A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of gift in Corpus

Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e haed unnerstuid. That wis a gift for the baith o thaim. on page 32

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
d efter aw that, ye've a rare gift for a warrior, lad!' on page 54

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ae bid me fareweel, an I will gift ye a saicret.' on page 72
wis guid for the hert, like a gift. Whan I wis a laddie, the lic on page 81
reend. Mair an forby, I hae a gift tae gie ye.' on page 86
'That will be my gift, Jist chat. It will be like t on page 87

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Ye said a gift wis tae be mine on page 31

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Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Naw, it disnae come gift-wrapped. on page 9

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
lype, but forby thon he'd the gift o the gab. He made oot tae ke on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
it thinkin that yer God's ain gift? on page 18

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
There's aye room fir ane mair gift unner the tree A licht in the on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
n o life insteid o the vernal gift o it. It wis nearin the end o on page 66
n she wad luik forrit tae the gift o spring as pairt o her new l on page 70

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
this gift o life we maun tent withoot f on page 90

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
the gift ae a life A'm determined tae on page 13

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
is a legal entitlement, no a gift fae the British Government. on page 138

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
life's a gift on page 89

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ane pinnace, which had been a gift fae the management board o th on page 92

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
way, it's bad luck tae look a gift horse in the mooth. This is t on page 54

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Bequesting us the gift that links us still, on page 21

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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
ye please, even an accidental gift on page 11
the strugglin mair breith, a gift frae aw on page 130
isst ma cup as weel, a secret gift on page 131
Canto Hame is the Gift on page 135

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
intae the room hauldin a wee gift bag. on page 38

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
y,' ah say. 'Ie wis just in a gift shop, but the job description on page 89

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
A gift ye can gie ti me, thouch - on page 29
wi a cauld, wi a Groom, wi a gift for Mary.) on page 30
n I've come frae Glescae wi a gift. on page 34

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
sses an howpes he'll tak this gift o paitricks at he jist cotche on page 42

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the shamanistic gift on page 6

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MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
frae that hicht yer no great gift. on page 13

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Efter that, yin bonnie gift follaed anither. Aw were on page 90

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
but ah hae the gift on page 21

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
an gift them, see, ti Him at's hyneaw on page 23

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
May he mak us an ayelestan gift tae ye. on page 97

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Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
thi only gift ye hae fur gaein,
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Bequestin us the gift that links us still,
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
s oors, but we were blyth tae gift him tae mankind as weel. But
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
Scottish Pairlament is in the gift shap on the wey oot, whaur th
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
nt. Tae let them ken that the gift o their guid Scots tongue isn
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Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
nae wurds tae discribe sic a gift nor sic a precious Service.
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
ticks. Wir Bard asked fir the gift tae see irsels as ithers see
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gie me time. Ah’ve gat the gift o the gab.”
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Liz or Anne Marie. Sic is her gift that the reader naturally chy
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
uid writers, Matthew haes the gift o writin aboot the ordinar an
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McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Yer secret gift,
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
ling toward the purchase of a gift, to be presented to Her Majes
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
les belonged tae ma sister, a gift frae her fiancé wha wis in t
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Nae gift, frae some exalted tower:-
Oh, wad some power” this “gift tae gie us.”
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
b, he works in sales. Got the gift o’ the gab. We realised we
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
as cabals in boardroom gift thirsels
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
the gift o
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
he flat, Malik cairryin a big gift box o sweeties - the Pandit
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
nt when he thocht it wid be a gift tae be able ‘tae see oursel
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Paterson, Stuart A. Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Fir giein a gift taw the yins ye haud dear
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
the Sidhe an a Human hyd the gift a prophecie an the Second Sig
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McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
While we gift ye names
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
paces awey hus always been ma gift. Soartae becomes instinctive
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
w thank you very much fir yir gift) and it decides how to alloca (2022) twitter link
lson34David Aye, it came as a gift fae oor maisters in Westminst (2022) twitter link

@fairpechtoot tweeted
recent day oot it St Andrews. Gift shoap fur scunnert tourists. (2016) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
@Pauline_Toole It must be a gift that only weemin inherit. Ma (2020) search twitter
ig tin o' Quality Street as a gift for bein the main man ??(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ld sayin guys - never look a gift horse in the mouth - o happy (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ask my spirit guides for the gift of transfiguration or seeing on page 60
irprise es she pulled oot the gift vouchir. on page 79

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
pleased. Ye ken, it's a great gift te bi saitisfeed wi fit ye'v on page 19

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
The lufe-gift o a fairy-tale. on page 7

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
ble ti cherish this praicious gift. 'We shall not see his like a on page 12

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
Phee, deif, blinn, but wi the gift o the Sicht an wi a deep kenn on page 124

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
Phee, deif, blinn, but wi the gift o the Sicht an wi a deep kenn
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
aabody wis gripped. He had a gift o the gab nae handy an gin he
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
GOD A GIFT TAE YOU DID GIE,
GIFT WIS 'ERE FOR A'A TAE SEE,
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d ay makk the maist o fitiver gift God gies ye, her Aunty said.
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Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
a gift tae uz
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Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
d tae us fae the past. An wir gift
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
��ve forgotten tae bring ye a gift fur Xmas day,” they said th
hook her heid. She hid aa the gift she’d wished fur. Bobbin an
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Wilkie, Dave , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
ife’s maist blessed, purest gift.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Angelic Gift is my new short story about A(2016) search twitter
ot, ah think we bocht it in a gift shop in #Ellon - foo mony wo(2018) search twitter
fter the NHS kindly sent me a gift fur ma recent 50th drappitday(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
in’ years ago n noo stick in gift bags ????. I pretend it’s ca(2018) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@BelfastUnionist It's a bonny gift tae bairns tae gie them an in (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the headcollar wis on. A rare gift wae animals. on page 33

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
gift o a broken pottery piece on page 119

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a gift fae the sea. on page 149

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
oung fillo, he haed a natural gift an a passion fur engineering,
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
by, i dy deft vynd, an wi da gift on page 86

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Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
ms wi can aa win, an da graet gift o Scotland da New o 2014 is t
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Ritch, Paolo A Remembrance Day, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, poetry
Dey wir non wi a greater gift.
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
pick a book at random (this a gift fae my mother) and see where (2020) search twitter

Southern

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Carmichael's hoose a gift wus gien - on page 27

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Rejoice tha gift thuts gi'n til thee, on page 19
Perfect curse tha second gift, on page 36

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
m'frame wusnae in the penel's gift an' sae stapped oor engagemen on page 4
bes' gift we can gie tae oor weans. Hoo on page 31

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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
Tha last gift wus fur John. Tha tap o his b
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Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
The beautiful gift that he gave to me in the for
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