A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of flees in Corpus

Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
doorstane cheeps, a hairtbeat flees awa, on page 20
lik flees, on page 44

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'It isna an unco thing. It flees. It is an aeroplane. It is my on page 15
'Flees?' on page 47

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
in, scabbie auld naig, wi twa flees bizzin aye roun his heid) on page 48

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Disjaskit, he flees awa. on page 61

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
g lowps wi fricht. The bottle flees up ootae his hauns intae the on page 1

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Thir she flees, ma bonnie gannet.' Skaldie w on page 14

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
them richt awa. We get rid o flees wi flee-spray and flee paper. on page 153

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
capable o rinnin things. This flees in the face o aw reality as S on page 74
in awthin better fer awbuddie flees direckly in the face o aw the on page 87
ower puir tae support oorsels flees in the face o aw reason. Aye on page 133
voters desert them in droves, flees in the face o aw common sense on page 142

4 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
As flees do gether aroond shite, on page 4
Thirs flees on thi pad, on page 93

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
As doon msteid o up she flees on page 133

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
it's ready tae haun, an eftir flees awa. on page 114

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ND FOR GETTIN RID O TAIDS AND FLEES. MELL YIN SPOONFU IN YIN GALL on page 29

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
pin in wir beds, that rooster flees oot the henhoose an goes ower on page 76

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
he's the nearest as the craw flees. That's how--" on page 15

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
It flees that fast, afore ye ken, on page 16

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
s becomin wuirn. And his mind flees on page 27

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Her mane o hair flees fae the back o her shiny helm on page 98

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
on a suddentie the Speirit flees, see, inben the clouds on page 18

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
like Hielant midges or blue flees on page 54

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Thur’s flees buzzin aboot the bins. We occ
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an tak a guid look as it flees ower the hooses -
An if he flees awa - there'll be anither an
Thae hover-flees an ladybirds.
wi niver a thocht fur us flees.
4 matches

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
s hingin aboot wir heids like flees aroon keech. Stigma in scuils
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
n him a tail for tae keep the flees aff, but that he wad suiner h
ner hiv haen nae tail and nae flees. Alane amang the bease on the
n the simmer for tae keep the flees oot his lugs, and flang it on
3 matches

Doric

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
he puddocks ir gwickan watter-flees. on page 124

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The convirsation flees thick an fatst, on page 32

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
heidit Romeos - they're like flees roon shite." on page 11
"Gyad-sakes! Ere's bloody flees aawye." Morrice curled his ta on page 14
peckin te see a cloud o shite flees hoverin abeen him. on page 32

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
aur o mocht flesh hoatchin wi flees, bakin oot on the het Savanna on page 80

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ntheirsels intae Snap-draigon-flees!" on page 43

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Midges an flees pits me intae retreat,
Flees an midges jist gang fer feel,
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
north three mile as the craa flees, tae the clachan o Leddrach g
irt an the flailin horse like flees. Some weemin war greetin inno
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
fushin wand an wappin flees, A was awa in a dwam, dramin
“A’ve makkit a wheen dry-flees, an A hiv a wee buik o weet f
ellae an licht-gray pairtrick flees?”
t-cane, an tied on three weet-flees on ilka yin,
ower swith wi takkin the flees an it taen the better pirt o
8 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Egypt: Bleed. Puddocks. Lice. Flees. Summin that soondit a bit li
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
side, and then the helicopter flees onwards, oot o sight. I look
1 matches

Harper, Edith The Wye Athin Chynges, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric, poetry
Syne, ae gow flees up an awa, a bittock in his y
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@alfordbrad The flees will be oot roon yer lugs min(2020) search twitter
s be n they will sort oot the flees(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ome-ean dat's taen on ta wirk flees awa whan der's ony budder, fi on page 139

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
A whaap flees low, minds toons aa maa'd on page 36

1 matches

Southern

Ulster