A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of coont in Corpus

Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
glowerin through the fug tae coont hes chynge afore settlin back on page 27

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Blair wiz wrang oan a seicont coont; Ah've nae hud onny uiss fur on page 80

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
dae oorsels . . . sae we maun coont oot blessins richt eneuch.' on page 75

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
'that'll learn ye how tae coont!?' on page 81

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
v the clusters ay wee wans. I coont thum. Therr's twenty-three oa on page 3

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
lang-lost treisure, Like the Coont o Monte Cristo! on page 16

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e a reader, eh? no unless yae coont the hoarse racin section in t on page 86

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ack on the flair, oot fur the coont. on page 217

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
that the Germans cuidnae keep coont o thim. They sat doon in the on page 76

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
coont them) and wee Chairlie Baffie on page 4

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
s wis sae rich that he didnae coont his money, on page 108

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
the same. But mind, it disna coont if ye dinna hit the baw ootwi on page 19

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Scots speakers whiles treats 'coont nouns', thae nouns that can b on page 27

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
double on the semi's. He lost coont o hoo many times he tried but on page 94

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
at mornin, and wis Wantin tae Coont Things - lke Roo's semmits a on page 55
had ever been able tae coont if it wis saxty-three or - sa on page 163

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
des on the ither side o toon. Coont Olaf, he's cawed." on page 14
hey'd never even heard o this Coont Olaf punter, and hadnae a sco on page 15
"I thocht he wis a coont," Klaus said. on page 16
e said. "That's youse awa tae Coont Olaf's, noo." on page 17
city oot tae the scheme whaur Coont Olaf bided. They went past th on page 18
Also on pages 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 117, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
mair braes than a bodie cuid coont and unner mair bridges than t on page 9

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Final coont then: Fower tae twa on page 72

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Rubies an Siller, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
At dasks whaur they coont up the feigurs, on page 47

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McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Soond shift, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
elicopter haudin up the final coont indefinitely ... an a candida on page 49

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Scots leid? A dae, o course, coont the Executive an the auld Oaf on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ers (efter aa, we wad hae tae coont kin wi the English, oor fella on page 56

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
. The umpteen time a day heid coont o coanvicts. on page 17

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
er usual rate, or fower if ye coont in wan nicht.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
I could coont them, ilkie ane
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the baukie bird’, we winna coont the baukie or bat as a
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ery air A breathe. A haes tae coont ma siller an study on the pri
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
monie for ti coont.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
far mair than A could coont or guess,
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
us speak it. But at the last coont there wis 1.6 million fowk in
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
occasional wird on River City coont for somethin, there is simply
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
se means yer ‘work’ disna coont.
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Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“Aye, coont me in,” the Tin Man replied
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
n’ flash wur cash n’ nae coont the cost oan the community. A
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ll fur. Fur tae learn how tae coont.” Ren e' says tae me. “An
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Bill did a mental coont o the men, hauf wonnerin as h
Bill did a mental coont o the men, hauf wonnerin as h
coont.” “Bit the twins,” she
, sae whit the hell, it disna coont - ye micht steal a kiss, yae
yin tae think. It can haurdly coont as a dic, a deliberately incu
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Coont thum
Read thum if ye wull, ur coont thum if ye must
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
The poll an the coont will gae the same gait as tha
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
rm “Lallans”, but A wudna coont on it. They conteena, Scots �
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
it or e'en three-leidit if ye coont in the Doric an aw. Thay ster
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
. Baith can threap warks that coont amang the maist kenspeckle o
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
will mean he’s oot fur the coont fur the rest ae the night. Wh
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@iainnicol tweeted
s It's nae a bed bug but, sae coont yer blessins!(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Mak that 3 - cannae coont!(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
aboot the 1970s, when ye cud coont the nummer o black folk in ma(2020) search twitter
or broon faces at aa. Ye cud coont the black kids on wan haund, (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
s Ah mind her teaching me tae coont. She said: "richt repeat this(2020) search twitter

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
shillins in a pound; I could coont a field o stots nae bather an on page 124

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Jimmy, an Ah'll bide here an coont," Ah say, liftin yer photie f on page 19
r if Ah'm ere or no - ye can coont the seconds yersel." on page 20
stan it the fit o the brae an coont tull ye'd crunkit aa the wye on page 21
face. "An Ah'll bide here an coont." on page 23
n myn aboot folk. Ah've loast coont o fa aa ye've offendit...ye'v on page 25
Also on pages 50
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e follae er aroon. Ah'v loast coont o the scrapes she's gatten er on page 51

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
They hid tae coont 'em aa on page 139

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
trees an wis apprehendit on a coont o wilful damage. 'We hid tae on page 118

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
. Jonsar Eck hid bein haein a coont aboot foo he wis deein wi the
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Tae coont the shades i'm fer keen.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ad hae tae clean the cans and coont the siller an tcyauve awa at
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
likit naethin better than tae coont the feathers on a doo's dowp.
bin daen. Ye ken Neil's spunk-coont wis low . . . an forbye he'll
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
It hid sae mony feet he cudna coont them.
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
�s name, that means it disnae coont.
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
@preservation76 Coont me in please. Can A paey ower(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
tae exercise mair, dist this coont? https://t.co/OrBtTImtOY(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
eFoggie @lulinspector Ye shud coont yer blessin's it wiz jist his(2020) search twitter
Phrases Cambus O May. Diz aat coont?(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
mon nouns can be spleet intae coont nouns, mass nouns an collecti on page 48
wi coont nouns at haes sum kind o clos on page 62

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
cuts lik a tully. Sho's lost coont on page 98

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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
is blyde o a guid freend. We coont Birsie da Hedgehog as een o w
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
st aboot enough o iz left tae coont as yin worthy yin!" on page 14

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@StuartPoet tweeted
UlsterScotsAgen @Ulster_Scots Coont me in, happy tae help oot, he (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
tus, gien ordèrs that a heid-coont wus tae be taen o aa tha fowk on page 71
r tae tha puir, an thïs wull coont as treysure stored up ïn str on page 92
Wud he no sït doon furst an coont tha coast, tae see ïf he hae on page 95

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Coont in David Healy at the support on page 2

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
n doon tha empie gless on tha coontér o tha bar. on page 23

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
tha 20an11 NA Goverment Heid-coont kythed 'at 140,204 fowk kens on page 8

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Fillin oot yer heid-coont oanline
Fillin oot yer heid-coont by scrievin oan paper
Whut tha heid-coont bis
Tha heid-coont onlie cums aboot yinst iverie
Tha heid-coont axes aabodie tha same speirin
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Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
But I coont that nae shame, the oul mere'
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Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ist bae gled ye ainly hae tae coont tae ten.
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Drennan, William Yin Tae A Hunner, (Ullans Press 2004) Ulster, poetry
A’ll coont ocht at ye a
Cud coont fae a cud cral
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