A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of scrievin in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
wis Snawbaw that wis best at scrievin) gripped a brush atween the t on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
The day Ah'm scrievin wi ma feet on page 77

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
sat there, scrievin yer Latin clatters o queens a on page 40

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
seein. An he wis faither o ma scrievin, whan Ah wis wioot a faither on page 10
'll be fair set fir bardin an scrievin. on page 14

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Cause A'm hinkin ae quines scrievin on page 36
haud yer wheesht when aw the scrievin's done. on page 95

2 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
- a scrievin o traivels on page 18
scrievin yet on the isle? on page 28

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ace.' Ah think ah micht enjoy scrievin end-o-term reports fur the ee on page 3
'Slow doon,' the laddie said, scrievin the numbers 'Richt. Ah've got on page 46
e limericks ye say ye've been scrievin. Can ye try tae mind wan fur on page 72
s hoverin near the grey-black scrievin surface o the board. on page 213
'It's scrievin somethin!' skraiched Nigel. ' on page 214
Also on pages 217
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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
sed bi the Aiberdeen Brainch, scrievin mony o the hymns an prayers h on page 4

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tet is ane o the major French-scrievin makars o oor time; he is cele on page 5

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
complex an perceptive piece o scrievin - aye, an wi nae want o humo on page 84

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
box o pooder, said Mr Kranky, scrievin it doon. 'Helga's hairset Flo on page 76

1 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
he yiss o Scots in speech and scrievin; in public and private life; on page 3

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
y for Sortin Somethin, or for Scrievin a Notice Signed Rabbit, or fo on page 68

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e means "they stapped phonin, scrievin, or stappin by tae see ony o on page 34

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
he mairched tae his ain drum, scrievin aboot in the wids wi his fier on page 39

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
scrievin a poem in Scots? on page 5

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
w magazine literally aw aboot scrievin in it - but really, there's on page 3
s a stoatin Scots-speikin and scrievin monarch and is crucial tae Sc on page 4

9 matches

Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
scrievin ane o' hir letters on page 133

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
em sat, takkin doun notes and scrievin intae their buiks. They were on page 37

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McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
Oniebody scrievin in Scots aften his tae hae a
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e intil a gey queer time Whan scrievin Scots is near a crime, ’ Th
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
tree and John Galt fae Irvine scrievin The Provost garred us feel th
were fae an airt whaur great scrievin wis no jist possible, but pro
niversity, but when I stertit scrievin thir stories an reminiscences
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
Weel - aye. Scrievin in Scots is aboot the maist s
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
be dinged doon for speakin or scrievin in a wey that maist feels ric
ks in. Mebbes that's hou ah'm scrievin this airticle in Scots. Tae k
2 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e in the public realm - when scrievin awthin official, when sayin o
ainly natural that spikkin an scrievin in the leid ye think in shoul
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
eep me richt while speirin an scrievin. (Dates is whiles approximate
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
hat MacDiarmid micht hae been scrievin as weel aboot Wallace as Burn
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he gemmkeepers fae the video. Scrievin they haed duin naething wrang
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aw her outgauns recordit. Her scrievin wis like a hen sprauchlin owe
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
r, when A startit at the book scrievin and she’d be aw: ‘say dis
1 matches

Pennie, Len The Wheesht, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
haud yer wheesht when aw the scrievin’s done
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
owpit intae ma heid as Ah wis scrievin it doon, but wi ivverie re-pl
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ahint the ither, an she comes scrievin oot an doun the peth in her g
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
s Snawba that wis best at the scrievin) teuk a brush atween the twa
1 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Mair nor that, fowk hae been scrievin airticles i the papers an on
As I said abuin, I am no scrievin this tae tak issue wi either
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
somebody wirth celebratin – scrievin prompt
'Scrievin letters is the anely wey o pi
ow muckle they mean tae ye by scrievin a letter tae them.
support has meant tae yese by scrievin a few lines each and sharin i
Stairt scrievin
9 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
r ain weys o celebratin. This scrievin exercise is a wey tae set for
ds o celebratin in functional scrievin. Functional scrievin is scrie
. Functional scrievin is scrievin that has a practical purpose
A pen – for scrievin a braw story.
Stairt scrievin
5 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ff fur letters or emails whan scrievin in modern Scots.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
urope since Sappho hersel wis scrievin mair than twa thoosan year sy
tae pit their name tae their scrievin or tae limit its circulation.
d mak reference tae baith her scrievin o the manuscript and her ain
e pittin their name tae their scrievin in the first place noo leads
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
At a time whan scrievin and furthsettin were maistly
tae pit their name tae their scrievin or tae limit its circulation.
2 matches

wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
literary tradition. The first scrievin in Scots appears in a 15th ce
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
peech, but no in relation tae scrievin.)
al Belt. And in the resurgent scrievin o Scots, no juist a creepin,
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
g thaim is the wird aidh, the scrievin doon in Gaelic orthography o
ae nivver stapped speikin and scrievin Scots in Scotland.
2 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
anks tae @scattyscribbler fir scrievin aboot the Scots Leid Awards. (2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
@DrMDempster Up late scrievin an essay an keep yaisin the w(2018) search twitter
hoose Scots as a language for scrievin!(2019) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
014 whan A wis panicked aboot scrievin 10min o Scots, an endit up ma(2019) search twitter
antin tae write aboot Brexit. Scrievin aboot Brexit wi a turn aroon (2019) search twitter
A scrievin dey! The bairnie is oot at th(2020) search twitter
monstratin the difficulties o scrievin tweets in Scots leid wi autoc(2018) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
875 A aye spell it "gey" whan scrievin Scots. It's a gey dreich day (2018) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
Gies a wee visit wan day. If scrievin in Scots is makin ye feart ,d (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
Monie thenks - appreciate ye scrievin thay braw words. Haud gaun!(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
This is a marvellous piece o scrievin. Thank ye fer such an articul(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
aboot Robertson and Galloway. Scrievin in Scots. Cannae wait! :-) ht(2016) search twitter

@GMacminto tweeted
EemisStane Git a haud o Scots scrievin fur doon o a wanwirth? Whit f (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
This wiy ae scrievin his becam gey unpopular eh? A (2018) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
- @ChrisMcQueer_ talks aboot scrievin in Scots. Get alang an see hi (2019) twitter link
here tae find examples o braw scrievin in Scots fae lairners at@buck (2018) twitter link
ries. Braw lesson starter fir scrievin! https://t.co/VCrbRGldFs http (2017) twitter link

@ricky_ballboy tweeted
uath supplement o new #Gaelic scrievin.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
isation, here's folk spikkin, scrievin an creatin in it, despite yea on page 9

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
practeesin Tidn shi celestal scrievin since airlie daw cloody, gree on page 3

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
ye widna sic i scrievin tae be flung on page 7

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'll be scrievin mair, o' that 'ere's nae doot on page 112
Faither McKechnie scrievin i'words o' a book 'at naebidd on page 115

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
l heirskip throwe its eese in scrievin, poetry an sangs. Doric is he
kent aspect o sang, poetry an scrievin, an a recognised feature o th
* in spikin an scrievin, in baith public an private l
kip, includin the Doric leid, scrievin, an traditional music, assets
heirskip (leid, sang, poetry, scrievin) o the Nor-East o Scotland. D
6 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
rk weel afore ah’v fínisht scrievin this airticle. If ye hinna se
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
louse is mair fir writin (lik scrievin). Fit wye dis language live i(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah’m scrievin this gye slowly as ah ken ye (2019) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
roath fa supports spikkin an' scrievin ih Scots leid an' files maks (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Haud gyaan spikkin, scrievin, readin an singin in yer mith (2020) twitter link
hae ye up wi us tae champion scrievin in Scots tae e bairns. (2020) twitter link

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
n, exceptin mibbe the ses. Ma scrievin Ah feel is behauden tae the t on page 147
is cooried up i the box-bed, scrievin. on page 156

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
id was, "How is a raven lik a scrievin-desk?" on page 67
ould remember aboot ravens an scrievin-desks, which wisnae much. on page 68

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@StuartPoet tweeted
heen o times masel Steve. Wir scrievin, airts an kintrawide yuiss o (2020) search twitter
ks Angeline. Had gey braw fun scrievin the poems though, as ye ken, (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The twalve jurors wur at scrievin on slates. "What ir they daei on page 109
had bin fur some time busily scrievin in haes notebook caalt oot "W on page 118
rtunate wee Bill had left aff scrievin on haes slate wi yin finger, on page 122

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
In tha thinkin, speakin an scrievin o it, it's biggit. on page 54

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
ment iver since. Thenk ye fur scrievin the Forewird fur me. on page 1

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Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
indeed why dae wae naw start scrievin in it instead o scrievin aboo
in it instead o scrievin aboot it. Sae come on noo, st
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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Fillin oot yer heid-coont by scrievin oan paper
Fillin oot yer heid-coont by scrievin oan paper
Fillin oot yer heid-coont by scrievin oan paper
Fillin oot yer heid-coont by scrievin oan paper
Fillin oot yer heid-coont by scrievin oan paper
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DfC Press Offys Hargey sets oot Owersettin Hub, (Depairtment fur Commonities 2021) Ulster, government
le pairt in tha owersettin an scrievin sarvices fur Airsch an Ulster
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@Angelinekking tweeted
s thinkin o daein a wee bit o scrievin, but maybe ah should save mas(2020) search twitter

@HurchinHome tweeted
avrock's nest when people are scrievin' like this. https://t.co/ORWr(2018) search twitter