A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of knew in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'If I knew that, Angie,' ah cin feel her on page 17
'Fuckin knew it,' ah say. "Ioo good tae be on page 20
ould break in. I didn't say I knew a way.' on page 30

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
raidin it once, before we aw knew ae the - place's existence. on page 3
ot, so yi huv tae take it. He knew more than aw us cos ae his bi on page 10
is just 4 token gesture, They knew they hud been done. As the ad on page 20
that anaw. Big McGiver always knew, 'It wis cos ae me, A say qui on page 54

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
things. But when a woke up a knew exactly wit tae dae tae fix e on page 42

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
e feel anyhin. That ah barely knew Steven. Ah didnae want tae kn on page 9
That didnae take long. Ah knew she didnae like me. Ah knew w on page 12

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A knew A had tae fix masel and fur w on page 63

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
adition bearers, I personally knew his father, let's hear it for on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
athed a big sigh o relief. Ah knew ah'd be safe. Twa boys wur ki on page 7

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
he knew a thing or more about surviva on page 51

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Tammas the Makar knew his trade, And aye could turn on page 5
'Tam, I knew yer aunt I'm no borin ye? on page 56

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hen came the drugs. Before ah knew what wis happenin, ma dreams on page 19
ootburst and it wis as if he knew suttin ah didnae. He jist shr on page 32
tae fill oot a bet fur him ah knew he couldnae be. Ah goat aw th on page 41
"Ah knew yae wid see sense, mate" he s on page 66
t the doactur telt us. But ah knew the real diagnosis wis that i on page 91
Also on pages 198
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
that eh nivir knew. on page 99
eh knew it hid ti be I'o-re-al, coz y on page 100

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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
e in a pinch.' Then, afore he knew whit wis happenin the fairies on page 31

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ma ma knew somethin wisnae right aboot t on page 12
wis in primary school. An ah knew ma ma wid pure go mental if a on page 16
gone aff the jumper cause ah knew if ah got it then Charlene'd on page 50
oked up Orange Walk (cause ah knew the two ae them wur connectet on page 68
hit she meant by that, but ah knew she'd jist take the piss oot on page 71
Also on pages 72, 78, 81, 82, 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 111, 124, 127, 143, 150, 153, 154, 156, 164, 169
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ngue in hes heid. The Germans knew whit they were daein an gave on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
As the warld ye knew, gane forevvir noo, on page 20
s juist a wean though, nevvir knew like. on page 72
The camaraderie, the boys ah knew, on page 81

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That knew Glasgow's Finest war comin fi on page 123
t runs past the close that he knew on page 151

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
breathed a sigh o relief. Ah knew ah'd be safe. Twa boys wur ki on page 4
trouble, even though everywan knew tae say they supported Celtic on page 10
vice, and ah believed him. He knew mair aboot life than a bunchy on page 37
Mammy smiles and says she knew the big school would be guid on page 51

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
circus," said the fairy. She knew that unicorns loved circuses, on page 98

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
brain cells tae rub taegether knew that Thistlegate wis a prime on page xvii
ter pond, and she bloody well knew it. Aw because she wis Maw's on page 9
e bottle, Maw shouts that she knew the necklace would bring tear on page 13
ow o the Granny ah thought ah knew, and it breaks ma heart. on page 36
in away wi bloody murder. Maw knew, because she worked in the co on page 38
Also on pages 39, 40, 42, 52, 53, 58, 79, 80
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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
nd jewels. Maist ae them even knew how tae drink their tea wi th on page 8

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
frae thaim an theirs. They knew the mice on page 53

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
n the war. The only reason we knew aboot thir experiences wis th on page 47

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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
ah wis in primary school. Ah knew ma ma wid pure go mental if a
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
intae wee narra shoes. Ma ma knew somethin wisnae right aboot t
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
Ah knew there wiz a gap beneath the r
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
As the warld ye knew, gane forevvir noo,
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
convers’d with a people she knew not, having wandred in seekin
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah knew he was exaggeratin, but ah’
knew the drill fae his young days,
is young days, we wouldnae of knew whit tae dae. The beaches her
3 matches

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
er an chips, an even though I knew I’d niver manage tae finish
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
me. Cos after aw, ma teachers knew ah couldny get far in life co
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
atement ay fact. ‘ah fuckin knew ah’d seen ye afore. The oth
‘There, see. Ah knew ye had a nice smile, just had
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ee is in its second night. Ah knew there wis a bit ay a deflated
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
back in March, and before ah knew whit wis happenin, me and the
o Bettie tae wind hur up. Ah knew fine well she hated it.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
p, it’s up. It wis like she knew she wis gaun’ae leave this
lookin fur, and ah thocht ah knew near enough everythin there w
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
oked straight at us as if she knew everythin, could see right th
dnae let it go in ma heid. Ah knew it wisnae right and ah think
ah think in his hert ma daddy knew as well and that was how he w
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Mungo wis still in ma way. A knew that this micht be ma only ch
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ts all over the toon. Naebody knew what they were meant to be ab
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
mitted, un-pressed, that they knew they were also in the wrang.
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Coyle right enough. Ah fuckin knew that when ah clocked ye at th
register whit he sais, ‘Ye knew ma Da?’
‘Ah knew him awright.’ he sais, ‘
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
h, and the loss of people you knew on the other plane. I’m afr
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y late. Christ, ah never even knew that wis who he’s been work
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
t th' pointy gust o' win`, ah knew 'twas unco as it stairted tae
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
orse that could be hired. Who knew? No fuckin me anywaiy.
the Guru oan the Sou Side. Ah knew he’d take it, laid oan, an
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
He knew Jack shit.
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
He never knew there wis asbestos in the dus
s asbestos in the dust, never knew a thing aboot it then, nane o
er than the first time cos ah knew whit tae dae wi them. Yesterd
ened the door of the hoose ah knew there wis sumpn wrang. It was
Ah knew it wis comin, ah think ah’d
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t than ever. ‘’ Ah fuckin knew it!’’
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
? Ye voiced it over i shoulda knew ?? ??(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
who knew putting the washing machine o(2014) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
work wae @belfastairport .She knew next tae squat aboot The @Cly(2020) search twitter
@ClydeFC @AllyLove21 A knew it,Ye shouldda done yer thing(2019) search twitter
??. Aye, We knew aboot this.??. See, Oor Mob k(2020) search twitter
A knew it! ??. This is whit a telt b(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
is a real education. Ah niver knew thur wur sae mony different t(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
his pish over the line - she KNEW she'd huv internal dissent. S (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
at's the choice they made and knew they'd scare the bejeezus oot (2022) twitter link
ght and won that benefit, but knew as a wean exactly why it was (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
ruth is am highly addicted... knew aboot 4 wurds a munth ago. A' (2021) twitter link
it wis difficult tae speak. A knew it wis a potential prob fur m (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ey no long in brother - ps a knew he was going - a got tipped (2020) twitter link
cheers for the info - never knew that - its a case of lads ju (2020) twitter link
poty 2020 - the guy everyone knew was going to win it in the fi (2020) twitter link
who it was guys but i already knew - guys been rumbled - no wo (2020) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hance for showan off what she knew, as air wisna wan till listen on page 9
e! A think A could, if A only knew how till start." For, ee see, on page 11
thinkan oer all e bairns she knew at were o e same age as herse on page 18
find hersel talkan as if she knew them weel. Indeed, she hed qu on page 23
ran o feet on e stairs. Alice knew id wis e Rabbit coman till lo on page 34
Also on pages 60, 67, 80, 82, 85, 98, 100, 105, 120
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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
it started moving aboot so I knew by then that a got one on so
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
on the grun. The next thing I knew I wis being hauled intae the
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
war. She’d lost the man she knew in the last yin for he wiz ni
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
I met quite a lot o people I knew and wid doff my hat tae them
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
some mair!” And before she knew it her plate wiz filled again
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@72redz1903 tweeted
d doon tae focus on the sets, knew the accents wid be an issue. (2022) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ody taxi hoping fer a fare as knew my legs buckled wee too many (2016) search twitter

Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Tae still the hert that knew the pain, that cannot ask fur on page 24

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
lad hid never deun, still he knew whut tae expect. on page 96

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Who knew? on page 156

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Shetland

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
y hert bunged a my head. An I knew no more
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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
our airts. Time too that folk knew about early 20thC Policeman P(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
cope! A think A cud, if A ome knew hoo tae stairt." Fur, yae see on page 12

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Bot in mae wisdom surely knew on page 47
Bot yin thing noo A knew fae sure on page 50

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Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
ey all grew fast and before I knew it we had dozens o them and t
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