A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of leal in Corpus

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wis that, quate, suithfast an leal, bidin i the backgrun but aye on page 10

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
For a bodie can be baith leal an lazy thegither. The wee pr on page 52

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
een a bittie strynge, bit war leal-hertit eneuch no tae caw iz a on page 59

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
luved ye hauf aneuch. Ye'r as leal-hertit as onie coushie-dou, a on page 48

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
a line leal tae Edward, thirled on page 36
o ma fower leal ladies, dinna waste yer tears on page 40
ing.' But ma sister's saul is leal - on page 46
from the Land o the Leal ~ it's aye sang wi me. on page 51
Emerant Isle an back again, a leal crew, on page 55

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
as he leevit, stoot hertit an leal. An the bards still sing o th on page 14

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
!' an 'Fareweill' til a richt leal lad o pairts an a braw Buchan on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The guid commander, wha'd bin leal an brave, on page 98

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
e write, parteeclar if ye are leal til a regional dialect. on page 44

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Rise, Sir Pooh de Bear, maist leal o aw ma Knichts.' on page 165
ir, and he wunnered if bein a Leal Knicht meant ye jist cairried on page 166

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Gin trauchles gar her seek a leal-hert frien, on page 13
His hert-thocht thirlt sae leal tae his lass bride on page 24
When aa leal legions shaw a shank on page 59

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
e name - "gies the keing his leal wisses an howpes he'll tak th on page 42

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
raw buke gies bearins on: the leal thing that did maitter. on page 96

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Sir Andrew Wood. Leal an Skeely. on page 82

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
forgaitherin no leal-hairtit, see, lang'll be the on page 19
ert, see, aa their hairts wir leal on page 31

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ter sum mair sik ongauns, his leal hoond wins hame forby. She se on page 137
stour, but she haesna been a leal wife. John kills hir, but eft on page 139

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
is lang hame i the Laun o the Leal. Ye'll fin a braw testimonie on page 6

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Or the strang, leal luv o lusum weemen:
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma Ellen, ye were leal an true.
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
icity (that o bein the true - leal- leid o the Scots people) an
staunnart o whit is 'real', 'leal, an 'proper' is definit bi a
ig, there isna sic a thing as leal or genuine Scots. Tak Burns:
AYONT THE FAKE OR THE LEAL: SCOTS AS A HAPPENIN
wrang, ayont the fake an the leal.
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
mense he wis due, an nae bein leal tae Scotland. Houaniver we’
the heid o the airmy, or his leal neebor Andra Murray. Murray w
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
tae, despite her shaw o bein leal tae oor faither, seemed no ta
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ht and leesome thing tae haud leal tae Mr Cameron (or ‘Maister
Their maist leal-hertit disciples wis the twa
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ective ‘traist’ meanin ‘leal, faithfu, trustwirthy, reliab
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Ootby, (twitter 2022) Central, poetry
e whit daunerin shuin are aye leal.
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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Gie but ae promise, leal tae me
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ns" it maun be The Land o the Leal, which is ae maisterpiece, an(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wis hard-wirkin, ambitious an leal; bit kinno blate wi weemin.
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Southern

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