A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of aifter in Corpus

Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
oan the wey hame aifter he'd rostert ye on page 9
We are progressive aifter aa on page 22
or a junkie aifter years oan the skag on page 36
wan aifter anither on page 45
Aifter a lang an weary week on page 48
Also on pages 49
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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
s the nub o it, man. Ah'm nae aifter pious lore, nor raivern bleth on page 13
aith. An Harald tuik the rule aifter his faither. on page 14

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
a meal A've sent back aifter merely a taste. on page 13
Noo it's lang aifter midnight, it's ma time tae bo on page 32
An if there's better aifter life, it's cause it'll reunit on page 89

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
aboot five centuries aifter the Christian era. on page 18
aifter the ruin on page 29
Soon aifter his return he played fur on page 51
Aifter their last staun at Cherubusc on page 58
Aifter she nursed him on page 64

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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
ea, coffee etc fur ivverybudy aifter the event. Thur’s anither C

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
nin their doors bi thon time, aifter nine, when aabdy else hid con
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
r. A didny want tae live here aifter the referendum, no in a count
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ek intae the Hospital Kitchen aifter an appointment wi the OT, San
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
Forum aifter forum an’ the bitter bile i
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ten cawed ‘normalisation’ aifter the successfu process in Cata
he couthie an the colloquial. Aifter aw, naebodie can normalise a
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nixt 5 years. The law wis aye aifter him. He hud mony a narra esca
ernment again an wis treason. Aifter that he wis chased harder tha
ll, whae‘d fled tae Holland aifter fawin oot wi the government,
s ower the King wis in exile. Aifter years o struggle the persecut

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n fact the mark is still ther aifter mair than 300 years.
The story gits worse aifter that but we’ll bide wi Doug

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Aifter this thePrivy Cooncil set oot

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Aifter thur deid maist folk git a he
nice times. MInd ye ten years aifter Cromwell in England wis deid
ged naebody wis safe ... even aifter death.

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AY ..... 337 years and 5 days aifter the Battle at Drumclog mair t

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Cameronian regiment wis cawed aifter him an very prood o that.
Aifter a sermon at Kypewater near Le
a man mair than askin fur it aifter the way he’d tortured as mo

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
spittin peas and sent an army aifter him but he still evaded captu
ent ... guess whae thur named aifter. And that's only fur starters

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se, 33 years auld, on the run aifter the battle at Bothwell Brig i

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hud gone ther oota curiosity aifter hearin aboot it.
ur Covenantin rebels captured aifter the Battle o Rullion Green. I

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James hud left his throne aifter life got a tad difficult when
In truth he wis aifter establishin a balance o power
Aifter William wis deid it aw went a

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Weel aifter that the Covenantin army with

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Aifter that they formed up tae defen
Aifter that them as wur still alive
ets an the service ony sterts aifter they state “aw clear.”

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e an the local lodge is named aifter him. As close tae the date o
Covenanters wur annilhilated. Aifter that he wis on the run, a wan

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Aifter this the Covenantin cause wud

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his trouble. He only got oot aifter payin a huge fine. He's burie

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Aifter that ah tellt it aw in an awf

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anketron in Sooth Lanarkshire aifter a field preachin meetin nearb
Soon aifter he wis locked up in the Edinb
The day aifter his sentence Cargill wis hung

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Aifter that Irene Dick, weel kent mo

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Aifter a braw weekeyn celebrating th(2020) search twitter
A lass aifter my ain hairt. ?? https://t.co(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Fergie wytin an wytin for ear aifter ear for something byordnar ta on page 76
ae mair adee nor staan aside. Aifter a fyow meenits, tho, he decid on page 77
ll lat ee gyang ferst.' Syne, aifter a fyowe meenits, he gaed forr on page 78

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
but he seen gat eest wi't an aifter a file, it didna badder im na on page 30

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Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
wer the road at Merket Place. Aifter that somebody else wauked wi on page 14

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Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
amon her Jane Eyre. Baith won aifter a sair fecht, the fower-leafe on page 23

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Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ie got the jist o fit we were aifter and signalled us tae follow h on page 28

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Aifter a file she telt us tae draw o on page 41
the blandness o the noodles. Aifter ah'd scoffed the lot, ah went on page 42
wishin he hid sumbody tae run aifter him aa day. on page 43
Aifter a file ah get up fae the sofa on page 44
k oot fur the familiar shape. Aifter a file ah sees him stotterin on page 45

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
quine, an Ellen, I ken, took aifter her. on page 57
lief for me wis on the fairm. Aifter anither miserable day at scho on page 59
the ithers hidna seen me, so aifter they hid skedaddled, I crept on page 60

3 matches

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Seaforth Road, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
aifter, he'll be stannin at the wind on page 70

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
'll haud inte Aiberdeen richt aifter supper." on page 91

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An aifter the greetin an bile't ham wis on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
t floatct en a vat a mercury. Aifter aat deen, we pumpit up thi pr on page 5
s, so (hi paive up aat nicht, aifter causen a ful scayle alert, fe on page 6
seen. Aifter wer therd scairse, sumthein s on page 11
v coarse Jim turn't ina. Noo, aifter aboot hauf an oor o eis pilaa on page 12
hi full pooer o thi injin. So aifter a coupul a rug's aat eit, Ski on page 13
Also on pages 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 49, 51, 55, 57, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 65, 67, 68
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Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
birslin sun. Nae far fae ess, aifter a wander, ye'll fin yersel in on page 37

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
siccin aifter their ain fairytale fortune. on page 10
aifter ye telt her there was Jist Na on page 33
but aifter a quick lick, he skips the fo on page 34
but only aifter tellin ye on page 38

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
it aa in. O course, if ye are aifter a thochtie mair taptoo, ye ca on page 3
Even aifter bidin aire for a puckle o mon on page 5
ses throu the day. If it's an aifter-oors tipple that ye are aifte on page 9
Aifter ye hiv seen the hail city on on page 10
inkin watter. Fooiver, it was aifter survivin the 'Bombardment of on page 13

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
their soucht aifter media followers on page 26
lookin aifter the young anes. on page 33

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Aifter a gweed oor o takkin aabody a on page 27

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Fergie was fair stammygastert aifter aa his dowf predeections; an on page 25
gie. "It maun be the minister aifter aa. An sic a bonnie soun tae on page 26
ere wasna a Sabbath day ivver aifter fan he didna jyne in the sing on page 27

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
r, Gweed hid ither adayas: an aifter a fyow month ma leen, did a y on page 27

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
oad, they telt me, that, lang aifter he'd stoppit comin, he'd been on page 89
name was in e pepper the day aifter; an fae aat day tae this, the on page 90

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Doric Sweet Talk, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Aa wis rael quaert aifter that.
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
wise a wik – an winnin baak aifter a filie, fan she was gyaan ha
gweed tae hae canty comp’ny aifter spennin an oor or twa wi a ca
es fan she cam tae colleck me aifter ma wark at Mither’s an I wa
‘Noo, it was jist aifter aat at ma mither foonert. A f
‘Aifter aat, fan Mither was teen fae
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
rs til the truth o Christmas, aifter the turkey an the presents an
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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
. There wis wurk, plunty o it aifter the war, especial in this sch
This wis a pucklie years aifter the first time. And I hid som
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
dae wis feed him milk an look aifter him. Ye wir sure that wis eno
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Banff Academy Aiberdeenshire Bairns an Young Fowk’s Chairter , (GIRFEC 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
7. Tak gweed care an look aifter oor information. If ye maun s
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
caps on and you’re trailing aifter them, howkin yer t-shirt slee
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Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I telt him that a wid see him aifter the match an wint back throug
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Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
os nane o us felt affa hungry aifter that. It fair pit a dampner o
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Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
at this wisna sic a good idea aifter a but the ither twa were keen
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
haund. She hid came tae look aifter me!
fair spilt. Fowk runnin roon aifter me, cooking ma food, daen ma
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ugh tae bide at hame and look aifter masel while he wis swannin ab
volvin the microwave explodin aifter I tried tae cook a tattie in
ss sheen, Grunny said een day aifter I’d nipped oot tae tak the
akin tae fit a cat looks like aifter it’s hid multiple operation
would be gettin murdert aifter she hung up the phone.
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
– the last o the folk left aifter the floods back in the twenty
realise hoo odd it must seem aifter fit’s just happened. I retu
2 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
It iws only aifter, as we cleared the hoose,
doon pint aifter pint or’s lichtnin-een
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nt. For the first fyowe years aifter the war he’d waaken up in t
he’d been till. Noo though aifter aa the years the nichtmares h
in for he wiz nivver the same aifter it and noo her bairn wiz lost
Aifter a fine braakfist o ham an egg
id the kettle hotterin awa an aifter a welcome bowlie o tay she se
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the cooncil offices and look aifter her ana but nae once the deme
een early retirement tae look aifter her. In so deein she’d lost
n her een. That’s been jist aifter the Great War. Mabel hid been
een born in 1923. It wiz soon aifter that they’d moved intae thi
worse and wiz niver the same aifter her husband died.
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e his name, Douglas MacGregor aifter his faither.
t he kept his wheesht. Onywye aifter aa the powkin an gyan, he wiz
Aifter a fyowe fechts wi some o the
A file aifter, Douglas waakened wi a splitt
een. An idea came tae him and aifter a fair bit o hagglin he manag
6 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
composed fae the mind o man. Aifter a couple o measures o this th
or o’t aa. Gaspin a bit, an aifter gyan aboot haafwyes up the tr
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
only half meanin it, though. Aifter that couple o occasions I bec
puzzled why I should hae TB. Aifter a lot o questions I’d event
good for a while, especially aifter Dr Makadoork showed me a repl
icht be thinking. Well it wiz aifter I’d doffed my hat tae a par
Aifter so lang athoot a decent tabby
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a minty or twa, wid you look aifter the stall for me?” She adde
tellt her I didna mind lookin aifter it for her but speired fit wi
g and it wiz good o ye lookin aifter my stal, so wid a fiver be ow
s tae why she got me tae look aifter her stall fin the aal man wiz
ension o my landy. For a fyle aifter that nithing happened an I th
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Aifter mair priggin he let them see
Aifter a while, though, a chap came
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an lowered intae the hole an aifter ony folk that hid been there
e hid died in the asylum soon aifter and naebody hid known if she�
e sayin oot loud three names. Aifter she’d peyed her devotions t
il the green flames wint oot. Aifter a while Mary teen the steens
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
m perfect. She rolled them up aifter Mistress Gordon checked them
Aifter a fine supper o tatties an ne
wiz haein a row. A wee while aifter that yin o the hoose servants
Aifter she finished Jessie could see
4 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
ht he wiz pals wi the deil an aifter a file they thocht tae get ri
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
fa’s airses we hiv tae run aifter. Mony weemin hiv tae wark an
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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
if ye earn less than £12,570 aifter July, so I am absolutely safe
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
dgit feathers. Nae fit ye wis aifter, bit nae bad, A thocht. https(2020) search twitter
doon. Buyin some o them again aifter gein them awa. https://t.co/U(2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
#Aiberdeen's @shmuFM Ye named aifter thon river min? #Fash(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
yne fae named his debut album aifter the Doric dialect has a splee(2014) search twitter
arthdee came in wi his Mither aifter spending the day http://t.co/(2014) search twitter
Mind geets aifter Sunti Claus has corrie fister(2014) search twitter
If ye aifter braw read fur Halloween ma no(2015) search twitter
unti Claus scud buckle box wi aifter eicht mints fae the free entr(2017) search twitter
and 13 other occurrences.

@Woodside Wullie tweeted
Drysdale Twa tired oot quines aifter a hard day. (2021) twitter link

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