A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of hunners in Corpus

Central

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 82 - Belike a Mishanter, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
road atween Lima an Cuzco, an hunners o fowks passed owre it ivry d on page 29

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
n we nivver invited ony o the hunners o dauncers frae the Kinema. on page 32

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
git or left tae dee in chynes hunners o years sinsyne. on page 26

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Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
s faen doun, distributit like hunners o supplies. on page 55

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
lookin. Bulgin. Like a plook. Hunners ae hooses, tons ae folk. Bit on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
, twinty coos, sheep in their hunners - and aw o them bidin in an on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Thare maun hae bin hunners tae mak on page 20
Fur hunners o years thay wir huntit, tort on page 26
Or the hunners camped oot whitiver the wathe on page 36

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
are comin thegither, in their hunners an thousans, tae the conventi on page 26
am back tae the westland that hunners o brave men dee'd on that fie on page 27
till on the appyntit Sabbath, hunners o followers o the Covenant wa on page 28
ce doun in Gallowa, when like hunners o his ilk that stuid steadfas on page 30
tesponsible for the daiths o hunners mair by by reason o haudin ba on page 35
Also on pages 39, 51, 63
9 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ld yin, an thae hackit him in hunners o bits. Neist thae champit hi on page 14

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
r's enuf ingredients tae bake hunners on page

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Hunners o make-up on ma face! on page 6

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ed across the haill globe fer hunners o years is deid, sae they hin on page 117

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Ah open it an huv a look in, Hunners ae wee shells. on page 1
est grandwean so ah still get hunners ae shite even though ahm twen on page 171
Hunners ae dinner an a few mare cans on page 173

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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
ies o the men on the ships an hunners o ither fowk cam tae see the on page 32
ist. The harpoon was tied tae hunners o fathoms o stout rope an ain on page 40
Doun the baist wuid go pouin hunners o yairds o rope fae as monie on page 41
lt awbodie that there wuid be hunners an thousans o jobs - fer men on page 46
iner ships, were places whaur hunners o men warkit. Ships brocht aw on page 55

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ah had hunners a homework - History, Modern on page 31
r. Ma da's the same: he's got hunners ae brothers an sisters but he on page 57
wee bits ae hair but no pure hunners, Ma da said he wis a late dev on page 95
. She's tried tae loss weight hunners a times but she always ends u on page 135
ker an table tennis an thir's hunners ae board games, an a kitchen on page 151
Also on pages 156, 169
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
s faur, faur warse than seein hunners o chocolate in the shoap wind on page 7
t hae bocht thoosands o them. Hunners o thoosands o them! Then I ha on page 30
e no believe it but ye've got hunners o suprises waitin on ye, some on page 59
open it, and in twa seconds, hunners o newspapermen and photograph on page 62
y like Mr Wonka's! And I want hunners o Heedrum-Hodrums tae rowe me on page 93
Also on pages 104, 140, 172
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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'I ken hunners o secrets, she said, and aw o on page 9
udgie first. There are ayewis hunners o unco things in a cludgie. S on page 18
He cowped aw the green peels, hunners and hunners o them, intae the on page 30
r, but even sae there wis aye hunners o peels lyin on the bottom th on page 31
'Hunners,' Geordie said. "There's a bi on page 62
Also on pages 73, 76
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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ed daily-day in mony forms by hunners o thoosans o folk. Scots is a on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
u ither leids an hiv done for hunners o year, whither Soothron, Fra on page 8
rning. In Soothron, backit wi hunners o year o state uphaud for edu on page 36

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
id Wee Grumphie. 'I saw them. Hunners o them. Aw rickled up,' on page 7
Kanga's. She's shair tae hae hunners o breakfast for ye.' on page 28
up intae an aik-tree, and hae hunners o haycorns jist ootside the f on page 54

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
l, bot naebuddie els did. The hunners o thousans at redit hir buiks on page 4

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
. 'Da's no haein ye on! We've hunners o chooks!' on page 48
gaed closer. They were jaurs, hunners o them, and on ilka yin wis s on page 63

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
them, and he kept in his heid hunners and hunners o the facts that on page 4
med tae mean "And I could hae hunners o things tae bite." on page 59
hrough tae a muckle office wi hunners o filin cabinets and nae wind on page 62
e oot posthaste, but I've got hunners o wirk tae dae." on page 67
ves, and Sunny fund a book wi hunners o pictures o teeth inside. Th on page 68
Also on pages 74, 83, 87, 103, 116, 142
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
thort the craitur, the glow o hunners o thoosans o sauls taukin, sc on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ws there that hae done awa wi hunners o trevellers. They are the ma on page 26
e Bleck Sea. Awbody had heard hunners o things aboot them but naebo on page 38
The men ran tae their ship wi hunners o Amazon warriors chasin efte on page 41
in ony danger. Helios wid hae hunners o explainin tae dae tae Zeus on page 43
wi fufty heids. Each heid had hunners o teeth in its mooth that cou on page 51

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
cess. In thae days there were hunners of princesses cuttin aboot th on page 8

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
hunners o flouers, ay, fillin the haa on page 21

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
a ballant that has leivit for hunners o year and been passit on by on page 69

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
at hae been haundit doon thro hunners o years; an the sang tradeeti on page 77

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
For hunners o year afore 1707 the Scots P on page 22

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Whaur hunners throve, there isna wan. on page 53

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
st fur wan family, it wis fur hunners o men, aw the sojers. Ah on page 45

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ws – only this gaes on ower hunners o thoosands an millions o yea
ps o rings an ilka group haes hunners an thoosands o wee rings inti
ks ower 200 year, some o them hunners o thoosands or even a million
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Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
aun oot in the snaw and haein hunners o fun.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
the spoken Scots language for hunners o years an mells thaim intae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
hurlin alang in yer motor wi hunners o thochts gaun throu yer heid
gress, diggin the gairden an hunners o ither seetiations whan thoc
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
on returnin fund that mony or hunners o year haed gane by. This los
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ead yaise owersettins o plays hunners o year auld tae mak topical s
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
heir ‘true’ ancestry back hunners o years athort the globe.
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Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
rs taught me weel - A learnt hunners!
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ed oot o her heid. She lowpit hunners o feet intae the air and flew
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
BBC Social videos, that telt hunners o thoosands o fowk that whit
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
Thair are maist like hunners o reasons thit Scots isnae gi
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ons hae been learned in their hunners bi us. An we're no as predict
1 matches

Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
oked through the windae n saw hunners ae auld witches thit hid aw t
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
fowk that emerged whan aa the hunners o wee clans in verra early De
r immediate forbears, dug oot hunners o unnergrund barrows an earth
ots wirkit thegither an, ower hunners o years o intermairiage o eli
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
conomic hubs. In the nineteen-hunners a trainline wis planned, tae
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
vit by bairns greetin for the hunners o ower-priced geegaws.
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
mmunities, I’ve come across hunners o bairns and adults wi storie
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nims, mare like leggings, wae hunners ay prints ay Marilyn Munro aw
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
r Kat tae see. The map shawed hunners o planets in different galaxi
ndaboot,’ feenisht Doug. ‘Hunners o wormholes meet there an ski
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ottish team that's brocht oot hunners o comic titles the likes o Ju
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
exploitit the workin man fir hunners o yeir. Wullie thocht she mau
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Highroad. She wis cheered by hunners an hunners o Munchkins (a rac
an hunners o Munchkins (a race o twa fit
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t ti me despite there bein’ hunners’ ae room elsewhere. A recko
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
t afore it, an’ even though hunners o’ fowk hud joined up after
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Hunners an hunners
no hunners,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
irds thairsels wis at rest in hunners o boles in the waa, rooketty-
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Hunners up dain’ that grindin’ an
An' some e' thum's oafurt me hunners a’ cash Birit's styin' whai
should somehoo get a haud ay hunners a’ loot
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
oor political crack for mony hunners o year. Deed, we likely wadna
itical crackin doun throu the hunners o year bygane. In parteeclar
eivars fae aw the airts wrate hunners o thoosands (aiblins millions
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ops tae the merchants. Ainlie hunners o years efter this, hunners o
o years efter this, hunners o years efter declarin thaims
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
spreid. The Aye movement saw hunners o local brainches spring up a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
st story, set in the aichteen hunners, on an inch wi a licht-hoose.
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Robertson, James Dr Wha, (Scottish Poetry Library 2018) Central, poetry
wha’s like us? Hunners? Thoosans? We oorsels
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
flooer mills doon in Partick, hunners a years ago, an ye cannae huv
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Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
ayed. I just mind there being hunners ay green seats. I says tae my
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
e tae pin doon exact vaigins, hunners o Scottish place names hae Ga
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@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
d Kano Patron @ScottBrown8 ?? Hunners a tears ?? https://t.co/2R2ZQ (2021) twitter link

@IshbelMcF tweeted
r @TommyHerbert Aye! There’s hunners. It’d be a braw conceit fir (2018) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
@Sayers33 Definitely! I've hunners o stories waitin...?? why no?(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
py tae slaughter lambs by the hunners. Probably mair tae dae wi cra(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
:D hunners a hings in ma wee shoap! http(2020) search twitter
@AwTroon @The_Mighty_S Ers hunners!(2020) search twitter
@queencactus13 A hus hunners!! Lookit ma hashtag #raiphssc(2020) search twitter
OMNI Aw a luvs em tae!! A hus hunners in a boax!(2020) search twitter
lanetBGlasgow Mine tae! A huv HUNNERS!(2020) search twitter
and 6 other occurrences.

@weenell3 tweeted
@Lyons67John We've had hunners of years in this Union where (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
t in Gaelic Scots an English, hunners tae say oan the subject. Whit (2020) twitter link
Gaelic, the creative process, hunners mair. #workingclass #Gàidhli (2020) twitter link
g when ye see somethin manky. Hunners ae phrases lit that uise impa (2020) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Hunners o #Scots poems here: https:// (2021) twitter link
FAO teachers! Hunners o #Scots resources fir remote (2021) twitter link
The 'Hunners o Scunners' resource, by arti (2020) twitter link
ionars 'Wheen' is a wird that hunners o Scots an Ulster-Scots speak (2020) twitter link
Fir adults, we hae hunners o audio files oan the SLC web (2020) twitter link
and 11 other occurrences.

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ling off". Ah notice that the hunners o' 'people' tae which she ref (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
hem.' An noo he saa there wis hunners o on page 41

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
hunners o tabbies in ashtrays thick a on page 33

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
uce fae the reservoir claimed hunners o eels hid jumpit clean oot t on page 118

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
next tae Dod's. "It wis worth hunners o thoosans - an the collecti on page 109

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
'But aat was hunners o ears ago, Fergie, min.' on page 91

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Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
f, but at Pittodrie there wis hunners o them an flugs as weel. Thir
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rry face bi a wye they'd taen hunners o times afore, far the blasti
This slave-ship cairriet aff hunners o toun bairns frae Meikleburg
s an aa, tae sue the Council. Hunners mair jist vainished tho."
scientist, Dr Shiran Bandara, hunners o years syne, tho 'twisna ken
dang an manglit ilk ither fur hunners an hunners o years – maistl
6 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
an traded wi ilk-anither ower hunners o years. But fit did we get t
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
consideration that there’s hunners o raisons fit wey some fowk a
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
There’s hunners o anecdotes aboot Widney’s
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
guists an GROS staff recorded hunners o face-tae-face interviews ac
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ed inbye, fur it maun hae bin hunners. Whyles, Kirsty Ann hid a rin
he park wi ae ee fixed on the hunners o humans
lyin aneth a Xmas tree aside hunners o presents an Xmas lichts. A
3 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Aye! Hunners o bosies. Or cosies in Dundee(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ment o' plantation tims. Owre hunners o' on page 15
ns at onie a wee wheen o' the hunners o' young fowk wha ir bein' en on page 48

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An Hunners o Thoonsans came beck frae th on page 31

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Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
ser is aisy an heres why. For hunners o years tha Ullans haes baen
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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
s aboot a fut across, it haed hunners o fine wee age rïngs.
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@MarkThompStuff tweeted
@placenamesni There’s hunners mair! :)(2020) search twitter