A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of aald in Corpus

Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Dir nae föl laek a aald föl on page 35

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
transportin the aald on page 39
an Wenceslas' thoosan-year-aald chaipel on page 40
An aa the aald widden ship discovert on page 60

3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
in foosty aald quytes, sna fite tippets an b on page 70

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Gaes aald Mrs Broon on page 123

2 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
e votars; fowk's uisst wi the aald pluralitie seestem; it create
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Tae veesit her aald-Mither
The aald wife cam a-rinnin
Tib Logie steyed up the aald dyke side,
3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ert Scotticism descendit frae Aald English but noo survivin jist
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d thoo learn me tae spick the Aald Langage?” Derriakin leukit
“never say a wird agin the Aald People in ma hearin.”
“Maistly the Aald People. We hae an alliance wi
gotten Raggle, Ragoran o the Aald People, Ragoran the hunter -
“Ken you? Thoo means the Aald People?”
16 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
raoke, furst up... Oh no! Itz aald auntie Joy
1 matches

Doric

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
thin byordinar in aat. E same aald say, Kieran sayin Aidan wis m
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
a week's resiedential on Aald Eart. on page 19
o aald equatorial rainforest, no on page 20
s bairn tae sleep The sang is aald an the week by wis the bairn on page 36
illilus tae her machines, her aald face in ivry gless - but no, on page 45
s like a patchwark: twa-month-aald reports comed oot by slow pac on page 73
Also on pages 74, 84, 91, 94, 95, 120, 121, 128, 135, 151, 155, 162
18 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
rammatical firms intae a nyow aald leid, wirds pangit wi anxieti
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
binson Duckworth, wi ten year aald Alice Liddell, da dochter o d on page V
hae ta be, withoot kennin foo aald he wis, an, seein at da Lory on page 25
wis fairly oot o sicht; an an aald Crab took da chance o sayin t on page 31
ort, in ee wye-never ta be an aald wife - but dan - aye haein on page 35
"Say ower 'You're aald Faider Willum'," said da Cate on page 46
Also on pages 47, 48, 49, 50, 95, 98, 104
16 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
cenless, lookin lik a daddit aald mGn. De uncan strange o it ve on page 32

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
His peerie aald hoose wis a bit o a hovel. Hi on page 9

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
names in wir vailley, an some aald neebirs at ah'll hae ta strok on page 1
ey lived, fur naebody pat dir aald fokk intae a hom danadays, an on page 2
Jessie o da Toogs is anidder aald neebir at's gane dis year. De on page 4
ds too, an I tink it does wis aald fokk gude ta hae contact wi d on page 7
h money left ower ta do up da aald hoose. Dir bidin atil a carav on page 8
Also on pages 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 27, 31, 37, 42, 44, 48, 52, 56, 62, 63, 77, 78, 93
37 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Wie sum oda aald men, on page 27

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
foryat at shui wis cled ithin aald plags - till hit cam time ta on page 35

9 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ain tribes at wid come tae be Aald English. Bit Aald English wis on page 14
t da sam time da Northumbrian Aald English wid come tae be Scots on page 15
t da lips is roonded wi /ø/. Aald English haed it, an Aald Nors on page 24
Dis differentiation is braali aald an gings straicht back tae Aa on page 31
ir aa at d'ir in a lok o wyes aald farrant an ower herd tae mak on page 36
Also on pages 41, 45, 47, 49, 59, 60, 63, 67, 78, 80, 87, 94, 102, 103, 104
55 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
an mony an aald sixern, link-stanes on page 48
aald harpoons, an lokks o peerie s on page 62

2 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
ed da draig, afore I heard da aald man shoutin fae da wheelhoose
r's a lad here ta see dee. Da aald man luikit at da boy an dan l
2 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
ö wad a been aboot nine year aald da first time I saa her. Her
face, an I saa dat nine year aald again. We herdly spak aa da r
an toosled me hair. 'Weel du aald bastard, is du gaein ta help
3 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
nies is fine, kindly, obligin aald weemen, but no Dodie's Granny
FLOOERS O NEEPS. Hit stank o aald cheese. In hit gud.
t shö wis certainly a clerty aald wife. ‘Sae shö’d better
elf. ‘Maybe hit’ll mak da aald bird sing,’ he said, an in
. He scoopit hit aa oot wi an aald spön an plunkit hit inta da
5 matches

De Luca, Christine Soondscapes, (Shetland For Wirds 2015) Shetland, poetry
a aald organ nönin, a hushie hubbel
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
k, look ta da bairns, keep da aald eens plaised, an wait. An aa
weeks, every wan at wis able, aald an young, an at lang last hit
hat is du, boy? Thirteen year aald, an skipperin a boat, an me w
3 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Frisk Waatir Troot, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
Siks jieir aald
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Da windirs o technology, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Shetland - Yell, poetry
Good aald Rock, hit is
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
e. Da wird originally cam fae Aald English ān 'ee/wan' an fae d

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
He's rainin. It comes fae da Aald English - ende, an dat comes
da Sooth English dialects, da Aald English form wis waikent tae
Da decendants o Northumbrian Aald English, hoosumivver, alang w

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
t da lips ir roonded wi /ø/. Aald English haed it, an Aald Nors
English haed it, an Aald Norse did an aa - da twa mai

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Hoo aald is Shinny?” I axed as we mo
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Fraser Frog is tree year aald, mebbe fower, an is as filske
1 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
. Dey wir maistly taen fae de aald Norn; 'laverni' is een o dem,(2020) search twitter
, onywye. But dirs a fair few aald bodies I'm spak wi wha says '(2020) search twitter
@Hjetlandi I'm enjoyed aald an new eens, brally happy tae(2020) search twitter
lanell 'de lang language o de aald rock' ??(2020) search twitter