A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of river in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
ee. Syne there wis the muckle river in the north, which rins the on page 4

1 matches

Aitchison, Craig nobody remembers the birdman - Fishin the Mairch, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
bore, fresh meets saut, river braids intae sea. on page 1

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
singin his guts oot intae the river ower the side o the ship, gin on page 54
n Olaf. 'There's a bend i the river aboot fower mile furder doon on page 55

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
River Snaw on page 19
Sooth o the River on page 27
Sang o Sundoun oan the River on page 28
Sang: Sooth o the River on page 29
SPENDIN THE NICHT OAN JIANDE RIVER on page 30
Also on pages 32, 34
14 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Alang the river's yallo crests, on page 112

1 matches

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
ir-farrant form shiftin intae river on page 6

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Nith no river, cowp no mess on page 15
Aside the river whaur a hunner mills on page 77

11 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
whaur, on the faur side o the river lay King Chairles's girmy o t on page 39
esk Burn, the Ayr wis a braid river rinnin throu braid laich holm on page 70

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
The River Kens Nancy Riach on page 93

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
rk nor a saugh greetin bi the river. on page 14

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
and dives intae the river, the man nae langer feels on page 42
hasing down The battle of the River Plate on page 50

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
he watter, haar in the parks, River and white haar o the north. on page 29

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
er on the banks o the Limpopo River. But yous're too wee and glai on page 99

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
an the river in the glen on page 181

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
River Forth. on page 43
o thi river, thir plan wiz on page 44

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
He wis far north at the River Spey ae time when he cam acro on page 20
the oil-yards o Dundee up the river at Perth, twenty miles awa! on page 33
look oot ower the firth o the river an day eftir day he wuid gang on page 34
rinnin watter apairt fae the river itsel - jist a bit grund dou on page 73
ern first intae the turbulent river. Luckily the lad in the yawl on page 92
Also on pages 118
9 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e the Robbie Park an doon the River Cart thirsels; an when Charle on page 81
oy has been fun deid doon the River Cart. He is aged between twel on page 133
d never heard this story. The River Cart, said ma gran, pure aw p on page 169

4 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
yon deid-saumon, reekin river. on page 18

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
t there flowed a muckle broon river. on page 73
roonish dubbie watter fae the river and cairryin it awa tae naebo on page 75
ntin tae the ither side o the river. 'Look! on page 76
owans and glowered across the river. on page 77
edge o the river tae tak a closer look. on page 78
Also on pages 82, 83, 84, 89, 92, 93, 95, 97, 112
29 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Till River Lugar, deep an broad, Lies af on page 33
d suiner draw it fae this big river than frae that piddlin wee sh on page 106

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Across the river, on page 71
s ahint the Gate, or the Styx River on page 75
Aye, that's yon Rubicon, the river o intention on page 91
And mammy hummin "Swanee River", on page 97
er iver tae cross the sleepin river. on page 120
Also on pages 129, 151
7 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
r dark, he wid drop it in the river, doonstream o course. By the on page 41
there, would they? An if the river rises, it'll be washed awa. on page 45

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
el floatin on his back doon a river, or straikin oot fae yin isla on page 65
that muckle it was awmaist a river, and sae it didna rin and low on page 85
the wrang stane or the wrang river or the wrang day for his Idea on page 93
ned when ye had been inower a river for a guid while. on page 94
ndin on the sliddery bank o a river, and somebody BOONCES ye lood on page 95
Also on pages 97
8 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
dress and socks in front o a river wan Thistlegate's 'Most Bonni on page xiii
se tae find stray baws in the river tae sell back tae the golfers on page 49

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
re clagging foulness that his river hame on page 37

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
id arable ferm set atween the River Nith an the Kirkconnel road w on page 17

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
It's the lang run o a river wi nae end. on page 39

1 matches

Bramwell, Colin Eemis Stane 1 - Jist appenin the winnock’s no eneuch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
really see the fields an the river - on page 16

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I wis wytin at the brae o the river on page 24

2 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
land will no be selt doon the river. on page 42

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
o the Deid first crossin the River Styx and then passin by Cerbe on page 51
walked alang the banks o the River Styx. It wis a dreich place w on page 52
wed his passengers across the River Styx. on page 53

5 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
a river that - on page 61

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
river rack, see, pirlin an papplin on page 19

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
lenesk up a wee bit alang the River North Esk tae Loch Lee. In th on page 65

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
rlit him aff a brig intae the River Cart. Some hae proponit that on page 69

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
river rinnin ae wye, ae wye, but ae on page 95

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
sity, railway station, perks, river an herbour, Blackhall's feict on page 120

1 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
frae the Ochils tae jyne the River Earn near Forteviot - at Inv on page 46

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ow-lying ground, usually by a river". Sauchiehall in fack means "
auchiehall in fack means "the river meadow wi the willow trees" f
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ti swum stown sheep athort a river, but sen thair ir auld yowes,
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ng stream” becomes a michty river, fed by the virrsome tributar
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
il no lang syne an wast o the River Bann, whaur Catholics predomi
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ou unkent) sik as ‘One More River to Cross’, ‘Darkness and
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An sweat pours aff me like a river.
A river flooded doon the road,
life, it seemed, like ol man river,
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
ritons whae bidit north o the River Forth in Scotland, and scriev
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Shoapaholic, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
A wee dauner intae River Island
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
wan an the occasional wird on River City coont for somethin, ther
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
erland, whaur the saumon-rich river Naver oscillates its wey tae
warst o the stottin rain. The river is fouthie wi braw saumon, th
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
�er. But ae time we cam tae a river in spate that wis ower wide f
mak a rope. Ae Sikh swam the river an tied ae end o the turban r
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
the toff’s estate doun the river Naver fae the clachan. The bi
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
haed planned tae gae doon the River Thames on a boat whaur he wad
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
nnerstaund "Chewin the Fat", "River City", "Rab C Nesbit" or "Tam
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
launches the blade intae the river as we go. ‘He didnae see th
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
at some say he howked oot the river whaur Midas had washed. In th
ned – jist like the Meander River, doon there, in Phrygia, whas
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
irn-prince as he plays in the River Dee.
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
the Union Canal no the Hudson river.
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
course they are still in the River Pride). Life wis great. Plent
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s particular occasion wis the River Clyde near Carnwath in Lanark
oor fishing. I could see the river tantalisingly close, jist owr
scattered here and there. The river wis running quite low as ther
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
n tae Galloway tae paddle the River Nith. Efter makin’ the “T
leadin’ the group doon the river. He was, as is normal practic
p sucessfu’ly descended the river an’ at the egress point the
m tae you at the tap o’ the river!” Callum an’ Student, in
ough, “Whit’s Dumfries’ river?”
9 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
an the ithir han’ is like a river, it's flowin’ aw’ the tim
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
we hadnae selt them doon the river – an’ sing fucking Floor
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
bratit for that lang that the river coorses haes chynged. There a
s haes chynged. There a thrid river, the Sarasvati, an ancestral
, the Sarasvati, an ancestral river, that jynes the ithers, bit r
l tell you the praises o that river.” She recitit a
k quha comes tae bathe in the river, or tae thy ancestors fae tho
9 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
omin tae the brig crossin the river.
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
e back windae, runnin fur the river Nethan wi Crichton giein chas
The river wis freezin cauld as weel as
le the runaway climbed up the river-bank then insteid o keepin hi

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
tae the mooth o the Bladenoch river by Wigtoun an tied tae a stak

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
are sittin on the banks o the River Clyde listenin tae meenisters

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
in oot the saft watters o the river.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
is Gaelic fur ‘mooth o the river Urie’. In atween thir twa p
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
usly on the other side of the river ??(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
ungy jumping intae the Amazon river Brian.. ?? ... She likes fish (2023) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
ns wi ye when ye gan doon the river.(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
ye it wid be floatin doon the river in nae time!(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
uilder in the bridge ower the river kwai n oo dun the bizzo there (2021) twitter link

Doric

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
kin a steamship up the Amazon river on horseback tae Lake Tittica on page 25

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Lang ago, a river ran throu the city cawed the on page 3
ans tae cross ower the Liffey river, fit separates the twa sides on page 7
oot saxty mile awa. The Duoro river, fit uised tae see aa port tr on page 9
ye can climb it an cross the river bi fit. on page 10
waks an bike rides alang the river Loire, stappin aff at the too on page 17

9 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
daein aa yer washin in i' River Dee on page 148

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
k, far it dipped doon tae the river. Twa three coos were gaithere on page 15
"It's on the river that rins throw the estate fa on page 16
n wis at the ploo doon bi the river that day. He saa the bairns - on page 18

4 matches

Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
o' the River Don, whaur in the sun a pair on page 18

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
the airs an the boatie an the river hed eelie't awaa in a gliff, on page 74

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
e next; then the reeds in the river shivert an the clouds blouter on page 118

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rs bracelets o frost, and the river itsel rins blaik as the Earl
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
awyes tae play on. We’d the river at the boddam o the hill, the
ane doon bi the brig ower the river, or he’d staun, watchin us
r side o the brig, across the river.
drid, wis woundit at the Ebro River. I was an Internationalist. I
weel. Oor pub wis across the river, ower the brig. I usually gie
5 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ze fan I wis fishing doon the river Findhorn. I lookit oot ma thi
own tae ma dides then tae the river. Fan a arrived at the river i
. Fan a arrived at the river it hid stopped the hailstone
t a cascade cone tube cos the river wis high and there was fish j
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e and the tears flowed like a river. She felt something touch her
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ewDogJames ither side o' fit? River Don? E' Broch? Fit aboot a we(2016) search twitter
@shmuFM Ye named aifter thon river min? #Fash(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ht thirty the nicht aboot the river Dee.#Doric #DoricPhrases(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
River City may yet dae for Scotland
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
t him in a peerie basket i da river hoopin dat some Göd Egyptian on page 15
rt, John wid baptise dem i da river Jordan. on page 83

2 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
Tae da river o’ bluid spilt be da guillo
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the river rins on lyke intil the lift.
the river boats swither,
bi the river o swurlin swaws,
ye cum throu the cleuch o the River Kiang,
uilt ir lyke the swaws on the river.
7 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
han drivin his car anenst the river Tweed, him an his car endit u
al tairm fur the tap en o the river
ed tae bei ae weir athort the river Borth’ick, whilk sheddit th
3 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
turnt tae a whammlin, rairin river fur days on end, creepin up a
1 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
lings on the same side o' the river es the new hospital. Of, cour
at the rocks juist afore the river gauns under the tunnel, where
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
14 True Jack an it fair bates River City. Aboot time we'd a Scots(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
jaunt in a rowin boat on the river Thames in Oxford thegither wi on page v

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Whaur tha gumlie river Lagan barely on page 26

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ntae Judea an crosst ower tha river Joardan. Big croods follaed h on page 9

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Turmoil on the river, on page 23

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Frae the Braid River Valley, frae the Mountains o on page 29
Frae the Braid River valley, frae the Mountains o on page 30
Frae the Braid River valley, frae the Mountains o on page 32
Frae the Braid River Valley, frae the Mountains o on page 33
A'm ain the rowlin River Bann, at the fut o Cammell's on page 46
Also on pages 47
6 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
cycle across a pretend Boyne River on bikes, he was leadin us ro
avy that they cascaded intaea river, a river caaled Inbhear an La
, a river caaled Inbhear an Latharna.�
3 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
g as silage seep polluted ony river.
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
@ardscatholic "Burn" is a wee river; "butt" mair difficult - bit (2015) twitter link