelpiece and pit them on the fleer. Some o these ornaments were
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Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
et and drapped ma fork on the fleer. The rest of the family jist
1 matches

Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
an. Sweeming richt across the fleer o’ ih’ ocean,
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ss laid oot on the livin room fleer for ma. There’s a story...
rnin while I wis hooverin the fleer.
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
by. I land hard on the widden fleer.
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
farrent wi slate flag on the fleer at the lum waa wiz the big Ag
atty lookin up at her fae the fleer wi the one blue ee and aifter
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tter bits o carrots aboot the fleer cut intae the shape o tabbies
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
aik buits wheepin the sawdust fleer wi his lang wheep cryin.
, an ma piddles gaed ower the fleer, an that I rippit the
“An did ye piddle on the fleer?” speired Snochrie.
, Aince in, she skytit on the fleer an dowpit doon on a
xies o oranges lay oot on the fleer, wippit wi gowd an
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
' duncers teen a rest aff the fleer
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Noble, Brian , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
ile folk ging birlin roon the fleer
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
mebbe, spread eagled ower the fleer, slippery and gie weet like! (2016) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
a Judoon figurine fell on the fleer an his gun went bouncing aff (2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
bably hiv ti pick me up aff i fleer. He disni ken fit I look like(2019) search twitter
ieAHood @andiabz Nivver aff i fleer(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@fitabootit New fleer jist(2020) search twitter