A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of dochter in Corpus

Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
o't. Nou he didna ken his ain dochter. For aa that, Kate jaloused a on page 29

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tuik the chance tae tell her dochter "Weel, hen! Let that be a les on page 30

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An as fir his dochter, on page 15
... An then cam ma dochter, on page 16

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
hn, this is my late brither's dochter, Jennet Richard, cam up frae on page 25
birth o a sturdy healthy wee dochter, Janet, christened at Priesth on page 28
t spent wi his wee mitherless dochter doun at Darnhunch. Here, his on page 33
ee three year-auld mitherless dochter that's bein luikit efter by J on page 40
hegither, mair like mither an dochter, an markit as weel that she w on page 42
Also on pages 44, 69, 70, 73, 80
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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
A Dochter's Dreame on page 43
o masel, yer dochter wha suld on page 44

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
An Ketil's dochter Aud wis mairriet oan Olaf the on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
an sangs an ma mither wis the dochter o a Fife fairmer an hed a ric on page vii
noble dochter! on page 14

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
His dochter juist lauched As he sat bi th on page 23
As he yabbled awaa Ti his dochter's wean on page 24

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
he sides o their bellies. Yer dochter Vanessa, tae judge fae whit s on page 2
had a son cried Michael and a dochter cried Matilda, and the parent on page 4
The faither glowered at his dochter wi deep suspicion on page 26
ist aboot civil tae their wee dochter. The neig lowse-up came wan n on page 44
'Yer dochter's a swick and a liar,' the fa on page 49
Also on pages 60, 77, 79, 85, 87, 88, 151
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
imlie. An the experience o ma dochter-in-law bringin ma grand-docht on page 94

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
the Borders (forby she's the dochter o the composer Francis George on page 5

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the mannie cries on his third dochter, Fincana, an she gangs aff ta on page 78
legacy, an whit a legacy. His dochter Fanny Wright wis brocht up by on page 124

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
dinnae want a blueberry for a dochter!' yowled Mrs Boakregarde. 'Pi on page 112
through the gless door at his dochter. on page 129
en it ower faur this time. Ma dochter micht be a bawheid - I dinna on page 130
afore him - and his crabbit dochter. on page 132

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
len Jackman, Auckland, eldest dochter on page 21

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ae!' shouted Grannie. 'Ma ain dochter tryin tae stap me haein ma br on page 94

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
oll up! Come see the fermer's dochter's mooth meltit bi a whaanious on page 1

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
lik. " 'The Keing o Spanyie's dochter'," shae quottit, on page 3

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
he said, "but ye're still ma dochter, and" on page 154

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Smaa toun wifie has ae dochter on page 17
That learnd her dochter weel on page 21
The Grocer's Dochter on page 68

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
hoo wis it me an the fermer's dochter aye got aa the hard anes? The on page 120

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
seein that his dochter's awa tae the Uni. on page 129

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
A keing had a dochter at wes bonnie abuin the hail on page 42

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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ies. Fae birth, Charlie, thir dochter, his been severely disablit, on page 87

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ortant things tae dae. Ma wee dochter has gote her wee hert set on on page 38
e deid because yir speylt wee dochter wantit a present. Ah hope she on page 41

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
at the tap, wi the Emperor's dochter. on page 82
han that. She's the Emperor's dochter," he thocht. He wantit tae ge on page 87
come!" swooned the Emperor's dochter. She had hauf-howped he micht on page 93

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
in which Pharoah's dochter Scota on page 29

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
dochter o a god, ay, on the norlan an on page 21

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
rollach here... it wisnae mah dochter wha..." on page 66
Efter a meenit Meg's dochter ran oot an colleckit up the f on page 68

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
estate, while his torn-faced dochter, Deirdre, girns anent the dra on page 128

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
dedicatit til his first graun-dochter Anna. on page 4

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
w acause a drinkin fere had a dochter wha wis winchin a fellae wha on page 16

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e grace. Mair like a duke’s dochter lichtin frae a cairriage thin
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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
ie wha wis the afu bonnie wee dochter o an Irish catholic tattie ho
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
yer dochter saul an intellect;
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
s wey), brocht, bucht, dicht, dochter, dreich, eneuch, fecht, flich
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Tib Tate’s guid-dochter
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“It’s ma dochter, Ruth. A wiss ye ti seke hir
chtit doun wi wirrie ower hir dochter
puir tint dochter.”
dochter.
“Thon’s the nem ma dochter uised, ‘The Blak Knicht’,
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
len Jackman, Auckland, eldest dochter
O eldest dochter o eldest dochter,
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
me.” Auld Mrs Chisholm’s dochter cam back as the hooseie burnt
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tae attend tae the needs o a dochter o the hoose. She wis o a cons
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Frae whit his dochter Sheena says in the biographic
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e punk, his wife Liz an thair dochter, Anne Marie. It deals wi the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
er bi a sair wrocht, worn oot dochter that's nursin her mither an i
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Valentine, Lynn Thi Loast Bairn, (Wigtown 2015) Central - Arbroath, poetry
Thair ir meenits ma dochter wull wauk mi
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ootbye. That wad be his gran-dochter, Beatrice. Pandit Varshini ta
only got tae see Surinder’s dochter, his dawtie, his Beatrice, fo
e real, bit intermittent gran-dochter ... He rubbit his een.
o whit dignified his Scottish dochter-in-law wis. It maun been gey
wi Raggle. Wis she Raggle’s dochter? Na, he wasna auld eneuch tae
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
roun tae Jeems’s Protestant dochter Mary an her Dutch man Weelum
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
t strecht frae Stookie's guid-dochter. Juist ane or twa o the names
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
e fur exactly which wumman. A dochter o Sir Richard Maitland, it is
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ueen o Scots – forby wi his dochter, Marie Maitland (d.1596). Sir
y o Yester (born efter 1560); dochter o William Hay, Fifth Lord Hay
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Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Dautin ma dochter an clauchtin her breists;
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
s at Portland Street at their dochter Jessie’s hous.
k an easy. William kissed his dochter an then his grandwean. He mar
blessed wi sic a healthy wee dochter.
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@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
hbelMcF Weil, ye hae ma vote, Dochter o mine!(2019) search twitter
Weil duin, dochter! https://t.co/wplJB1FT6b(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
's by proxy an is pysonin her dochter. #TheStranger(2020) search twitter

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
l Fiona, the former laird’s dochter, Chalmers is noo laird himsel
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ly are kep in the dark. Their dochter gied me a gweed owergyaan on
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Tae my wife nor dochter
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Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
s) and Sybil Gaeltacht (3yrs) dochter an son o Miss Gaeltacht. She
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Typical! First wifie Dochter Fa an she goes an crashes the(2017) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
back on the 5th, but, aye, ma dochter fa's takkin National 5s ess y (2021) twitter link
Affa prood o ma dochter Ellen fer playin Scotland the (2020) twitter link
nite city Art Gallery with my dochter yesterday. Obligatory keek at (2021) twitter link
My dochter's message tae yez aa. Dae yer (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
r said dat he cood mairry his dochter if he wrocht tae him fir seev on page 12
nane idder dan dat sam king's dochter an shö took him an brocht hi on page 15
Some-ean said dat shö wis a dochter-in-laa o owid Naomi an cam fa on page 19

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
'It wid a been ae thing if my dochter hedd a settled doon wi a man, on page 17
hidmist day shü wis seen her dochter, an shü re-lived da cruel ro on page 22
clever dochter at wis gyaain ta be a brillia on page 23
plained, "I buy a lokk fur my dochter June - shü's bringing up a on page 42
"Shü did hae a dochter, June - hed her tae some RAF on page 44
Also on pages 49, 58, 59, 74, 76, 77
11 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
aboot it. Bit hit wis her ain dochter at wis da understane o’t, a
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
tart somewye, goddess, Zeus's dochter, an tell wis da story.
Dochter o canny Atlas, at kaens da se
His dochter is wittered dis waefoo, traac
Phorcunos's dochter, gaird o da haagless brynd -
4 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
dochter Lizzie, whae marriet ae John
The dochter, Dorothy, mairriet ae Paul Hu
t (Tom Scott o Mulsintoun’s dochter) whae nou
the youngest dochter o the Ferguson’s o Aister Y
1576, marriet Mary Scott, ae dochter o Philip Scott o Dryhope, ken
5 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
s afore hïm an saed, "Ma wee dochter haes deed jist thair noo. But on page 9

3 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
"Yin spoon fur ivery boadie, dochter, *An yin fur tha pot. An pit on page 13

1 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
If ye hae nae dochter on page 18
Tha King o Spain's dochter on page 20

2 matches

NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
��Yin spoon fur ivery boadie, dochter,
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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Sin or dochter
Sin or dochter
Sin or dochter
Sin or dochter
es a mairk nixt tae ‘Sin or dochter’ in tha columns fur Bodies
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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
King Lir haed three sons an a dochter, so we cannae play King Lir w
annae play King Lir withoot a dochter. It wud be like playin King B
2 matches