A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of nest in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
settlin doon again intae its nest. Alice crouched doon among th on page 53

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Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
EMPTY NEST on page 171

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
juist when I'd biggit my wee nest at the tap o the heichest tre on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
guid care no tae fyle his ain nest. Tho still thrawn eneuch tae on page 41
addies caad it their corbies' nest. on page 73
, in time, like a real craw's nest, the young corbies flew their on page 75

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ng lockis frae the veil lik a nest o serpents, an thae windit da 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
py Wan Flew O'er the Cuckoo's Nest thing. There's none o' thae w on page

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
maun gang cap in haun tae the nest-feitherin, entitlement driven on page 45
e status quo that suits their nest-featherin selfinterest sae we on page 59

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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
ds had gone up tae the craw's nest on the ship an spottit a pola on page 37
d been spottit fae the craw's nest on the tap o the ship's mast, on page 40

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ness fur me efter ah flew the nest. So ah pretended ah'd hud a g on page 43
in. Hur hair is like a burd's nest, and hur eyes are red and blo on page 113

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
his hert oot frae the nest on page 40

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Slee schemin for a nest unshared. on page 81

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
yped the rashes back ower the nest, "Micht as weel get back tae on page 17

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ots. Gently, he picked up the nest wi the eggs in it, cuppin it on page 18

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A nest-egg fir wee treats. on page 58

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Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an a gowk lays in his nest. on page 61

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
keik outby wes frae a gowk's nest an the keich jawin frae his m
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Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
laces neether you nor me will nest in,
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The Robin cam tae the Wren's nest,
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Thae hungry hatchlings in the nest
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Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
rimary Seevens ur fleein this nest
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McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Flit frae tree tae tree an nest
Tae nest, aye skulkin somewhere
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
whittret raiding a yorlin’s nest. Sannie grabbed Jim’s walki
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
aelic laments ... the maw’s nest on the hearth, the saut watte
“Bit whan they lea thair nest, the doos turns intae gleds?�
“Bit whan they lea thair nest, the doos turns intae gleds?�
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
New flown the nest, an fair o face,
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tin when a plou cut throu its nest an it ran awa. He shuik his h
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@annieones tweeted
ally an i "made" hur meringue nest- ma hund is steel hingin aff (2021) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
settled doon again intill ids nest. Alice crouched doon amang e on page 51

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
s time, he'd twiggit a craa's nest twenty fit aff the grun an sc on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
t the Midgie, "an it maks its nest in a Christmas stockin." on page 42

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
A notice said it wis a haggis nest found in the
look at the osprey nest. As the twa o em strolled thr
osprey returnin hame tae it's nest, wi a fish hingin fae it's ta
hunner doos, a'a in nest boxes. It wis rock doos at wi
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
rfect) Fin the mannie fae the nest lair appeared, he started tae
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
deid bird winna drap ooto its nest. Bit I'll faisten it tae plea
st o the clockin hens aff its nest an dichtit the strae aff the
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ir wi fur recreational sex an nest-biggin. His spunk wad be hair
gaed weel, he'd hae a muckle nest egg tae fund himself an his a
ife brocht a gorblie inno the nest that shouldna hae bin there �
n guid eese o its beens fur a nest. Lazarus Duguid hissel hid de
t fowk caad the thunnerbird's nest. As they birled aroon they bl
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
purgie haed faa’n oot o her nest, mebbe in an attempt tae gang
an sisters fa haed flown the nest abuin oor door ’ithoot her.
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Auld nest in a bare tree
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
she wadna agree tae share the nest he’d biggit wi bitticks o s
e he flew hame tae his lanely nest hissel. There, in a neuk o th
ave her. An Victor Vratch’s nest in the beech wid o Whinbrae f
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@AMaxwell54 tweeted
aa! Ah've twa loons flown ih nest! (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
In the auld craws nest fer a wee pint & in waks an a(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
The finest tweed too, David says, and si on page 39

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A mirrang nest? on page 116

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The vole hides in ids gressy nest on page 118

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
apin the crows nest o the binder saet. on page 95

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
settled doon ageen intae her nest. Alice croagit doon among da on page 54

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
whaar dey nest safely wi dir peerie chicks. on page 37

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
over too, last year I fan her nest fur da first time, right ipo on page 91
is hatched, chooses ta nest nearly a mile fae da sea. Da on page 92

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De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
in cry. Wan at sea, wan on da nest on page 19

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
shaa'd dee dy first nest, dy first tirrick, on page 85

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
dat a craa coulda biggit his nest in, an sittin under dem were
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
. Her hair is laek a craa’s nest an her green claas ir enoch t
a head o hair laek a craa’s nest. “I can seen du has dy midd
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
jooat luff hoo stirlins still nest in da sam hols in wir oothoos(2018) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The eggs i the shilfie’s nest whan A taen til ma bed
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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
settelt doon agane intae its nest. Alice hunkert doon amang the on page 53

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@HurchinHome tweeted
l some licht in the lavrock's nest when people are scrievin' lik(2018) search twitter