A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of saa in Corpus

Central

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: He saa him killed. on page 35

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
A month we sail't, an naethin saa on page 50

4 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
hear a cat speik; but whan he saa the soutar gae by he cried hi on page 42

9 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Nae ower langsyne I saa a boatie on page 10

3 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ar ower wide tae be lowpit, A saa that A wad hae tae wyde throw on page 56

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
God saa aat e tyke wis richt an teen on page 26

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
oot fae ahin his haans... an saa they werena powkers ava. They on page 41
de wad it? Aat's far Ah first saa the licht o day, ye ken. In a on page 43
ye, that's a sicht Ah nivver saa in aa mi born days.' on page 44

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Ah got ti ken them better Ah saa that Ah'd nae deen them justi on page 40
ked Goad fan, lookin back, he saa that there wis naethin left o on page 41

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
A saa by the licht o the lump on page 34

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
Neth the lichts o hame, he saa Andy richt for the ferst time on page 30

1 matches

Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
ye saa that man-wumman, sonsie on page 62

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
r big for any pot The butcher saa'ed an hackit Shin beens an kn on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s, er moo drappin open es she saa Nellie git oot o the driver's on page 27
subjeck. "It's affa bonny. Ah saa somethin jist like it in Mark on page 35
Her face drappit fin she saa er plate: the seaweed leukit on page 36
columns, is een widenin es he saa fit wis oan offer: "Goad almi on page 50
Ronnie's jaa drappit fin he saa the terrifeein sicht o Tina i on page 56
Also on pages 59, 67, 71, 77, 80
11 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Efter Airchie's death Ah saa Wollaston but the ae time. Bi on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
!" Morrice lookit it Joyce an saa her face flush wi affront. "N on page 7
n ye." Morrice lookit doon an saa the Jeweller fae the nicht af on page 10
e creepit alang a corridor an saa the Jeweller leent up against on page 12
as ye unwrappit yer parcel an saa the gold waatch. on page 20
an enjoyt ilky passin season; saa parks o dark grun chynge te s on page 21
Also on pages 27, 35, 39, 41, 55, 58, 61, 65, 82, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94
31 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Bit fan he saa a hantle o e Pharisees an Sad on page 9
n i the forestaa. An fan they saa him they telt fit they themse on page 82
e there wi her. An fan e Lord saa her, he wis sorry for her an on page 91
An Jock said, "Maister, we saa a chiel cassin oot deils in y on page 97
hings ye're seein, yet nivver saa it; an tae hear fit ye've bee on page 98
Also on pages 108, 111, 113
12 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye'll nivver believe fit Ah saa ess mornin," said Jack, es he on page 7
aved es Fenella turnt roon an saa ma. on page 29
per riddy fir a meetin fin Ah saa the note lyin aside the phone on page 52

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
kkin masel comfortable fan Ah saa it. A body streitched oot at on page 13
rs. A bonnier sicht ye nivver saa. Stracht aff a chocolate box on page 15
e thegither. Day efter day Ah saa him bein mentally buggered, l on page 16
oon bi the river that day. He saa the bairns - brither an sist on page 18

5 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ist. For maist o the psalm he saa as little as afore, the poopi on page 26

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
est bleck markins 'at iver ye saa; an a face 'at wid hae meltit on page 27

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
t o himself in the watter and saa... on page 25
k quaicked wi delicht fan she saa him skite abeen the watter, s on page 27

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
nice an codgie again, "fan I saa aa your pratticks, at I wes t on page 11
an fan she wan back wi't she saa at he had courit, an him an t on page 19
fair!" she gullert. "I niver saa siccan a hous for gettin in t on page 25
"I niver saa onybody lyeukin mair o a feel on page 27
Teiger-lily. "As gin you iver saa onybody! Ye haad your heid ab on page 28
Also on pages 76, 94, 98
9 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Andra, twa tables awa, saa Jeems's moo fa open, an his h on page 86

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the gran manorial style - Ah saa that there wis a wumman in th on page 104

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
the sicht o't; an aye, faan A saa't, naething wad dae but A hae on page 88
nna say 'at. Gin the minister saa me, or ane o the elyers, they on page 89

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ye can picter mi face fan Ah saa that the spikker wis neen ith on page 75

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
r Ah looked back, the mair Ah saa it for fit it wis: it wis a r
et tears fae his chiks fan ah saa somethin in the corner o his
nths efter that, an Ah nivver saa Abbie again. It wis three or
3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
in the middle o the fleer, Ah saa it. A walkie-talkie! Ye shoul
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
irk fock micht think gin they saa the twa o’s oot reglar atho
haed perswaadit him that she saa me as some kyn o –Dinna laa
r said a myowte aboot it. She saa nae rizzon fat wye we cudna a
est. She gaed oot wi a freen, saa th’umman wi the binoculars
4 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Saa ye ivver sic a muckle hape o
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
k an, fin Spring comes roon I saa some fresh
Tryin tae saa some crap nae stue.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e projeck wis daen, sae niver saa his descendents colonise bait
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
t later that day and we never saa them again.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
’t him athoot his kennin an saa him staanin at the heed o the
eep her een open. Fin Beannie saa this, she speired at her if s
Beannie kent despair fin she saa it an tears aftimes helpit ta
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s ae day fin he lookit up and saa a Jerry sodjer standin aboot
The Jerries meanwhile saa fae their perspective fit loo
2 matches

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Kit Huntlin saa men stridan up hir road. on page 9

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
A fox saa the moose on page I
A fox saa the moose an thowt, You'll fe on page 1
A cattie-face saa the moose, an thowt, You'll f on page 5
A snek saa the moose an thowt, You'll fe on page 9

4 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
"Whin he saa the torn tit, he sheuk his he on page 14
Beuy, thoo never saa - or smelt - the laek. on page 17
"Whin he saa me leukan at him, he stairt t on page 21
The pig id saa in Tum a freen that cam in ev on page 77
Piggie saa Tam's fleean shadow, an defil on page 79
Also on pages 96
7 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And, when sheu saa me tae me door, sheu kissed m on page 10
Bit, he saa that puir Jimmack wis despera on page 16
When he saa the black bundie o feathers g on page 17
and dived alongside Hoy and I saa the great 'Owld Man'. on page 21
In there, he saa an offer on a fourteen-inch T on page 25
Also on pages 38, 48, 55, 56, 63, 64, 68, 72, 73
15 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
sheu saa i'the bay fer the first direc on page 8
wrang manifest, an fleed. She saa on page 20
Sheu saa a demonstraetion staetion on page 21
an the toorist, fer yin sheu saa hersel, an mibbe wis kent the on page 96
e time, an saantit, an Sigurd saa tree fock like aalwarld cosmo on page 98
Also on pages 155
6 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
conformist in saa-dust an fithers, betrayan sig on page 17
noo an then. Last time I saa her ye could tell on page 22

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
saa in him on page 120

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
'Plenty tae grind an tae saa.' on page 72
believe the back view when I saa hid in the mirror - 1I lukked on page 99

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the Seaforth Highlanders and saa active service in the trenche on page 37

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
n queer claes. The get-ups ye saa on young folk! He supposed th
ber fower, the first thing he saa – and it didna improve his
2 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
mistak! No wonder none o you saa it....).

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
bit o' wid that neebody ether saa fae atween the crevices o' th
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@shetlandnature @MalcWare74 Saa aets min!(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Mainland, Jim Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
an saa clearer, saa ferdir mebbe, if he heard on page 28

2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
bookshelf; here an dere shö saa maps an picters hingin apo ni on page 9
loveliest gairden at ever you saa. Oh, shö wid a been da blyde on page 11
Efter a while, whin shö saa at naethin mair wis happened, on page 14
tion.) Hoosumever, shö shön saa at shö wis athin da peerie l on page 21
e nae idea. An oh, I wiss you Saa her efter da birds! Feth, shà on page 31
Also on pages 37, 60, 64, 67, 68, 76, 85, 88, 93, 95, 104, 106, 107, 117
23 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
e caad it day. An da Göd Man saa dat it wis göd; an da Göd M on page 3
lift wir foo. An da Göd Man saa dat it wis göd. An der wis d on page 4
git his maet richt awa. Jacob saa dat his bridder wis in a pör on page 11
e gied ta see dem, an whit he saa med him mad. He saa an Egypti on page 15
dem. Wan o da lasses, Orpah, saa da sense i dis bit da idder e on page 17
Also on pages 19, 24, 47, 53, 87, 103, 107, 109, 113, 115, 117, 119, 124, 147, 151, 173
29 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
an whatno tae dem, bit Merran saa ower weel what wye da wind wi on page 2
A grown man gowlin, I nivver saa da laek. If I cood win oot a on page 14
on whin Maggie Ann cam in, an saa him lyin ipo da table. on page 17
I saa da look apo Maggie Ann's face on page 18
dat Monday moarnin whin shü saa da herts draan ower my jotter on page 19
Also on pages 20, 24, 30, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 46, 50, 52, 54, 55, 57, 63, 71, 72, 73, 77, 92
30 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
A chipsie wyf saa ati'da haand a'Haacro on page 21

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
en furt bi himsel. An whin he saa Sheltie Prattle sittin greeti on page 35

3 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
as in A'm hurt mesel or Mary saa hersel idda lookeen on page 58
subject wis optional bit you saa it a lok. In Aald English on page 94

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
lik da munster we eence saa on page 40
John Reid o Vadlure saa der state, on page 59

2 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
öst clear o da Roost, whin I saa dis peerie skyiff ahaed o wis
y whin we cam alangside at we saa da boy. Da oars wis shippet,
wi a fender i me hand whin I saa dis peerie body steppin oot o
3 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
ine year aald da first time I saa her. Her midder brocht her ta
raed an black track suits, an saa whit I took ta be her. Lang g
Whin ill luck comes I nivver saa da sense in distressin idder
straemin doon her face, an I saa dat nine year aald again. We
4 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
ye back tae da but-end, Dodie saa a bottle o GIN staandin apö
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
ast da tree peerie grice ever saa o him, wis makkin oot ower da
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
ate an jealousy whinever shö saa da twa tagedder. An though Hu
Hit wis Ald Jeems at saa her first. An he cam runnin i
even in dat short a time, we saa a boat bein laanched, an men
3 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
He gaffed wi manic glee as he saa whit da ice contained: dat ri
1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
har he’d gee naff tae til I saa twa wrinkled mits wi a weet c
ade some gruntin soonds but I saa da concentration in his fis u
2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Mony men's toons he saa, an dir minds lairned;
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ht. Whit a gluff I got when I saa six press gang men in dir whi
Dat wis da last I saa o Jeemie. Dat nicht I laid me
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
kirled wi excitement when dey saa whit wis afore dem. Hit wis a
ead some o da peerie signs we saa alang da path fae da start. S
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t dat a richt trow caas a see-saa a hedder-kin-dunk. I wis on d
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rip o myself. Whit if onybody saa me? I buckled da scarf back u
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e wir fairly filskit when dey saa whit dey hed.
2008 saa an end tae wir paece on da hi
tle a grain at Newerdy. As we saa da bells in Gutteryaggle gied
3 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
an whit I did. Whan da bairns saa me oot an aboot dey wid run a
in terror, an whan da adults saa me dey wid gie me a coorse si
2 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
chance. I da mirknen naebody saa her.
ll her midder whin neist shö saa her. But dat's een fur anidde
2 matches

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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An saa somethin had gaed wile agley. on page 11
lin aboot tryin tae get up he saa somethin keekin oot o tha cla on page 13
A saa a swayin thrissle: on page 17
An in tha gleekin licht A saa on page 19
A keeked again an A saa on page 20
Also on pages 38
7 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
r tha wean wus. Whaniver the' saa tha starn, the' wur hairt gle on page 2
But whan he saa a wheen o Pharisees an Sadduc on page 3
hae saa a bricht licht; on page 4
Noo whan Jesus saa tha thrang gethert roon hïm, on page 9
it doon tae iz frae yins that saa it aa wi thair ain een richt on page 69
Also on pages 72, 77, 78, 82, 86, 88, 90, 93, 95, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111
38 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Pharoh saa his plans en ruin, on page 16
I hae luked saa aft til see, on page 36
Na saa equal noo ye find, on page 37
Dae ye hear whut A saa? on page 43

4 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
“Gin A hadnae heerd an saa thon thunner an lichtnin mase
lan in on thaim. The’ niver saa anither sowl — less the’
e boadie cum nearhaun, the’ saa it wus an oul wumman, hirplin
a heich brench oan a tree, he saa a bonnie rid epple. It was pe
e wun tae tha rid thïng, she saa growein thur oan tha bleak mu
6 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
I saa thon cratur #DavidCameron on (2014) twitter link