A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of der in Corpus

Central

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
d ideas, a chip oan eez shoul der, wi eez Inability tae sociali on page 3

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
(eftir Heinrich Heine, Adam der Erste) on page 55

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Erst das traute Wachtgebell der Hunde, on page 10

17 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
my praisence tae be ony consíderâtion. He turned a slaw three
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
e Pechtish kings, Nechtan mac Der-Ilei (Nechatan, the son o Der
-Ilei (Nechatan, the son o Der-Ilei) ettlet at makkin siccar
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ece there, haes gart me consíder the naitur o Latinate (or ‘
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ower vairsions o Cornelis van der Wal's Frisian poem Each an Si
der binne in soad winkels.
der a lock o shops.
, Tsead Bruinja, Cornelis van der Wal, Abe de Vries, Anne Fedde
4 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
aert hed nae shape tae it an der wis naethin in it. Hit was jo on page 3
tter, an fools i da lift.' An der wis aa kind o craetirs i da d on page 4
Hit wis sic a boannie place. Der wir trees an bushes an flooer on page 5
o dat you ken richt fae wrang der'll aye be a feyt athin you at on page 6
it fir as lang as he cood bit der cam a time whan da hale thing on page 7
Also on pages 8, 17, 23, 24, 25, 33, 41, 47, 49, 51, 53, 67, 69, 72, 73, 79, 81, 83, 87, 88, 95, 101, 103, 109, 113, 115, 117, 120, 121, 123, 125, 139, 141, 149, 17, 165, 166, 171
77 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Hit taks me a age, for der a bird sheerlin on page 25
Names wis aye da currency: der wha we ir, on page 27
Der a uncan pooer i da fine air a on page 29
toddler. Der naethin glorious on page 31
but der maybe still jiggin, on page 32
Also on pages 33
8 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
der haerse cackle is bön a hamew on page 19

10 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
es it still: a shair is a he (der Stuhl), a flooer is a shø (d on page 49
in aboot gadderies o fokk, an der naethin ill-mainered aboot it on page 50
li rare in dat it doesna shaa der bein ony odds atween singular on page 54
tae caase misunderstaandeens. Der a braa twartree false freends on page 105

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Der wirds is dew apö da speeder' on page 21
Der a yarbent settled apön me fa on page 23
bairns fae löf o laand, der médow. on page 28
ness o stane. Der iverywye you luik, on page 33
I da run waas der barely a door on page 34
Also on pages 36, 37, 38, 42, 45, 46, 48, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 86, 92, 100, 107, 111, 115, 117
68 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
kaen fu hit began raelly, bit der wis a kinda tradeeshin wi da
wis towwin. Du mycht tink at der's some kinda rules o honour a
e da winch wis knockin I kent der wis sometin amiss. We haaled,
Hit's a caald dreich job, bit der's sometin kinda lychtsome tö
wheelhoose. Joannie, I says, der's a lad here ta see dee. Da a
5 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
been compeetin fur years. Bit der a new name dere, a Orkney las
some athletes seem ta live i der coach's pockets. Lik dey cann
ond da warm-up area tagidder, der haeds doon, deep in conversat
competitors. I kaen fine weel der watchin me, sizin me up, so I
me, sizin me up, so I gie dem der money's wirt. 'Du tinks du's
18 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
ot o da medicine cabinet. But der plenty o idder stuff ida bath
d da greesie red things oot o der peerie cases an plunkit dem i
2 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
cam an wi nae mön tae licht der wey
1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Der nothin left I Papa.
1 matches

Sinclair, Lise Juist laek Maunna, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
Der sails dark on da silver gaet
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
free o baas; an Möder Dy – inhad,
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
ta me, an ey I sent dem in ta der graandmidder. I couldna a shi
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
anks ta you! I better go noo! Der a lok ta dö! See you agyen!â
ys. ‘I’ll win hame later. Der aye a boat gyaan fir Burrafir
normal. Not a wird or a sign. Der nobody at kens bit is tree.â€
off men. Half a dizzen a dem. Der dey sat, conversin wi Ald Jee
Twa o dem wi der guns wis staandin at my back.
6 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
der muffled throb: Norske boats
Der boats wir gowld an white, nee
fur der bairns.
He'd shaw dem names der forebears hed gien
4 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
depends apø da context, but der seldom ony doot aboot wha's b
em be playin at da festival?" der nae doot - hit's spaekkin ab
in aboot gadderies o fokk, an der naethin ill-mainered aboot it

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
tae caase misunderstaandins. Der a braa twartree faase freends

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2021) Shetland
en on here an also tae see if der enough demand.

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
an dan der wis sprettin back! No somethi

Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a nicht afore da trowie show, der wis an aafil kerry on in da t
er sisters wir makin ready aa der entries. Thomasina heyd enter
na hedd in aa kind o’ wine. Der wis blackcurrent, redcurrent,
dead laves an flooer staaks. Der wis whitrit hair, an moild af
an moild aff o’ da tatties, der wis bottles o’ ivery shape
6 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ck, dan shö nippit on board. Der wirna mony cars fur hit wis d
Der wis nae sign o onybody aboot.
'Mam, der's sic a lovely peerie cat her
Noo, if der wis wan warnin dat Smootie's
a sam tortoiseshall markings. Der wis nae doubt in her mind. De
17 matches