A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of mercy in Corpus

Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ike a balance atween wrath an mercy, an atween giein signs an pre on page 50

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Mercy, sir lion" said the moose on page 24

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
man singin aboot a male god's mercy an preyin tae 'Oor Faither' w on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
His mercy is or ever sure; on page 36
hase life hung on the whim an mercy o some greedy laird, Adam wis on page 48
his sodgers spied him. Wi nae mercy nor question, Dalyell had him on page 59
llt thaim tae show respect an mercy for his age an infirmity. But on page 61

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
o Tolbooth's a dowie jyle. An mercy? Nane they gied me on page 49

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
doon 'til ye're greetin' fur mercy an' gaspin' fur air. on page

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e sense, likes. Tae show some mercy n that, ken? Ah said "Yae can on page 59
oot hesitation "What wis it a mercy killin?" on page 63
decide tae throw masel at her mercy. on page 84
, ah decide tae show a bit ae mercy. on page 141

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
id huv tae gie in and beg fur mercy, and then they'd huv on page 123

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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
of she-devils were afore us! Mercy on us! If a tithe of the subt on page 103

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Mercy! Save us!' yowled Mrs Boakreg on page 110

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
There'd be nae mercy fae Wheelers henchmen; on page 81

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
you. Not that it wis much o a mercy, but it probably helped them on page 26

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O mercy leave nae chick unspared. on page 81

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Jean: Ye unlearn mercy. on page 35

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Noo dirk, no mercy, fur whaever begged. on page 112

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Fowk: Lord, hae mercy. on page 97

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ed tae hae anither sklent. Oh mercy! This time there wis a heid c
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ed it doon th cludgie wae nae mercy at aw! No wan bit, ah tell ye
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
xplicitly. He wadnae be shawn mercy, nor clemency, but he wad be
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"For Thy mercy's sake - for the sake of Thy
e daur weel name to Thee, hae mercy on Rob. Ye ken yoursel he is
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
nnister sprayin’ us withoot mercy, then at aboot 60 paces the R
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
anybody about your errand of mercy over the pass.”
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
ttle difference wid that smaw mercy make tae me, the new arrival.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
mutterin desperate pleas fur mercy. Until, that is, ah finally p
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Mercy no!" Eileen leuch oot lood li on page 36

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Blist are e fowk att shew mercy, for they'll get mercy themse on page 11
t e Scriptir means bi 'I wint mercy, nae sacrifeece'. A'm nae her on page 17
His mercy is seer tae them att are feer on page 80
He telt hiz he wad shew mercy till wir fadders, mynin his h on page 81
oot, 'Abraham, ma fadder, hae mercy on ma an sen Lazarus sae he m on page 108
Also on pages 109, 111
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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Och mercy, fit kin I dae? on page 91
MERCY! on page 94
Mercy me, fit a teedee on page 121

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
is hard, an hivvy, an withoot mercy. He must hae gien Abbie’s b
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
‘Oh for peety’s sake. Hae mercy on’s! Ah canna breathe, Ah
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
esh grave sae tae speak. But, mercy me, twis like lookin for a ne
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ul scream athoot end. Wi a “Mercy be here!” she cooriet doon
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t like him, Godless an athoot mercy. Mary looked aroon the room i
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
raw hersel at the fairmer’s mercy. He flew ower the tattiepark,
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@72redz1903 tweeted
sting over wi the goal at his mercy last week, it’s the same pla (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
"My, mercy!" he said, "Cheerio, peedie m on page 18

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
For a mercy thir wis a hose handy, an wae on page 17

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Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
My mercy me, for that wid be the end. on page 41

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Mercy! Cuddles tae Granny! That's b on page 5
Poor Granny sighs, "Oh, mercy me. Why deus he tak thon whim on page 55
his 'dangly bits' - and, my mercy, fur whit a size! on page 59
Och, no. Mercy, no. Hid's no been bad ava. on page 79

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
an motherboards, whisperan: 'Mercy...' on page 4

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bit mercy, beuy, hid's gittan ferful dr on page 152

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
se can. I am at this person's mercy. on page 85

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Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
ut in the tang, an that wis a mercy for hid meed their wark at th
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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
rsel'. You hae ta shaa idders mercy an no aye be layin oot fir de on page 171

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
special favour. Bairns it's a mercy I cam hame whin I did, you du on page 63
""Gude's mercy! Weel tanks fur bringin dem b on page 74

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Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
in dis wye! Snib da door, fur mercy sake!"
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
tied himself on da flr! For a mercy we joost hae an earthen flr.
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Ulster