A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of ootby in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
oke up tae hear an unco soond ootby. It wis a kinna grunchin soon on page 9
is hoo I thocht I should gang ootby and find oot. on page 10
drans, wha had a snod wee den ootby, wis happy wi the moosies tha on page 26
Wi the cake left ootby, on the shelf whaur the bairn on page 73
sel imaginin whit wis gaun on ootby. Her cake wid be sittin there on page 74
Also on pages 79
7 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
oniething forby boas inby an ootby. on page 12
o the boa constrictor inby an ootby at the age o sax. Certies I w on page 20
tors inby an boa constrictors ootby' on page 82

4 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he euid hear the Queen's vyce ootby skreichin, an gaun her dinger on page 44

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
chips taen aff thon new roads ootby. on page 15
Ma een see nocht ootby, luik in on page 34
when yer first ootby in the snell mornin air on page 38
Ma een see nocht ootby, luik in on page 40
Ootby Ah snoke sic swaitness makkit on page 60
Also on pages 62, 70, 77
11 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
drive her tae the puir gress ootby on the faur side o the fail-d on page 24
lae her alane, even tae gang ootby tae check his flock - sae ho on page 29
d Jess his collie efter a run ootby getherin sheep. In the name o on page 37
de there her lane when he wis ootby at the sheep, but mebbe Isabe on page 42
crape awa at the moss an snaw ootby, an forage as best they cuid on page 56
Also on pages 69, 73, 76
9 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
's stowen meir on the cobbles ootby, on page 35
ht frae ma jizzen, an burriet ootby, wi nae prayer, on page 40
chap, chap! A scraich ootby, a craik o hinges. I heeze ma on page 50

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
a tottie herb In thon gairden ootby. on page 25
I've seen ye venture furth ootby the street, on page 32

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and wunnerin whit like it wis ootby, when wha should come chappin on page 8
oh, in case there wis onythin ootby. on page 19
he said 'Skoos ee,' and gaed ootby for a meenit. on page 23
owks, in case he had left ony ootby, and a lown smile cam ower hi on page 33
at first it seemed gey cauld ootby efter this, sae they warsled on page 121
Also on pages 124, 161
7 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
rs, ilka yin o us. We hate it ootby. Ootby's fou o enemies. We ai on page 79

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
juist ootby lookin in on page 78

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ouple o streets, syne stopped ootby a traivel agent's wi a muckle on page 125

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
A cuid thole the wee deevils ootby whaur thay war easy-fleggit, on page 80

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ootby the sterr o Leddy Stair, on page 141

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
k at the heavin mass o bodies ootby - or wis it ablow? - afore on page 8

2 matches

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
l existence wis shaped wi it: ootby an hame, at thair wark an i t on page 21

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
He hirpled ootby, his een govin wide: on page 22

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Ootby, the reuch grey's a daud o cl on page 28

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
wunners o the naitural warld ootby. A guid place tae gang for ta on page 65

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
nae dout the'r Burns scholars ootby will cuid tell us the mair, a on page 4

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
s fowk wi siller warna yirdit ootby the kirk; they hed peyed tae on page 91

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
parks ootby cam in as weel, cairried by t
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ry. The ‘faceelities’ wir ootby alang wi the coalhole an the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
o't as slang but for aw this ootby swall o uphaud for the mither
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ootby the neebors wir oan happy oor
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ouple o streets, syne stopped ootby a traivel agent's wi a muckle
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
rsion ye see the caur staunin ootby an jalouze hou it's a caur ad
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
mair human haunds nor a dowt ootby the broo, coudna hae in it so
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ens by Halyrood, in Embra, an ootby the gait o Restalrig. The hae
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
bein uised by colleagues frae ootby the ceety and categoreesed as
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an pish throu the saut blaw: ootby, auld Mr Gray got the ming o
ple whan she ettled to skirl. Ootby, Mr Gray wesnae to be seen. S
Ootby the bouer, Miss Marjoribanks
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Awa fae aw the cauld ootby
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ain in the Faskally widlands ootby the wee toun o Pitlochry for
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
ne o Cumberland’s ruidcoats ootby Inverness in 1746. Truth tae
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
t her shairply, and they gaed ootby. A wheen hams hingin ben the
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Daily Record Building on the Banks of the River Clyde, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
1971 at Anderston Quay juist ootby the toon, wis hame tae twa o
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Magic Brainch, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
A bein Kawar hid a puir ootby wirker. Ae day the foothie ca
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Ootby, (twitter 2022) Central, poetry
OOTBY
Ah'm shiftin awa, be ootby fir a while
2 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
wis naethin mair ti skweenge ootby, moose mindit on e crock o cr on page 85

1 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
skweels in Aiberdeenshire an ootby, encouragin ither skweels tae
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
on an thare wis sic a dirdum ootby in the passage
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
arter o a mile doon the hill, ootby far Bill’s fairm used to be
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ootby on the ben the muin leims the
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
freist wul be dour an slippy ootby,
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
omment oan whit's gan oan way ootby Scotland. Ma poem aboot whit (2020) search twitter
@HurchinHome @at_ulster Fae ootby it's gey cantie tae tent yer (2020) search twitter
hings Mary. We're oan the pad ootby, hope ye can follae an gie's (2020) search twitter
wer the road. As in, Ah'm gan ootby tae caum the stirks!(2020) search twitter
f Ah skreighed it lood enough ootby ye'd likely hear me ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
tanes an tombs, tae tha maist ootby neuk o tha place, an gin ye h on page 8
Tha hoolet's screich ootby, on page 21
As dailygaun glowers ootby; on page 35
r is there a jinkin loanen or ootby nook on page 39
A wheek ootby on page 46
Also on pages 54, 59, 60
9 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ha scullery, pit on tha licht ootby, pued bak tha boult on tha ba on page 17

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
oor bes' face forrit tae fowk ootby the UlsterScots commonity wha on page 18
even mair the caase fer thaim ootby the Ulster-Scots on page 20
ae heft Ulster-Scots forderin ootby Norlin on page 21
oan "Fer iz, by iz"), an the ootby environment bes an' on page 22
ers. Gif they ir saen tae faa ootby existin' pooers then the need on page 25
Also on pages 35, 41, 48, 60, 61, 64, 65
14 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
ootby, oot thonder.
ootby, oot thonder.
2 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ose whun she guldert tae John ootby, “John, dearie, it’s wile
Yin o tha days, Dan wus ootby tha hoose playin an rinnin ab
whun, dannerin roon tha yaird ootby, Grace leukked ower tha boag
aain her, John leukked ben an ootby an wus govin aa ower whun, ta
4 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
I gied the fields ootby Dundonald a dander the day. H (2016) twitter link
t aboot the clachan closes an ootby loanens? Ballygellick #ulster (2014) twitter link
unk for the #UlsterScots folk ootby Stormont https://t.co/jC3as8O (2015) twitter link