A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of breist in Corpus

Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Fir ma breist tae wheesht his hungert cry. on page 9
Upon ma breist on page 14

2 matches

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
rowth o medal ribbands on his breist. And oh, but was he no angert on page 36

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
carefully, he puts it in his breist pocket an pats it. Noo he's a on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
nestlin on the lassie's saft breist. The Weirs were puir, honest on page 33
tle, his hert hemmerin on his breist-bane an his kist heavin like on page 37
st its pynt sherp agin John's breist. on page 45
questin mou tae his mither's breist. on page 71
lin bairns, an anither at her breist, tae be fashed. Eident Edam w on page 72
Also on pages 76
8 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
s blue, ma bairn, blue as the breist o a bird on page 49
tae ma rauzit breist, saut tears on page 81

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
f, an a cross cleikit tae hir breist. on page 14

4 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ad weel sung that rugs at yer breist; it micht be a fine set o fid on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ie boay and pit him intae the breist on page 153

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
at ma breist on page 30

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, his hert fair duntin in his breist. on page 65

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
his hale wecht tae cut throu breist banes an cartilage an flesh w on page 8

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
are. Wi a stamp tucked in the breist pocket o his double-breasted on page 72

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Like braith athin a halflin breist, on page 10

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Januar 19th, 2009, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Thi Rid Breist gaes oot a tune
1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
thi ither nestlin roon her breist,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ic wirds is "heid", "breid", "breist", "deid" an "deif".
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ed haun atween the quinie’s breist an the bairn’s neb, excitit
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Whaur dis it hurt? In ma breist...
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
gin they’re feedin fae the breist. The life expectancy o a lass
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
it intae his flesh abuin his breist. The whummle o the crash haed
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
is dirk intae the craitur’s breist, ower an ower again. The Mino
€™s arras had scartit her ain breist – jist as she’d been kiss
2 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
stly black in colour wi a tan breist and a tan ee broos. That was
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t, his luifs thegither on his breist in anjali. “Perhaps we’re
. His heid wis droopin on his breist.
ooed silently wi hauns at his breist. Tad an Hsien returnt the boo
e, an felt a tichtness in her breist, a somatic memory o the scunn
on, a thoom’s width fae her breist ... Than the haun pu’ed bac
9 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ad been too waik tae souk the breist. But this time Jessie had gan
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
pokin a finger intae Hilda's breist, "aye, Ah'll tell ye exackly on page 35

1 matches

Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
een are raither fixed on reid breist robin on page 80

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ept aa att hid happent in her breist. As Jesus grew auler he gat m on page 83
e wyme att cairried you an e breist att ye sookit." An he cried b on page 100
ens, bit clappit himsel upo e breist sayin, 'God, be mercifu tae m on page 110
a time, or hiv bairnies at e breist. There'll be muckle distress on page 115

4 matches

Robb, Lydia AUNTIE BEAN UNDRESSES, (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Doric - Arbroath, poetry
the glisk o her saft breist, on page 123

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
hes a blackie wis singin, its breist like tae burst; a fairmhaan w on page 15

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
the peer Queen grained: "the breist-preen ull lowse itsel bedeen. on page 67
The breist-preen hed geen lowse again fi on page 69

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
wis sittin sucklin me at her breist bi the fire, rowed up in a sh on page 51

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
le great parcel ticht tae his breist.
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
r an gied Munro a poke in the breist. ‘Richt … Superman …’
mi heid drapped forrit on mi breist an Ah wis seen in the land o
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rks at the tap o her cousin's breist been, bruises that luikit lik
he complained o a pain in his breist. I helpit the mistress tae li
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
er. Jist as weel, fur aa in a breist, back cam the demons, shakkin
er. She beeriet hersel in his breist an pu'd him tae her. They lay
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
gither, sic as kindey cancer, breist cancer, intestine cancer an o
1 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
speckled appearance, like the breist o a Mistlethrush. The flavour
1 matches

Southern