A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of ward in Corpus

Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
richt? An the lassie wis his ward. Sae the auld fellae, I'd bee on page 74

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
yur erse doon tae the Royal. Ward ten, it's bad. Ah'Il explain on page 176
blind. Still, ah'm lookin fur ward ten and tae ma sheer frustrat on page 177
a deep breath as ah enter the ward. A nurse is sittin behind a d on page 178

6 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
en as plen cin be in near ilk ward that loups fae the mooths o T on page 20
daein things. An Thing's the ward. The Norse Thing wis a meetin on page 31
aist o ye ken fine is anither ward fer arrogance) combined wi a on page 84
been privatised - the richt ward is profitised - sae the ootr on page 95
an gin they nivver kennt the ward dreich they must hae kennt it on page 97
Also on pages 98, 102
8 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
o the sixteenth century. The ward 'gaberlunzie' is thocht tae h on page 16
ikely relatit tae the English ward skirmisher. In time the name on page 20
gang an tell him A'm needin a ward.' This wis said wi sic a ster on page 35
r compressors. Naebody said a ward. The bluid had drainit fae th on page 51
. So their union mannie had a ward wi the gangers an they demand on page 58
Also on pages 64, 67, 74, 76, 88, 89, 90, 101, 106, 110, 118
17 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And the Bairn's ward gien ower tae prisoners on page 137

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ask, hopin ah can move tae a ward. on page 84
ike it's time to move you toa ward,' the doctor says. on page 86
When ah arrive in the ward, elderly women sleep like wea on page 87

5 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Thon's the ward, white wuid fer the palins, w on page 43

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
g at cam by, an I sal keep ma ward." Nae excaise wad help, the m on page 42

1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
twang aboot thaim; the Scots ward-hoard isnae cawed intae sic e
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The ward, an that's it, an he's gane.
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Scots can be a door tae a new ward.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e a private room aff the main ward, noddin at the nurse who’s
o you for a moment out in the ward?’
2 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
one and in ma heid until noo. Ward 13 C. Ah’ll never furget it
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
raid it’ll be a psychiatric ward, but it’ll be only for a mo
rse cam tae tak thaim tae the ward, she juist leukit at the auld
ae a parteecular nurse on the ward - there wis a copy o the war
whan Mrs Bose cam through the ward door. Rongye leukit up an ken
s twa-three ither fowk on the ward, though maist o thaim wis in
5 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
@tamellor Find oot yer ward, syne find oot the cooncillor(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
hope(!) maun be the hinmaist ward on the subjeck. Neeps = Life!(2018) search twitter
ite Runner (kite - the Scots ward ma father yaised for stomach)(2018) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
t tae they were in the labour ward. Mid wife shouts PUSH in betw (2022) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia North East filmmakker feart for the futur o Doric, (Doric Future 2019) Doric, blog
ards that Ah jist canna get a ward for unless it’s in Doric. I
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
tal visitin the Wee Wifie, in ward
at this wuman's lassie wis in ward forty
twa, an her man wis in ward seven. She wis askin a nurse
tae ward seven. Weel the nurse wis try
e" he said. "I'll tak you tae ward seven, I ken this hospital li
6 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
days observation. Noo in the ward
back in the ward haein something tae ait. Ere'
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
r's wame, detoxed in the Baby Ward an taen aff tae safety in the
buik ye intil the Transplant Ward neist wikk – efter a twa-th
comin on sae steppit ooto the ward an intae the fite an chrome c
3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
cum ta Ward 6. Dinnae leuk ower thochtie,
ain cheer frae ben the ither ward as yir nae
ma cheer an wis hurlt up tae Ward 5 an pit atap o a bed. The tw
iz ken A wis gaun ta anither Ward. Thare wir thray weemen in th
Ward bit whin A seed thaim, A thoc
11 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The ward sister came inaboot an tellt
hurried Lizzie throwe tae the ward an losh wiz she trickit fin s
2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
f No 10 was taken, I was in a ward where 42% of us were dying. T (2021) twitter link

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
rmerPlayer Dinna forget Danny Ward(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
And no a single ward cam fae his mooth. on page 41

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hill on Westray and the high Ward Hill o Hoy on page 48
omersaults the whole wey doon Ward on page 63

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Stromness Academy, Davie Ward's bus on page 42

1 matches

Ulster