A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of leevin in Corpus

Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
luckin doon on the rest o us, leevin aff Jock's wage, him worked t on page 78

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
n guig order. He redd oot his leevin volcanoes wi muckle care. Tw, on page 34
volcanoes. Twa volcanoes are leevin an the tither is deid. But ye on page 56

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Bi the leevin! Ye'r richt! Whit happent?' on page 20

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
st whit their byordinar wey o leevin micht hae been like, but it b on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
r? Naw! Wee Mary an masel war leevin pruif tae the airticle wrutte on page 58
No, thare's no a saund kelpie leevin in the pound, an Ay, A jalous on page 59
ars agane, as this time A had leevin eevidence is pruif! on page 63

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it leevin fur yer faimily? on page 18

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Enough that we ken wi every leevin braith - on page 13
afore their shanks an leevin baith growed lame. on page 34
afore their shanks an leevin baith growed lame. on page 40
re-leevin Bravehairt aw weekens amang on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e peyd sesse tae procure this leevin an tak the tiends o puir hone on page 40
years tryin tae win us a bare leevin frae Cruikedbank ... an we aa on page 79

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
he waas snug agin onie Giants leevin. on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
waal o leevin water on page 9

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Leevin or deid. I had nae veesitor t on page 42

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Aa oor leevin on page 179

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
its leevin stane, feel history coursin t on page 196

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ot things anent the reality o leevin in this laun, an hou we sairl on page 20
a low-pey, tax-haven economy leevin aff bein best pal tae an isol on page 56
oon. This reflecks a dynamic, leevin cultural ambience, an in a ti on page 63
ynt o culture is that it is a leevin thing, an A cin tell ye that on page 66
re an abroad. It's weel athin leevin memorie fer monie o us that f on page 70
Also on pages 75
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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
n didnae ken onie ither wey o leevin. But there wis nae doot that on page 59

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Nae joab security, leevin in fear - on page 68
Deprivin aa thae men o a leevin. on page 84
y he's blawin it aa oan heich leevin an stowin his guts, on page 110
When leevin craiturs first sprauchlt fae on page 120

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
in speant near on twinty year leevin an wirkin in Glesca, this eed on page 34

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ae gleet o pearl outblent his leevin ee. on page 37

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ohn Lorne Campbell and is aye leevin on the Island o Canna. The sa on page 62

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
What's leevin syne an on faas deid. on page 39

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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The leevin press on, leave the deid. on page 55

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and the leevin mak luve. on page 20

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
tae ony o the few fouk still leevin, he begins the lanesome wark on page 9

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Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
That tha leevin hae mind o oul lees an crams. on page 23

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e thochts and feelins of folk leevin in Greenock at the time he we on page 95

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Let ma leevin bird sing!" he ordered at the on page 104

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Whit a hassle leevin on page 20

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
an the sang tradeetion is aye leevin the day in the sangs that are on page 77

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
tae judge the leevin and the deid on page 97

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
haes a young man wha gies up leevin i the Central Belt, an gaes b on page 91

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
oot the claes o the leevin. Runkled like yin o last year
1 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
Pairlementar an constitouent leevin:-
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tchen, thit her mum cried the leevin ruim, ir whiles, the lounge,
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
is pairt an paircel o modren leevin. Afore meetin a body, fowk ho
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
nna think A'v touched anither leevin sowel in years. A'm aa set ta
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e Norman invasion, an a still-leevin tradeetion o "sudroun" poets
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
that the tradeetion is an aye leevin but aye chyngin birr that uph
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
at thay dae untelt skaith tae leevin cells, the verra thing that a
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wk on sax Montreal balconies, leevin wi the hert-scaudin trauchles
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
dum, when Scotland's greatest leevin scriever fund hissel oot on t
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e singil ruim that doobled is leevin space an bedroom, whit, alang
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Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
er and Toto nivir met anither leevin sowel until they cam tae a cr
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
The Pandit cam intae the leevin room whan he heard thair vyce
ae bite. He wad hae tae get a leevin here for a puckle months. He
lliam. We dinna regaird every leevin male as an enemy ...”
precaution o lea’in naebody leevin tae cairry a tale.
ad fund yin o the Chinese aye leevin.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
n speakin tae fowk tae record leevin exemplars o Scots language ui
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
O leevin in saucht, forstaundin aw lai
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
the leevin, the depairted, the undeid on page 3

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
r Raachil. "A thocht yea weis leevin thi neist?" say's Raachil, "K on page 34
, we raid ower an shot again, leevin eis free tae rip. So fyle wee on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
e I dinna unnerstaun, I'm aye leevin," thocht the wee sea quine. on page 128

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
er. 'Ye're aye in e lan o the leevin, than,' says I, sattlin doon on page 88

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
dee ye nae hairm; it’s the leevin ye daarna turn yer back on.�
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
him alive in the warld o the leevin.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ents didnae raxx tae fantoosh leevin.
as close as ye cud get fur a leevin donor, bein sib tae the host
r as guid as eens taen frae a leevin donor. It gied a hale new mea
ther, speecially as Jed wis a leevin donor. The cross-match tests,
Aathin wis cannibalised: the leevin ettin the deid. Matin wis nae
5 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
ters, o birds, o whales, o aa leevin things, o aa the deid, an a G
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
juist cairries on leevin for aw.
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Whan ma mither an faither war leevin,
The’r nae pleisir in leevin an Ah’d suiner be deid.
Ma luiv is nou leevin
The leevin is here an thay soud hae oor
an we gaed on leevin in the clachan:
8 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
lifee fur sic employment. Oor leevin in o ae maist onsiccar tyme,
Weil A mynd on thum leevin i the cottage i Greenbank’s
o Henry Scott wis, at hei wis leevin i Copshawholm. On the Braidle
is his wey o makkin his leevin an wrocht til his ain haund,
4 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ae owremuckle Ayrshire bards (leevin yins especia(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Amang tha leevin past on page 12
Tha leevin proof on page 14
O tha leevin. on page 18
Whar leevin sea meets promised lan On its on page 26
A leevin tongue wi heid hel high. on page 31
Also on pages 37, 52, 71
11 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ed tae fin oot shae wus still leevin. "An noo fur the gairden!" An on page 20
ges an furrows: the balls wur leevin hedgehogs, the mallets leevin on page 82
s, if thur's onieboadie still leevin!" on page 84
o likt it much," said Alice; "leevin at the bottom o the sea." on page 95

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Sneddin tha leevin roots. on page 20
dinnae sned tha leevin roots. on page 59

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
an on tha yins leevin ïn tha lan o tha shedda o de on page 4
-in-laa; ° it'll be tha yins leevin wi a man that wull be agin h� on page 9
An aa leevin fowk wull see tha savin pooer on page 73
ar can hear noo. Deid fowk ir leevin agane. Puir fowk hae tha Guid on page 81
g time wi naethin on hïm, an leevin ïn tha graveyaird rether tha on page 83
Also on pages 90, 91, 96, 97, 98, 104, 106, 111
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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Stud thonner, on tha leevin roak on page 1
Tha thrie o thaim Leevin abane. on page 9
ainly tha yin sister, Maggie, leevin noo, bot she wus merriet an l on page 15
, an in tha schuil hoalidays. Leevin in tha toon, tha fairm wus so on page 16

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ae graith Ulstèr-Scotch as a leevin leid accoardin til tha Euraip on page 3
.1 In a day whaur tha gates o leevin's mair an mair aa yin owre th on page 5
an uise o Ulstèr-Scotch as a leevin leid, furtae gie a lïft til on page 10
mair an mair in oor ilka-day leevin. As a pairt o oor rife cultù on page 11
ak an hained an graithed as a leevin swaatch o Euraip's cultùral on page 13
Also on pages 17, 20, 26, 35, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 53, 54
18 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Leevin Life on page 12
ime wae the folk whan they're leevin, on page 17
n awfa muckle comfort, as yer leevin day tae day. on page 18
In leevin, in deein, or a wee fitba gam on page 32
The times we're leevin in the noo, on page 38
Also on pages 50
6 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
e be bit mae feyther is still leevin in hes ninety third year sae
n this hell for leather wye o leevin that noo seems tae bae tae th
2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
dinnae sned tha leevin roots.
1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
at wur ain Ullans tongue is a leevin languge an nae 'aul tongue'.
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
cuikin proveesions an share a leevin ruim or sittin ruim or eatin
Gin the’ spen tha same time leevin atween tha twa addresses, the
2 matches

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
on at Killagan. The lade, the leevin hairt o it, run through the w
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@the_gellick tweeted
he deed, Ye ken, can hant the leevin'; But thon Glen's paths alane (2018) twitter link
Leevin Tongue / Leavin tongue - a w (2014) twitter link
The Gellick's Leevin Tongue? #ulsterscots http://t (2014) twitter link