A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of house in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
one which we can deal with in-house. I am afraid the police are p on page 55

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
wantit tae be 'the man of the house.' Coorse Ah hud tae gang tae on page 78

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ther servin-lasses in the Big House - but she wis fell feart o m on page 66

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
das did. He didnae leave the house much because when he did he g on page 38
A came back tae the house wi ma mucky running shoes in on page 39

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ve goat Mr Burns in the White House. Guys who widnae normally ste on page 21
HOUSE OF HORRORS on page 27
e his speedy exit. Ootae this house ae horrors, they caw: The Boo on page 45

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
sider, say, that German Haus (house) becomes Schwytzertütsch Hus on page 5

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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
their way tae Cooper's Lodgin House on the Shore-heid. Nou gien a on page 26
brocht him back tae Cooper's house. He recognised the baith o th on page 27
hen eaten back at Dr Watson's house, but his suggestion that the on page 28
ads took him back tae his wee house on the Hillroun an aw the wey on page 30
merchants, a mannie wi a big house in the Nethergate, had decidi on page 33
Also on pages 34, 60, 63, 66, 85, 97, 98, 105, 110, 127, 128
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Charlene. Ah looked aboot the house then, looked an finally notic on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Her gairden, her house. on page 52
in yer pouch nabbed frae the house on page 62

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'It's...' she pauses. 'Your house. It's not an address.' on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
MoS presents Wikipedia's house style to assist its volunteer on page 9

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
street coward Aunty Sandra's house. Ah'd gie anythin no cae live on page 30
the derelict farm behind oor house at night. The paint oan its e on page 32
s back in the direction o hur house. At least hur feet will be wa on page 33
enty-minute walk tae Granny's house. on page 34
slidin door at the back o the house. It's a rare day when anyone on page 45
Also on pages 60
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
town-house border on page 31

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Did she flit the forhooed house on page 20
An ourie house can bield tho switchbells wau on page 32
His bouk upon the flude, gied house an maet on page 37
Abuin the gizzen wrack, heft house-heid hie on page 39

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ft and went hame tae the same house, for they were brithers. on page 136

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"Oan the wey tae ma house at Balmoral." on page 29

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ch there wis a copy in Pollok House, taks in the material he had on page 69

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wynds tae the House o the Wyce. on page 78

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
m building an extension to my house," Mongomery telt him, "And I' on page 98

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
adults were gettin on like a house ableeze. on page 37

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ade walcome by the lady o the house wha gied us the richt tae tak on page 46

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
in a big house with the light coming in on page 91

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Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
r appetites later at Brisbane House Hotel. Helen made shair they
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Scotland; Moray House, University o Edinburgh.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
That gar’d the house a’dinnle;
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
? Whit wid a Scots A Doll’s House luik like?’ (The answer is:
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
HOUSE AND GARDEN
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
ery Centre near Tain or Groam House Museum in Fortrose?
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
We drove past Toremore. The House of Bruar. Then we turned off
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
find her wandering aroond the house panicking cause she coudnae f
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s ran frae ‘Queen Elizabeth House’?
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
e don’t have watter in this house. We have waw-ter.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Ladywell House
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
rived an wis ongoin. The acid-house ay the late eighties an the i
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
happened right across fae the house, in the field by the cliffs.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Ah say hoose and you say house,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
bi Waverley Books, David Dale House, New Lanark, ML11 9DJ tel [CE
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ough sailin’. They bought a house in the Scotstoun area o’ Gl
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Lehane, Matt Mair Licht, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
entity cairds- nae trials- an house arrest
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a Tibetan girl living in your house in Kalimpong ...”
you back at the Professor’s house shortly,” sayed the w.o. as
n by your grandfather to move house.”
“But I like the house - ” The Pandit leukit at Ba
f they lost the chance o thon house, weill, they wad fin anither.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ill she'll be brocht into the house; but she has a fine trone. Mi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
and standin at the door o his house like a chulemaster—the gree
master—the green before his house owerflows wi weans, aw his ai
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Steele, Gregor When Scotty said “Scunner”, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
se’ because Ah canne say ‘house’,
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
nce tae. Turnin the flamin’ house fir a start. By then he wis r
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
leids. In Scots, it means ‘house’ – the same word as in En
eid (DSL), the heidword is ‘house’ – the maist frequent spe
tae set our Scots linguistic house, hous, hoose or even hus in o
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@Judy_Jarv The auld town house before they built the new one(2020) search twitter

@gordimhor1 tweeted
wishart I widnae build a lego house to a design by that man(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
.8 or 9 midwife visits to the house after she was born, all but o(2019) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
Trust for Scotland's Tenement House Museum.(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
ew corporation hoose. Council House building should/must be a nat (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
is but wis roon at my freens' house twa week syne (tae sort his w(2020) search twitter
inna let him dae that in Bute House whan he taks up residence an (2020) search twitter
nnyFarq Good God man! Nae the House o Bruar ... I can knit ye a g(2020) search twitter
tewie613 @KennyFarq @thetimes House o Bruar, Crime Fiction Seafoo(2020) search twitter
yClark Thons a fair decorated house!(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
@McpTrishy I suggested Bute House tae shine a light on oor FM ? (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
will be offered entry tae the House of Lords (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e got tickets n it wis a full house - wee brycey luved it lol (2020) twitter link
years before being offered a house in east lothian! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
aboot leain im in the ludgin-house; but, haein convoyt im tae th on page 30

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
plants. Twa hooses, the 'Palm House' an the 'Victoria House' (bai on page 16

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
of paper, will you draw me a house?”
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
, back in yer mam’s cooncil house in the Broch, thoosands o mil
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
l or two if that’s okay? My house battery still hasn’t fully
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
Maybe they’re still in the house. Quick! Quick! Phone the poli
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@daleser23 tweeted
g sesh. #bulker #brick #shit #house(2013) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
cPhrases It wiz supper in our house, nae tea. We wer'nae aht posh(2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
ber walking home alone from a house party. Doon stairs, roon corn (2022) twitter link

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
ve been allocated to the High House, we feel that we are entitled
at least as much for the Low House."
nal representation of the Low House in the arts."
es on the construction of the house," says Dr Intelligentsia. "It
in the alteration of the Low House by these natural agents shoul
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
/ She has a cat / They have a house / etc). Dis is aafil rare aro

Southern

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
apostrophe! I jalouse Ian's "house" rhymes wi "goose". (2015) twitter link