A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of fork in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ile the Panther tusk knife an fork wi a growl, on page 44

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
No the pleugh nor the fork ! on page 11

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ll. They keep on fawin aff ma fork.' on page 138

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
his platefu on the end o his fork, he seys, 'Are ye shair it's on page 73

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
arrass them by usin the wrang fork or by askin whit certain thin on page 169

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
unny, wha wis bitin doon on a fork and listenin, aw lugs. "He's on page 15

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
eyed, suinest forgot. He maks fork and spuin o thumb and index f on page 72

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
then lay doon their knife and fork, to caw for yill, or ask a yo
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Than the custumer out-cam ti fork throu hir kaces.
nicht, Mirren tuik the tid ti fork out mair faks anent hir
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Or turned a divot Wi ma fork
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ingin ower the back o it wi a fork atween oor teeth. Whan we hae
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e a haund. Ah mind ettlin tae fork the silage up intae the heich
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e come cheap. Ah’ll huv tae fork oot hauf a week’s pension f
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
‘Wi a fankle-fork,’ said Mixter, haudin oot a
’ said Mixter, haudin oot a fork wi its prongs aw bent ower th
€™ said Doug, as an identical fork slawly raxed oot fae his moot
‘Dinna yaise that fork, Kat,’ said her dad. ‘Itâ
sht, she luiked at her fankle-fork an smiled. Snorl had inscribe
5 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ed tae rest the barrel in the fork o’ the branch o’ the bush
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Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
I’d augment wi a classical fork
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t the lash imo - kin thae no fork the park likes (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n. It's him." Davie dooned is fork. "Myn yon frock at wi coppit on page 31

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aan-oot sigh as he dooned his fork an knife an lookit up it Joyc on page 6

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e e Panther received knife an fork wi a growl, on page 102

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
THE THREE TAED FORK
strae fork wi the usual twa taes. This w
ep grun, he used a three taed fork.
This fork wis used tae gither knott gir
wid dee fine. Yon three taed fork wid tak a firm haud o
22 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
racht some fower mile aff, or fork tae the north three mile as t
year back, wi naething bit a fork o hazel atween his hauns tae
e'd let Minnie haud the hazel fork the day he'd fand it. In her
's faither drew oot the tunin fork frae its boxie, and gaed forr
sing till he struck the tunin fork an led them, his voice as swe
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
at its mids. At its tap wis a fork wi a boorach o willow boughs
1 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ped oot ma set and drapped ma fork on the fleer. The rest of the
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
der! AhÂ’ve gotten yer knife, fork, speen an teaspeen an ahÂ’m n(2018) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
Tae think am aboot tae fork oot fir @dundeeunitedfc PPV a(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
ti1968 @DoricPhrases Toasting fork oot efter bathtime(2020) search twitter
ses 240 volts ti yer toasting fork wid be a fair dunt(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
table as usual, me knife and fork poised fur attack, on page 31

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Her paet fork, tae lift each een oot, deftl on page 60

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Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
e haggis can be fluffed wae a fork. The colour is light, and the
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
e or finger mower) turned (by fork) made into screws then biggid (2020) twitter link

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Whit fock wid a gien for a fork-lift. Wi hits rigid on page 31

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Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
and birlling it aboot on yir fork. Pass mei the penne pasta. St(2019) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
tha houl o a daicent gairden fork Wullie? (2020) twitter link