A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

more Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words150.2 89.9 126.5 1639.5 186 76.6 57.5
Number of occurrences465169 79 165 32 7 13
Number of authors113 55 17 19 12 2 9

Occurrences of more in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
come tumbling down. More and more he finds himself on page 18

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Well maybe this will be more up your street.' He turns his on page 103

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
o yi huv tae take it. He knew more than aw us cos ae his big bru on page 10
t a bit afore we go fur a few more pint-cans ae Miller n a bottl on page 16
this passes aboot the group, more heads appear fae behind the b on page 24
like bookie's pens, man. Seen more solid burds in the Time Capsu on page 30
n tae reassure me is makin me more nervous. It _ reminds me that on page 32
Also on pages 36, 41, 43, 48, 52, 55, 58, 59
13 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
He angert me nae more. on page 11

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
rush aye skite an more aye mair. on page 15
but many more poets have occupied on page 23
r their migration wis "to get more bread" - in Scotland they we on page 56

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Let others fear, to me more dear on page 65

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
he'd appear no more than on page 36
he knew a thing or more about survival, on page 51

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
heaven (or hell), He feels no more the need on page 3
The king rides out once more, upon A tame and timid steed. on page 5
To your unfurling tail more artistry, on page 32
's intellectuals Have nothing more to say. on page 58

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
commission is likely to be no more than five thousand pounds. Bu on page 52

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
closer, tighter - and more - on page 101

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
r an her pal, a guy who looks more like a typical polis (a wank) on page 176

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
hed it, commination never was more cordial.' Commination really on page 103

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tional anthem ah will be even more chuffed. on page 123
ery lucky boy you didn't lose more than your spectacles, said Mi on page 165
moment. C'mon less chat ' an more action, he said, This isn't a on page 169

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
unting strains o 'Lochaber no more'. on page 15
ns strang, wha could hae duin more, on page 21

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ty, mebbe, thirty year ago or more. on page 115

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
bridge Dictionary, 'If two or more things coalesce, they come or on page 25
there's a hundred of us, got more than a three.' on page 51

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
the encyclopaedia easier and more intuitive to read, editors sh on page 9
Harry's Wallace (c.1478) may more accurately be described as ea on page 15

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'One more push Mrs Brennan and baby wil on page xx
rs in Tesco, so she can focus more on carin. She's' lookin forwa on page 11
e says. 'Her word counted for more because she Works in a positi on page 25
cebook stalk now there's even more water under the bridge. They on page 90

4 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
o of Scotch, which pleased me more than you would fancy'. For wi on page 9

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
he Herald said, "This was one more vindication," on page 114

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Dumfries comes tae me yince more on page 61

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
.. all right ... we'll say no more about it." the Heidie murmelt on page 98

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
y challenged" or "stretch the more able". He was buskin it again on page 37

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
if pressured, a hame, but no more.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
"The policy is not to create more Scots language speakers but r
akers but rather to encourage more pupils to become aware of the
2 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
“One more,” Ah seyd.
“No. One more.”
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
and wryte unto yor Ldship the more certayntie thereof, for I wyl
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
ntin strains o ‘Lochaber no more’.
ns strang, wha could hae duin more?
2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
na work on Maggie’s farm no more’ is guid colloquial America
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ere, “’We’re gonna need more haggis-burgers,’ was the ye
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ief need of our time is 1,480 more dead languages” (1940: 96).
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
portant wark sib tae this wis More Worlds than One: The Creed of
at noon day, yea it was much more pleasant, tho’ much more am
pleasant, tho’ much more amazing and astonishing, whic
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t nou unkent) sik as ‘One More River to Cross’, ‘Darknes
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ors and crawled past them. On more than yin occasion, I saw the
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
luck, which made ma team even more furious n determined tae kick
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
wolves are around, they’re more vigilant and do less foraging
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
More dialec dan we!
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ALS. I’LL BE BACK WITH SOME MORE PARTY HITS IN FIVE WEE MINUTE
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
at home where she would feel more. . . comfortable in the comin
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
lines up oan the lid. ‘. . .more than that, in truth - it’s
ay. What do you think carries more mystique and reverence, Guru
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ign next tae it that sais Ben More. ‘Here, look at that ginger
sais. ‘Who the fuck’s Ben More?’
2 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e, life goes oan. Some ay the more popular characters may even g
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
irst two weeks, but it became more milder on the 24th of June an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
n her literature, "To someone more smartly dressed than usual, y
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ew Testament in Scots is much more like the language of Jesus wh
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
e also a father, they will he more likely to listen to you.'
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ecause he never said anything more in the way o’ criticism tha
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e light,” sayed Bill, “or more likely the whole story was a
gering anxiety, and they have more peace of mind when the face f
I don’t have his sister any more.”
ignation. “And probably him more than anybody else. In these
4 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
n we get home you can tell me more stories about the dead being
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ollowt it doun. Wae ery thump more dread ran through her boady.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ds, I remain, till time pe no more, yours till teath, and ever-m
, yours till teath, and ever-more.
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
le of "sloppy" journalism, of more consequence is his assertion
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
n ah feel him press himsel’ more firmly intae us, before scram
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’I need more time to pay, g?’’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Everything seems,okay. It’s more than likely IBS, a common con
sample. To rule out anything more sinister’’
2 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
people drink in the pub, the more people will mingle in hooses (2020) search twitter
nnae it's desecration, I have more respect for ma shite than to (2020) search twitter
@Spence47204515 Naw as i have more chance at being FM than he do(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
shattered, would be more than happy tae get back tae b(2013) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
t life ever, and she gave you more in return. I’m crap at this,(2020) search twitter
ogling recipes, then spending more than a guid takeaway on it. T(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
Amanda.. I actually see a bit more light ootside noo, wi' a bit (2023) twitter link
it cool though... :) Anyhoos, more importantly, I'm gonna have t (2023) twitter link
cauld... That's it.. Nothing more tae be said.. If yer going oo (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
borh be blessesd wi many many more years the gither tae!????????(2014) search twitter
still oan track fir soo much more thanks tae @JeffBrazier and @(2015) search twitter
evening when at hame, and hae more glorious weather tomorrow! xx(2015) search twitter
are the best! Think I forsee more LEGO time acoming fir you? ?X(2015) search twitter
udd" arrives this will be nae more!!! Huggggggsssss fae Scotland(2015) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@fourmenterian tweeted
aledonia Aye, and a navy with more admirals than ships. #lovebom(2020) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
hout a doubt.... There’ll be more twists and turns before then,(2019) search twitter
s, Ach! Just pack it oot some more. The end result didny look th(2020) search twitter
ewPercy7 Yup! Showin up a bit more. Its a wonder whit a flea in (2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
lling the country we can't do more to help the poor as the count (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
AileenMcHarg You need to Sway more and practice your ChaChaCha a(2020) search twitter
Weel wi the underwires it is more like a brazier sometimes if y(2020) search twitter
BarbaraMcMahon8 Likewise in a more Northerly Scotland....and whe(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
tae see ye all again soon for more Nip Nebbery fun. https://t.co(2020) search twitter
rSenwick That is a braw idea! More of this!(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
@STVNews More thick, than thin.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
y49 @tartanroots I'd say he's more of a cockwomble(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
l tae see Peepee it 58%.. (or more!!) https://t.co/UBg4gM9jtk(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
tually every day it's getting more and more the time tae use wha (2022) twitter link
he day, but will do again the more, over lunch. Crikey - 50yrs (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
rtymortyarty I remember being more impressed wi Galileo's guts t (2022) twitter link
he specialist help is nothing more than Bullshit Jobs for the mi (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
keep the dampness at bad and more importantly tae dry the washi (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ker1 top drawer - need a say more (2020) twitter link
total disaster - need a say more! (2021) twitter link
ll as our lives - need a say more (2020) twitter link
o davy at livvy - need a say more (2020) twitter link
rian_Pacey @MusselburghAth am more than happy at the minute with (2020) twitter link
and 31 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the countryside and possibly more." on page 52
"'Slighty more than that, I'm afraid." on page 81

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
While Tertia stops e tale No more than wance a meenad. on page 5
ter a while, findan at nothin more happened, she decided on goan on page 13
oof o e hall: in fact she wis more than nine feet high, an she a on page 16
"We wilna talk aboot her any more if ee'd rether no." on page 21
till tell ids age, air wisna more till be sade. on page 23
Also on pages 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 50, 59, 60, 63, 65, 70, 72, 73, 81, 82, 87, 92, 93, 98, 103, 108, 109, 114, 116, 120
49 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
f he’s autistic. I’ve had more response from a moron. He’s
all? Don’t you want to add more? A garden, maybe? A roof? Win
2 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
sagree, Sandy spun round once more. "Erchie," he cried. "Hiv ye
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
He snarled. "I am a banker a more educated man than you,
leen". These people should be more careful" said a wifie fae the
2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
North People of England speak more incorruptly than the south [w
outh [which speech] is become more mingled and degenerate from t
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Press for more
Press for more
Press for more
3 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
like at an puckles aboot once more intae the breach. The Kingie
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
an buy fuel, firewid an' much more
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
aboot? Pudsey? Paddington or more than likely Pooh? Ach, I'm Sp(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ic Translator can now be used more easily on mobiles with the fi(2014) search twitter
t https://t.co/6vCyyMB86w for more information.(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
esigned acceptance that it’s more o the same fae last season is (2020) twitter link
that gathering in the pub was more dangerous than a big public g (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ers are shit, season is over, more debt planned for another go n(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
erse’ of a foundry, wid ye? More likely to be aboot a ‘person(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
wish ye aa the best. We need more folks like yourself in parlia(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
eft my trade. Might have made more money b(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ld French, couper, to strike. More at: https://t.co/iYbv488hVB # (2020) twitter link
udience is international. The more immediate / spontaneous / 'in (2020) twitter link
More for the bairns on traivelers (2020) twitter link
g.. And now I can show bairns more magical Middle Scots to decip (2020) twitter link
ARLinklater @Historic_Ally Or more specifically with trade..A ha (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
r...' Bit I couldn't hear any more for she was lost among the ra on page 20
Lie still, Bessie, there's more tae come. Me granny kent a th on page 22
n yer heid. And, Bessie, much more than that, you'll see yir pee on page 23

4 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
n flashes on faces, thir's no more laughter, on page 27

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
dler's ready let's begin wans more, on page 28
'd, thiv set, thiv crossed an more, on page 29

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
p on gan till ye can dance no more, on page 31

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gallows Ha - Birlan wae the wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
r aite and then back fur aite more. on page 32

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
r witchcraft, Alasdair wanted more material that wid highlight t on page 34

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
aed, mutteran something aboot more needless expense. on page 14
ed her aaf, but hid jeust did more herm than good, an nixt wae k on page 16
n carefully examined the once more extinct pipe afore stowan id on page 20
He hid niver afore din more than tie bands! on page 70
Wance more intae hid's corner, whar he h on page 80
Also on pages 81, 87
10 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
A sookan turkey's got more common sense! on page 42
up and raked the fire, pat on more paet, on page 43

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid gied her more time fur her bakeen. on page 1
Back tae the toon wance more on page 2
I needed no more telleen - ah'm queek tae sus on page 7
croaked, "bit this time, tak more care." on page 8
Bit - wan more egg wis crackan and whit did on page 12
Also on pages 15, 16, 19, 24, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39, 42, 44, 50, 51, 52, 54, 59, 61, 63, 65, 68, 72, 75, 77, 80, 83
37 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
fer hid isno chaenged, nae more as the wirds on page 3
more ontolojiecal restrictions on page 13
croppenan more wi ivry year, dellt wi codd on page 16
race ootbye, but closser maks more o a ranyie. on page 18
wi more as fire, praeched wershy beau on page 21
Also on pages 26, 34, 38, 47, 53, 62, 66, 77, 91, 94, 96, 106, 107, 108, 114, 116, 118, 119, 124, 131, 148, 151, 160
32 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
More diggan? on page 8
that's more than enough on page 16
Wan more back wae thum, afore sheu cou on page 17

3 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
A'm a great deal more fancy than ever you thowt on page 108

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
eed tae anither lass that hid more time for her, a while geed by on page 33
Precious things and so much more on page 44
And spread it roond some more on page 71
p on gan till ye can dance no more on page 157

5 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hey Mr Strimmer Man, cut no more weeds fur me on page 63
So I wisna needed inny more fur wark. on page 72
Haer wark's more lightsome than mine on page 103
More freedom, more adventure fur is on page 119
n flashes on faces, thir's no more laughter on page 152

7 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The hurizuns nutheen more on page 18

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
pend twa grim days waitan fur more word. Neither o them sleep or on page 38
polka roond the kitchin. Mibe more the ceilidh style than the st on page 48
worth more than oney book. on page 59
heed's sore, I can't tak any more. on page 135

6 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lie still, Bessie, there's more tae come. Me granny kent a th on page 76
in yer heid. An, Bessie, much more than that, you'll see yir pee on page 77
eein is the right word. Hid's more a feelin knowing he's there. on page 85
Whit more could a buddy want. on page 130
Yer crow more a squawk in yer throat on page 144

6 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
dressan doon is more o me style on page 100
Fur nearly a week or more on page 115
dler's ready let's begin wans more on page 154
'd, thiv set, thiv crossed an more on page 155

4 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ye can hear me noo, no more burnan. on page 62
More messages yet, rung up at the on page 73
r aite and then back fur aite more. on page 153

4 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
rough hewn hands no more. on page 111
expanding, more o the same, on page 123

2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
But these pronouns are more or less completely extinct in
ever was there a gentler or a more compassionate utterance. In t
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
t the right balance o cloves (more cloves than Donaldson’s or
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
language. As a result, we ken more folk tales fae Sanday than fa
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ruth be tellt, this museum is more o an art gallery. The sixties
haes been lost, too. We make more cars, but we miss our espress
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
they haed a secret forby. An more than anything else, they were
e calls, an he skraiked a bit more. He wis in a gey good mood un
the waathir. Gaan tae be any more showers o cattie-faces the ni
e’d think they’d be a bit more careful, but no – even the
us Diggle. He nivver haed any more sense nor a sookan turkey.’
5 matches

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
said I couldna walk aboot any more so me faither tellt me thit t
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
pull back, touch more. An than – “Astrid?”
This is more my size.” Sheu spraeds
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
on the BBC? And whit could be more natural, representative and f
n the Northern Isles are much more numerous than ye might think.
mak a stert. Whit aboot a bit more Scots on Landward or Countryf
thrawn BBC badness. They are more likely cheust because o a sim
4 matches

Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
t cowld waathir like that any more.’ Me faither-in-law minds t
is waathir maks certain birds more apparent – snipe, in partic
2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
en less aboot the research an more aboot the writeen: A’m been
e shadno write about them ony more. Thir necessar subjecks, vita
o nostalgia, bit thir wis gey more lukkan tae the future. Ootowe
s teu. Ye want tae be seen as more as cheust whar yir fae, bit y
4 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
vernaclar, Scots haads on, wi more yet o a wrote firm on social
firm on social media (A ween more Scots is publieshed on Facebo
2 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
Hid wid be interestan tae ken more aboot the age o fokk that vot

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
meanan ‘hairst’ exactly, more late hairst, or the end o hai

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
san and bean industrious in a more relaxed wye. Mibbe wur still

Cowan, Fiona A Boreas domus mare amicus?, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney - Finstown, poetry
Nee more bruck fae the ebb
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
neighbours by pretending to a more refined use of language than
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
are. @shetlandnature will ken more (2020) twitter link
o smoking, no drinking and no more messing aboot, Aye I'll be a (2020) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
An we keep makkan more! Here's this, wur on page 24

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies-" on page 27
I winder if A'll ever see dee more!" An wi dis Alice, poor ting, on page 32

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"I have to pay more to the wholesalers than peopl on page 15
elieve me Mother has suffered more than you will ever know. Now on page 47

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
system is more "correct" that the other or t on page 73
(more than 316,000 wirds) o Archive on page 80

2 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
rings, peltin up da rig. Dan, more rakin; back an fore, oot an i
Hit'll surely be dry noo. More triffilin an gadderin it up i
2 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
d lass shö wis, happier even more es da simmer wör on, wi a ch
an canty hert in her boasom, more so every time at young Hunter
unged a my head. An I knew no more
3 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
cave hopin dey wid have a bit more luck wi dis een! ‘Cave no.2
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ronunciations o wirds laek ‘more’ an ‘there’ in Scottish
use the Northern Isles became more and more orientated towards S
and more orientated towards Scotland .
3 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ooooo Sometimes you hiv ta be more assertive as you’d lik ta be (2019) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
dis auld familiar friend. I'm more used to seein it emerge throu(2020) search twitter
these posts. I feel there are more whimbrel/Peerie Whaap passing(2020) search twitter
range the other night and saw more Nories than I've seen there i(2020) search twitter
so cruel to an auld body. One more incident and ban them fae lea(2020) search twitter
). Dey mak winter in Shetland more beautiful #badbirdphoto http:(2015) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
eak about the Helly Nichts in more detail, and where I say "Geor(2017) search twitter
post on the Helly Nichts. One more to go! ????(2019) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
r 630am damorn to try and get more time to myself and to not hav (2018) twitter link
sho is and I cant take it any more #parentingsuckssometimes #whi (2018) twitter link
s at nursery daday and wanted more at home!!… https://t.co/2Y2p (2018) twitter link
@stitches_spells Got 5 more sets daday!! (2019) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
Baxter’s Wynd is nou the ‘more elegant’ Baker Lane is prou
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ire Matthew Anderson and even more aboot Dumfriesshire Railwayma(2020) search twitter
it when I get in at night. No more exotic to me than any other S(2020) search twitter
Standardisation is opposed by more than a few within the Scots c(2020) search twitter
no bad, just needs a wee bit more work.(2020) search twitter
ter @TippermuirBooks Stravaig more recreational eh? Though I lik(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
o Alfie's doctor freens. "No more, Alfie, son. Let nature heal on page 1

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Ben More, tae Ben Madigan, on page 33

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
We kept lukin' fir more an' more. on page 37

2 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
nce wid last, A alwyes wanted more.
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
e if I was young and fit once more I would dae it all again.""
1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
Nae mair gyping aboot! And no more long, coastal/country walks :(2020) search twitter
@TheFarrierPhil I'm more of a skitter than a hallion i(2020) search twitter

@OrangRuth tweeted
historical revision/elision. More fake news(2019) search twitter
ts in #SouthBelfast #ae16. 24 more than thon @little_pengelly ht(2016) search twitter
@JamieBrysonCPNI More FLEGS Naiiiiiii(2019) search twitter

@HurchinHome tweeted
be balanced by John Hewitt's more restrained approach to the de(2020) search twitter

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ye hinnae seen it yet - its more than a programme, it’s a sta(2020) search twitter

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