A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of rotten in Corpus

Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Rotten perfection, re-reversin psych on page 12

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
It's you wi yer rotten fush that stink! Ah'll hae th on page 15

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
they hud jist been passed the rotten corpse ae a deed bairn. Everb on page 48
-made family who'll spoil him rotten. A middle-aged family are sit on page 159

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
it ae splashback. It's fuckin rotten. Pure fishy smellin. Efter a on page 3

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae gie me a mint cause ah'd a rotten taste in ma mooth but she sai on page 87
l lik a mixture ae cabbage an rotten eggs an then she tries tae de on page 90
talkin tae me. Ah got slagged rotten fae ma ma an da fur huvin a V on page 114
, An by the way your breath's rotten. Baith ae yees. on page 137
The Chinese wis rotten. It wisnae really Iain's faul on page 148

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
A rotten nit, a bowfin pear, on page 133
They pure spiled this lassve rotten? on page 134

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Faur aff, lang lang syne and rotten ash saggin on page 53

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
he word. It wis foul! Putrid, rotten, decayed, disgustin. In short on page 21
een brocht oot. They gave her rotten jobs tae dae, like the washin on page 78

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
gin gies aff a honkin humph o rotten chookie-skins. Boonce bowfs o on page 10

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"You're a rotten, rotten wee man," Klaus spat oot, but on page 110

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
could play wi. We wur spoiled rotten. But ah'd huv gien it up in a on page 87

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Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
And dinnae tell that rotten joke again, on page 8

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
strang this time wi a dose o rotten neeps flung in. It filled his on page 22

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
dee thay spraicht, leave yer rotten caircass at thi fit of on page 76

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
��s dunnie, the fluirs wes aw rotten, sae A howkit thaim
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
tae me. Next week it wull be rotten,
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
rung. That wean'll get spoilt rotten. At least tae the next wan co
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A chose tae interpret the “Rotten Bar Steward!” tae mean!
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
er, cause ah’ll get slagged rotten.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
st anither statistic fae that rotten year.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the Auld Bitch, had played a rotten trick on thaim, bit Hsien did
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
for Labour – though like a rotten hoose made o widd, the collap
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
. No unless they want slagged rotten!’
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
wis wee. Ma school years were rotten as hell. A wis a nervous boy,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
at the Western the tumour hud rotten awey maist ae his brain. And
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
rotten day, seemed tae drag on forev(2013) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ver. These bigoted Tories are rotten to the core ?(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
fir the rest ae his life are rotten https://t.co/Cea33lVg3t (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
thi boat tae see eif shi wis rotten or no. Fin finnen oot eit she on page 18
tye ontil, couse awthein wis rotten an cummen awa, "Boy's a deer, on page 48

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hut him in - he's absolutely rotten!" on page 27

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
it a coorse tree cairries bit rotten aipples. A gweed tree canna c on page 15

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
wardice is cowardice, and one rotten apple can spoil the whole bar on page 17

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ROTTEN TATTIES
strainers are fer rotten. Jonsar Eck smiled an said, "
wither hid been affa fule an rotten. Jonsar Eck wis hopin tae get
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n auld rukk turnin fooshty an rotten wi time.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ir fud, like a droont, greyin rotten, tae the fower airts. The tab
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ted tae mak oot the auld half-rotten bogie pairtlt swallowed in an
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
g up eence mair.. The stink o rotten eggs fae the high explosive a
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
y baa hingin in space, like a rotten tangy.
I winner fa wad bide on a wee rotten baa like yon?” she puzzled.
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
e muckle presents an spoil ye rotten the day!(2014) search twitter
are Coniched fit means spoilt rotten. xx(2014) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
yised to pump @Amy__Macdonald rotten https://t.co/6MmTkYJr9H(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
an rotten ware. on page 17

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
mouldy breid an rotten fruit, and dey wir a sludge a on page 45

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
mpted joost tae rip it aff da rotten haand's finger. Bit as soon a
1 matches

Southern

Ulster

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
t then sput yin oot - it was rotten!
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
nieve wus an oul, shrivel’t rotten broon epple.
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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
d an a Ballycastle yin 'clean rotten' ???? (2021) twitter link