A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of shairly in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
ttin on a plate yer mooth wid shairly stert tae slaiver. And aye, y on page 36
puggie gangin by, and it wis shairly ainly a maitter o time afore. on page 74

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
k, tae wheedle, tae fib - na shairly, far better tae sleek soonles on page 133
at's how!... Claes like mines shairly need a bunnet tae them, ony a on page 135
e tae a drawer jist... Meanin shairly anither kist aboot the place, on page 138

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 83 - Born Hamelt, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Shairly the beautician didnae lyke ma on page 78

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"For shairly yin that has sic beauty on page 14
"Withoot ma help ye'd shairly dee. on page 31

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
is' English jist - ir 'the'? Shairly, seein baith leids hae common on page 34
ys in Scots fir the stage. An shairly it is important - an jist ri on page 38
thon bidit the wey, there wis shairly nae vibrant future fir Scots on page 40

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'A barge?' Shairly barges wur history. on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
oot for waddins an wakes, is shairly some aspiration taewards the on page 3

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
o whit the toon an aw toons shairly bairn so's haun-tae-mooth's l on page 77

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
msel: a manky miscreant Wha'd shairly cause some rammy in the pub. on page 62

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ommon Weal afore awthin else. Shairly this is whit a kintra shuid e on page 33
o the merits o projecks shuid shairly be on the grunds o public uti on page 36
ish Estaiblishment, bit it is shairly time that oor electit represe on page 85
ral ambience in Scotland that shairly his had its effeck on the dev on page 107
aw the ither 60 million fowk; shairly we'll no be able tae afford i on page 148

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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
s at the end o a shift, an he shairly had enough siller tae last hi on page 59
Davie fer bein a coward, for shairly nae man wuid be sae brave, or on page 87
the horses or somethin but he shairly seemit tae hae been haein a w on page 101

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Slawly but shairly, awbody in the hoose sterted on page 46

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Their must shairly be better things bi faur on page 141

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
d 'It canna bel' and 'Aye, it shairly is!' yin tae ither. on page 150

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
nnel the tods were slowly but shairly stervin tae daith. on page 34

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
baith thinkin the same thing: shairly Judge Strauss wid hae a book on page 80
"Weel," Judge Strauss said, "Shairly Sunny cannae be interestit in on page 85
"But shairly I'm no auld enough tae get ma on page 100
tae let her gang, I will. But shairly even on page 105

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
shairly than the usual dour fare on page 5

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Guid fowk should shairly walcome in on page 49

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and shairly atween aa they souns on page 19

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
It wis shairly kennable, ti unfankle on page 11

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
A grand man shairly on page 98

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
tae mak a bawbee or twa, will shairly bring tuithie remarks aff his on page 110

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ne" says Auntie Aggie, "Ye're shairly waukened up. It's throu thon on page 118

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Why men wis howdied: we hae shairly wicht, on page 32

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Is that nae progress, shairly? on page 72

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Yit shairly this maun be the lest on page 102

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
claim orra in mony instances. Shairly wi fowk efter a haundy dictio on page 130
he Aulder Modren Age. This is shairly ae pairt o Scots culture that on page 131

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
hae expressed this better! An shairly it's a poem that wull desariv on page 133
en said, tae delicht us, then shairly this buik wull be a walcum, i on page 134

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
e bus trip, ye've no tint it, shairly?' on page 60

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
rs in maist cases (an thay're shairly no aa numpties, d'ye think?)
it the day's politicians suid shairly hae a better idea o the reali
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
name that endit wi "burn" - shairly a kenspeckle eneuch element t
frae aa this lamgamachie maun shairly be - SPIK SCOTS!
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
It’s shairly Tibbie Logie.
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
hae niver been afore. It will shairly shaw ye the sindry threids o
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e? Pollis an ambulance baith, shairly. She had niver had a richt em
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ue that busks up this play is shairly eneuch tae shaw that Morgan�
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye'd shairly catcht me,
There's shairly some wear in me yet
They'll shairly be askin for me.
Aye, shairly somethin maun be dune
An shairly whit the maister needs
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
d be braa, wadn't it? Yon wud shairly mak people chynge their mind,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
It shairly maun tak a richt thrawn kinna
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
uage is pairt o belangin. But shairly we can share a common love an
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
by, he wis an Athenian an wid shairly help an Athenian prince. But
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An’ there ye’ll shairly toil!”
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
addressed tae her personally. Shairly she wasna wintit for a rin ow
hough it wis a modren biggin. Shairly they cudna hae crossed intae
e oot o fresh vegetables, bit shairly that didna maitter whan there
cht she leukit lik a w.o. Bit shairly that’s aa dealt wi - I mea
t somethin oot o it as weill. Shairly he cud pauchle a couple fags.
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
w debates in a Scotland that, shairly an steidily, is makkin its we
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ion fur wer words.’ This is shairly no richt – is she seriously
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
bar efterwards – an it’s shairly a merk o success for onie pla
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
in, his profile an skill, an (shairly!) his pairty unitin ahint him
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
rospect o Scots Independence, shairly the nourishin o Scots culture
especk. The result o this wad shairly be a mair confident an multic
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
wbodie kens that they belang. Shairly, dear memmers o the Scottish
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
Blairhall near Dunfermline is shairly Blairhaugh?? (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Shairly this must be the end of Dougi(2020) search twitter
nd wid ca' themselves a Tory. Shairly the greatest mystery tae onyb(2020) search twitter
@Douglas4Moray @theSNP Shairly feeding weans is part o fight(2020) search twitter
@rodjgrimmer @Sheilam19534814 Shairly the punishment wis handed oot(2020) search twitter
It wid shairly be a guid Hallowe'en gesture (2020) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ome fae different hooseholds. Shairly midwives should be amang the(2021) search twitter
e agin yer point. Hooever, ye shairly cannae deny in turn that this(2021) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
sk gin A keep this up they'll shairly mense me Wi a gowd neep moute on page 3

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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
a maitter muckle? His egg wis shairly a swaan's egg that wis someho on page 27

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"Bit shairly they waurna the anely ten yea
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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ifruit' an the Lindsay quote. Shairly but it's nae bad thing tae ha(2020) search twitter
ie is faur mair aften yaised. Shairly the absolutely ticht Scots va(2020) search twitter
@alandmcclure @OorVyce Shairly ye were never really awa fae (2020) search twitter
@d_anderson878 Shairly is, a sair yin! (2021) twitter link