A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of flouers in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
reider than a seicont month o flouers. on page 18
The river's flouers birnin reid at sunrise, on page 27

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
an fash o gaun an pluckin the flouers - when juist at that, a Whit on page 7
uikt aa roun aboot her at the flouers an the blades o gress, but sh on page 41

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Sulhunt, Miriam Lallans 90 - Rapunzel, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
an peerie flouers on page 33

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an's Jamie the Saxt (1937) an Flouers o' Edinburgh (1948) an Reid's on page 37

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Mibbes speak o flouers, rivers, sunsheen on page 22

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
n happiness in the birds, the flouers, the lambies in the parks, th on page 69

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
mbolisme, wi its Baudelairean flouers o evil, sex an daith taen ti on page 5

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
aye renewed wi every spring, flouers bedeck yer hair and ling come on page x

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
n scaiter the names A hae fir flouers an fuid. Buiry wi shame the t on page 4

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
reid paper flouers on page 50

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Thae teuch-limbed flouers o Michaelmas. on page 2
Fier simmer prent o flouers, her hairfaa redd on page 4
The flouers blume grushie in the howes, on page 36
An flouers gane sere afore their een are on page 42
O pirlin burn an grushie flouers, on page 70
Also on pages 77, 81
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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
les I ferlie gin there be aye flouers in the warld, or bairns, or d on page 47

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
hunners o flouers, ay, fillin the haa on page 21
the Halie Hemp, ay, wi jowelt flouers vieve an white on page 23
hat worn doun, ay, whaur's ma flouers nou? on page 29
Flouers o the Forest on page 31
frae haun ti haun gae the flouers, ay, ti dancers ane an bi ane on page 32
Also on pages 33
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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 73 - The Unco Spate, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Dundee, poetry
an flouers'll come, on page 11

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Hae ye no lassies an flouers at hame, guid sake! on page 33

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
She sits amang the gairden flouers on page 60

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
aa foregaithert tae pit some flouers on his grave on the twa hunde on page 46

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
nks wis deep rose pink wi the flouers o the Himalayan balsam. Twa s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
o Mistress Gordon that wrate Flouers o the Forest an gentry gaun a
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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
finndin awhaurs burds biggin, flouers sproutin, leifs thristin –
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ae an pyke a spang neive-fu o flouers ti pit on the
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the backgrund sic as biggins, flouers, trees taks on ony kin o mean
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
niver seen a weed – full o flouers, aa the lines strecht an clea
hauns come up like auld yalla flouers, pushin throu the mools to wa
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
airtin tae appear. Roond blue flouers were sprootin again on the fe
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
airden wis fou o the bonniest flouers as weel as a muckle bit laid
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ies settlin on the bouquets o flouers burstin intae bloom than refl
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
e irony o the bunch o Honesty flouers bein chucked frae the table t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ell purpie, wis praisentit wi flouers alang wi Lady Elgin, that hae
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The firsten Flouers o The Forest,
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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Yet still yer bonny forest flouers are aften waled,
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@billykayscot tweeted
The kintrae hoatchin wi wild flouers, an no a braith o wind in ilk(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tood wi her posies o sma fite flouers.
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
. We cried em rowans. An blae flouers, blewarts. We hid names for a
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The flouers present reid blooms amang neg on page 38

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Hain aye the Spring Flouers o
oot the front yett, pouin the flouers.
nor onie o yeir flouers o Spring.
Flouers lest but the ae Spring,
Ither flouers ir in bluim, but no me.
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Ulster