A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of animal in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ething. Charisma, sex appeal, animal magnetism, whatever it is, he on page 8

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e ae Spicy Bikers aff it n an Animal Bar or a wee cake ae chocolat on page 35

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
t tent for fear that some wee animal micht be happit in the strae. on page 6

19 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
like a vulture stalkin a dyin animal. Jist waitin fur the right mo on page 13
and pittin ma faith intae an animal that even David Attenborough on page 61
ell. She's the lassie wae the animal print ootfit. Lookin every bi on page 168

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Animal Ferm by George Orwell. on page 12
urs. It's an ugsome greeshach animal, a bit like a babbie crocodil on page 131

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
said, Well that comes fae an animal anaw. Aye but yi don't need t on page 86
st met; we did it roon at the animal corner inside the Robbie Park on page 169

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A richt pairty animal the Tig! He wis ne'er ken't t on page 117

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ention the gey strang pooerfu animal peels and pooders and jibbles on page 39
r oot tae the bothy where the animal medicines were keepit and sha on page 77
bocht a fresh supply o aw the animal medicines Geordie had used. on page 78

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Noo there wis yin animal that the wee princesses loved on page 97
fe unicorn in the circus. The animal tamer wantit tae keep him an on page 99
that a unicorn is no' a wild animal so a unicorn is allowed to jo on page 100

5 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tae the flair as if he wis an animal in a zoo and no the laddie o on page 14
pacin back and forrit like an animal in its cage, stappin anely ta on page 154

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
rld tae me, she lived like an animal and tossed a glowin butt inta on page 39

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
o the tale type. There is an animal fable o the tod an the wolf, on page 62

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
roat and thrappled the muckle animal tae daith. on page 10
ied tae tippytae up ahint the animal or hurla net ower it, the sta on page 15
dged and shimmied through the animal's legs ainly tae be caucht an on page 56

4 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
and animal again, on page 41

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
was awfu’ taken up with the animal, and efter starin’ steadily
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
e pale hing! It hid a creepy, animal-lookin face and it's back wis
Ivry few seconds, a wee white animal hing wid belt doon wan side a
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
evidence fur the makkin o wee animal figurines that luik gey sibli
1 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
- the toon, no the big hairy animal.”
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
en wi a big bunnet made oot o animal's fur on her heid.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tter an up an doun the trees; animal ghaisties flittin in an oot,
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
irs an gied tae the BBC by an animal richts chairity.
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
r. Walter Smith, an expert on animal behaviour observed, “As the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
representative example ay an animal conceivable - wis the trigge
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
razy Cat Wifie”, yin o they animal hoarders . Forty-three cats a
came frontline sodjers in the animal rights movement. When we got
at they realised there wis an animal cruelty angle.
3 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Animal Ferm: Chapter I
. I’v stertit a translate o Animal Farm (I’m on Chapter 9 the
Animal Ferm by George Orwell
die. Benjamin wis the auldest animal on the ferm, and the maist il
e on this yird as weel as ony animal nou lívin. It is this I want
17 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a kintra kizzin bringin some animal protein for her ceety freins.
uid reason. It wis juist pure animal feelin. Wi yin erm he cleekit
2 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
anyhin she’d seen oan them animal documentaries. It wis shairp,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
oot, will hae titles sic as, Animal ABC - A Scots Alphabet, Plan
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
hrust. He’s panting like an animal above me, and ah’m no sure
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
memmer or organ o a human or animal body’, includin ‘penis’
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
at Ailice wabbit-lke. "Are ye animal-or vegetable-or mineral?" he on page 99

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
game. I’m going to say the animal’s name, and you’re going
ll right. We’ll try another animal. Show me a sheep.”
rawing, and then try one last animal.”
3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
er on that hillside, that the animal wis in his field o view for m
rchie had claimed tae see the animal. On the muddy path were numer
ften it wid be lost where the animal had traversed intae the deep
3 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
om, there’s aye some kind o animal rescue mission gaun on. The s
1 matches

@glenlivetloon tweeted
mner Futret! Nae ma favourite animal bit definitely my favourite n(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
spouse, a beloved pet or farm animal, in the twenty first century?
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
at wid worry if shü tocht an animal wisna gettin anyoch maet, an on page 15
hidder it wis toys or a livin animal, it wis just baaled awa whin on page 28
noise fae nixt door, lack an animal in distress. Shü peered troo on page 29
bit laek da pain o a woondit animal, an shit kent what shü hedd on page 30
ained, "If you dream aboot an animal awa fae it's normal environme on page 51

5 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
He arose tae his feet lik an animal o little wirt, an started tae
1 matches

Ulster