A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of parritch in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
wan recipe, which wis a kinna parritch made oot o corn and served wi on page 40

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
n my life. It wis as plain as parritch Harry wisna for backin doun, on page 86

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
a sumf im A? It's as plain as parritch nou. Thon reiver that swickit on page 48

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
'Is it no plain as parritch, then, ma feres, that aw the on page 6

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
wi her shawl, an steirin the parritch pat; as content in her ain we on page 25
raw braith ower a plate o het parritch an speir juist hou the Revere on page 30
tae be milled for the winter parritch - an hoped that naebody wad on page 72

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
brock tae me ~ cauld kail an parritch on page 36
cement, mix it like a parritch brew; on page 66

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
coorie doun wi Ragnar and sup parritch. on page 14

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
in the oats tae soak fur the parritch, or the peas tae soak fur the on page 4

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Bools o parritch, pipin hoat, on page 29
Fu o parritch, hoat and braw - on page 30
She chores a bool o parritch aits. on page 34

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
white pinnie. It wis plain as parritch that the Heidie hud arranged on page 117

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
brekfast, a daud o grim, gray parritch Coont Olaf left oot for them on page 31
dunderin on the table wi her parritch spoon. Violet and Klaus brak on page 33
rnin, orphans," he said. "Yer parritch is oot ready for ye." on page 71
aund and stairtit tae eat her parritch, Coont Olaf had ate a bit, sa on page 72
d sae did Sunny, wha got mair parritch and raspberries on her face t on page 73
Also on pages 76, 79, 81, 152
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ee, Airchie, that's whare yer parritch comes fae," says A whan the S on page 125

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
just mix it and steir it like parritch. Then I turn it oot, smooth i on page 11

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
r dichtin ma dial an haein ma parritch, A wis on heckle-peens tae se on page 80

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
As she steirt the parritch, young Christian the ferm las on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
oor screivar maks it plain as parritch that he daesna like Romans. W on page 110

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
, is discrimination, plain as parritch. The cute-myndit in Embro ken on page 121

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
richt faur fae auld claes an parritch tak yersel tae Brigadoonery on page 15

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
we’r no sae saft-heidit or parritch-hertit that we dinna ken the�
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
n, match, Mitchell, mutchkin, parritch, patch, pitch, Scotch, swatch
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ee, Airchie, that's whare yer parritch comes fae," says I whan the S
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
bbe we shuid try cookin thaim parritch, insteid o buyin a cairry-oot
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
, ma mannie. D’ye wiss onie parritch?” Tammas thanked hir, bot w
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
be we arenae - it's plain as parritch that we hiv tae stairt bi tur
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
paganda. It’s been plain as parritch for a while that the Brítish
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
state haes makit it plain as parritch that thae languages cuid be t
eel thocht oot. It's plain as parritch there still aye a puckle anxi
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
jist anither dreich-as-cauld-parritch friendly gemme tae warm up fo
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solonggaybowser Merlin's Bairns, (archiveofourown.org 2020) Central, prose
Merlin's vyce wis as plain as parritch. "Ay, ye'r a guid lassie, in'
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
in wey o speakin wis plain as parritch in a shawin o BBC1's "Hoots!"
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@iainnicol tweeted
fermentit fuid, bit fermentit parritch is no it.(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
aguire Back tae auld claes an parritch/porridge in Kinross.(2018) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
jist mix it an steir it like parritch. Then I turn it oot, smooth i(2020) search twitter
"Ah weel, son, some fowk like parritch, ithers like puddocks!" https(2020) search twitter

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
er Auntie's hoose aye smelt o parritch an toast. Her ain mither jist on page 15

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
the quistion: it wes plain as parritch at he cwidna aider hear her n on page 18

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ra cream tae poor abune their parritch, an fite faced vratches tcyau
'Minnie, yer parritch is oot. Ye'd better be up an
'Sup yer parritch, Minnie, yer ay ahin like the
ntie Jessie's bringin ben the parritch, we'll jist rin throw yer cat
wye did Aunt Jessie makk the parritch on the Sabbath?
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
oot at the tither like steeny parritch. Here, the founs o the execut
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
y for the scuil haen etten ma parritch an sirpled
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
time fur ma brakefast ...... parritch, a
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Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
The ferm wis parritch bowls, an cream tae poor frae
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