A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of orange in Corpus

Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
n haudin it up tae slivers ay orange streetlight comin in through on page 13

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
es its way roon the rotation, orange bombers fallin fae the tip. T on page 4
s ae Miller n a bottle ae the orange or red MD 20/20 tae keep us m on page 16
ap a draw ae it. As the red n orange tip glows against the navy-bl on page 31
d is soakin n shiny under the orange street lamps n the purple sky on page 41
render" patter, ya wee fuckin Orange bastard?' Big Kenzie says wae on page 48

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
she gaed by: it wis labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE", but she wis disap on page 9

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
it's hard tae tell unner they orange street lichts. He taen a swig on page 1

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
d her Dutch Prince, William o Orange, were invitit tae tak the Thr on page 62

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
a yella tic. 'he ugsome wide orange-and green check o the jaickit on page 44
wearin a jaickit strippit in orange and rid. 'Aye?' he said, glee on page 86
enish-grey skin on tap and an orange-coloured belly unnerneath. It on page 131

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
for the new monarch, Willan, Orange, that had been invited bi the on page 44

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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
arliament brocht in William o Orange fae Protestant Holland tae be on page 117

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
's always got on this massive orange skirt doon tae her ankles tha on page 16
unlimited refills ae dilutin orange. on page 33
wisnae fur his ginger hair an orange freckles an his bad taste in on page 34
Widyi mean. Away back tae yir Orange Lodge loonies, she said, Ya b on page 66
an's wis cancelt cause ae the Orange Walk. Laura wantet tae go an on page 68
Also on pages 69, 116, 127, 133, 143, 169
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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Ah knuckle-kaimed the cat's orange fur. on page 16

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The orange an yella Marsh Marigolds, on page 16

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
, it said. Geordie howked the orange-coloured waxy stuff oot o the on page 23
tle he taen doon conteened an orange-coloured pooder. The label sa on page 27

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
whaur the Wee Wan spilt some orange fizz. on page 131

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Museum, pointin oot the auld orange and green Thistlegate tram. on page 27
e says, offerin me the glowin orange butt. on page 46

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
gae heart swell wi pride. The orange and green tram trundles alang on page xiv
Ah look up. The orange sky is the only fing breakin on page 28
s eerie face wis cracked, its orange hair matted and its ootht mot on page 32
air. The city wis a cluster o orange lights in the distance, and a on page 92

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
orange ginger on page 83

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
r went in the kail. O was for orange, you got ane in your stockin on page 120

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
"Eez goat huge orange peepers, an iz tongue us aw b on page 12
Eez goat huge orange peepers, an iz tongue is aw b on page 14

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ne haps this moon giein it an orange colour but doun inside the'r
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
The bree frae an orange, wi care
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
™s always got on this massive orange skirt doon tae her ankles tha
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
s family bein right intae the orange walk, but ah think thir musta
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Purple an violet, reid, an orange an blue.
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
The orange an yella marsh marigolds,
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
air that gied aff a yella an orange plume, that soonds muckle lik
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
orange and pink and yella buildins.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
The Sodger an TSL's faither's Orange Lodge an Mason's manuals), ne
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
o lang syne. Sic sichts! The orange pumpkins unner signs proclaim
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t oot in their autumn claes o orange, crimson, gowd, russet, lime
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ad. ‘Get it up yies, fuckin Orange bastarts! Tiocfaidh ár lá!â
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
haotic bursts an fragments ay orange an white racin oer the sharp,
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“It wis orange juice ah’ll huv ye know. Co
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
d aroon dressed in flimsy wee orange togas an wi bare feet on them
is exotic an’ apart fae the orange claes which wis pure rank, ma
ezer wi a baldy heid an’ an orange toga an’ nae shoes.
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
it too eager in expeditin the orange, corduroy monstrosity’s arr
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
parachutes they saw the brief orange licht. Than there wis debris
Edinburgh. There wis a gowf o orange peel, an motes o stoor wis li
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
. two lager, a voddy an fresh orange an wan ay they Moscow Mules.â
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ary an her Dutch man Weelum o Orange. The Scots government offert
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
a generations or thereabouts. Orange, in ither wurds, aince again
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n haudin it up tae slivers ay orange street light comin in through
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
e’re a vase, so play’s an orange tune.
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
orse till 1689 when William o Orange cam on the scene.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
e o the Boyne whaur William o Orange defeated James 11.
us a lang tradition o folk wi orange leanins mairchin tae celebrat
raither than makin William o Orange King o Britain an allooin the

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
lin her it’s under the tall orange gairden gnome in the back. Wh
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@g_hibby tweeted
nd I'm away for ma coffee and orange joos.. Catch ye aw' later.. ? (2023) twitter link

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@DrMDempster But orange ye glad ye changed?!(2018) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
se Sons o Willem II Prince of Orange bÂ’s Rangers ?? https://t.co/(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ae Bo an Luke Duke. An it wis orange. Daisy drove a white jeep.(2020) search twitter
actually taste o chocolate or orange?(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
ks79 @star_welsh Aww get that orange juice doon yer bonnie wee thr (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
h. Happy to swap oor unionist orange nutters for the folk who've c (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
burghAth @PenicuikAth try the orange rennies - they cooshion the (2020) twitter link
n a snow covered pitch wae an orange baw - aye its a sair fecht l (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aat miserable, ye cud peel an orange in yer pooch; fin ye tak a fi on page 81

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fan ye sip his orange spice on page 122

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
she passed: id wis labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE", but till her beeg on page 9

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
d blae bra an a pair o muckle orange chafft Daffie-
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
and ye can barely mak oot the orange flavour. Ye wish it was caul
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
much fuckin carrots I turned orange and could see in the dark bet
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, a muckle fite paper kite wi orange ribbons an
fleein abeen him, deistin his orange falderals in the lift duachli
yboard like a hail o explodin orange peel. Her nails war the same
3 matches

Cormack, Liam Hallaeen, (The Gaudie 2019) Doric - Banff, poetry
They're gettin sweeties, orange and lime
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
teering derting aboot a'tween orange an white flags! https://t.co/(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
and racists but there are no Orange marches, little or no overt s (2021) twitter link
nd then ask yirsel - why nae Orange Marches in Aiberdeen? I ken p (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
waant o starns. Thay glup the orange lowe o the yotun at colors aa on page 34

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue ,indigo, on page 79

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A golden glow wae turquoise, orange, blue Navy darkenan above on page 34
green, blue an orange piles o tangled rope on page 49
Thir's yellow, orange, reed on page 56

3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
s shö guid by; da label said ORANGE MARMALADE, but na - whit a d on page 9

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
nk at ahim gyaain ta risk yun orange hellery stickin tae his accou on page 47
l explodes in swathes a waarm orange. on page 91

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
mas. Dy uncle is browt dee an orange fae da sooth. Whitna Yöl we on page 71

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De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
€™ hit said. Dodie scoopit da orange-coloured waxy stuff oot o da
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Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
but I wis sure I could see an orange coloured shape comin taewards
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
lar transient staff that were Orange men. Een o them turned up in (2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ter da wind was nearly always orange or red (hope dis winter is di(2014) search twitter

Southern

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
shae went by: it wus labelt "ORANGE MARMALADE" but tae hir wile d on page 9

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Apple, orange, yin special toy on page 18
An apple, orange an juist yin toy, on page 19
an orange blaze, on page 40
Wi orange hue tha sky ait burnt, on page 47

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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
associations an' Orange Haas. on page 34

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An alang the Bann, an orange thrappled Kingfisher skites p on page 46

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Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
But the wee Orange Hall
Didnae taste orange ava
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Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
guid look it's wee eyes were orange n black
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@OrangRuth tweeted
ht??? Hope they thrashed thon Orange scum!(2019) search twitter