A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of square in Corpus

Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Liftin the square boatle aff the table an haudi on page 13

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
e Kraut hatman! pyntin at him square an pittin aw his lungs intae on page 135
an, as afore, staunin hersel square fornent him sae as tae haud h on page 138

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Mo nods an Disco punches him square in his belly. The big fella d on page 26
ose but ah can see that every square inch ae the walls are covered on page 104

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
, she teuk him awa ti Baker's Square for carrot cake an a suppie i on page 30

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ey coud easy fit intae a toun square twenty mile lang an twenty mi on page 59

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
, drives a Mercedes and wears square-lookin suits, usually pin-str on page 37
fuckin free fur all. There's square-goes happnin like fuck noo. . on page 46

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
the three gairdners, flat an square, wi their hauns an feet at th on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
the wean said. The safe was a square hole they'd cut in the flair. on page 1

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
t the yella and grey concrete square. Ah willnae be bullied oot o on page 7

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
he sodgers in every street an square, it wis like oor young folk w on page 75

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
d a bit ae time inside. Three square meals a day and nae bills. Fu on page 20
school motto. A place where a square go wid often be settled oor a on page 68
nourable death fighting fur a square foot ae sand in name of Queen on page 92
"Listen, ah'll square him up wae what Craigy's due. on page 180
d" ah tell him "That's Craigy Square wae yae, right?" on page 183

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
The flair is jist ten inches square so ye cannae sit doon or hunk on page 98
azed, The room wis as wee and square and scuddy as a jyle-cell. Th on page 183

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
An imagine square-sailed langboats ridin on page 201

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
o this cheenge wis that 6,000 square mile, containin seeven diffre on page 24

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh've also got ti square up ah meh mates. on page 1

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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
ad oot by sodgers in the toun square. Aw yung men atween the ages on page 24
uised tae sit whaur the City Square nou is. on page 126

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
en she disappeart intae Leven Square. on page 31
met up at the corner ae Leven Square an on page 45
yi can sit there an be a pure square if yi want anen if anybody sa on page 60
oon the street taewards Leven Square. Charlene spent ages tryin ta on page 80
Sweaty Bettys in Blytheswid Square are even singin' on page 118
Also on pages 169
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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
square. But were they no hert-sair on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
On the nixt door, it said, SQUARE SWEETIES THAT LOOK ROOND. on page 120
Square Sweeties That Look Roond on page 121
id Veruca Saut. "They aw look square.' on page 122
e argument aboot it! They are square sweeties that look roond!' on page 123

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
t. Then I've the haill o Trig Square tae dicht, an Pernickety Cres on page 9

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And yin gherkin pickelt square and fair on page 110

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
at the blue and grey concrete square. Ah willnae be bullied oot o on page 3
here. No when the school's a square. Jist keep goin roond in circ on page 4
y furgot tae gie me 10p fur a square the day, even though it helps on page 15

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
he had been makkin. It wis a square daud o board wi the name o th on page 148

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
eid wis awfie lang and kind o square. on page 5
kkit his heid look muckle and square in the mist - and stuid for on page 7
y Management. The buildin wis square and kind o dreich-lookin, tho on page 62

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah look oot the four square windaes and doon the water. M on page xv
orget some hings. There wis a square telly in the corner o the roo on page 44
toon. If it wasnae fur George Square and Central Station, there wo on page 81
usin ma eyes oan the ceilin's square tiles, Ah dinnae want tae be on page 86

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
At Jan Palak Square, on page 10

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
er's pals - gaithered in the square. The sodger wha had dared tae on page 46

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ettle tae mak a photae o ilka square kilometre o Breetain a body c on page 65

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
hat the laddies in the merkat square, seein her
wi his heid, crouned wi its square biretta, bent doun
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ce Room, 1st flair, 27 George Square, Edinburgh. The heidmaist spe
guage Dictionaries, 27 George Square, Edinburgh,
Sae it wis back tae square een agane. But is time the ma
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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
ty. In bi the hoose wis a wee square stane lobby wi four doors. An
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
“Sky comes in wee square bits,” she said. “Tae fit
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Austen cryed her “two-inch square of ivory”. Ilka detail is h
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
pounces up on me, baith paws square on ma chist, and sterts merci
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ly, a solid wet SPLAT hits me square in the face and runs richt do
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
uckle yirdin moonds, cried ‘square-‘ or ‘roond-‘ barraes.
least 18 roond barraes and 8 square barraes (although anely the c
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
lue's ran oot, there's seiven square kilometres o clam an drowie m
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ind, whit really struck me fu square efter leavin the exhibition w
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
��d been hangit in the mercat square for ae crime or anither, an w
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cunt sais an belts us, right square in the mooth afore ah even kn
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e’s wans. Ah’ve goat some square sausage an haggis, an bacon a
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nty-five tae go an we’re aw square.”
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
nated in me an McDade huvin a square go ootside the school gates a
it, he wisnae lyin man. Every square fit ay the buildin’s wrappe
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
. They hud their maist recent square go aboot a year ago an McDade
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nder’s heid caucht him full square on the bridge o the nose. Tha
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
trail leads back tae St Enoch Square.
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
that posh place in Charlotte Square. An if ah close ma eyes, ah�
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
intae the toon centre, a wide square stertin tae be edged wi cairt
formt a square, an there wis ither oothooses
they were mairched intae the square, whaur a brazier an buistin a
Inside, there wis a square o huts. Inside the square, tw
o huts. Inside the square, twa o the Wanderers lay deid
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ity; his helplessness. Cannae square it wae masel.
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the recent tragedy in George Square that saw six fowk tyne their
d an Imperial walcome. George Square eventually saw masses o Yes v
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
pictur, mebbe twa centimetres square. The face smilin aa crooked-l
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Liftin the square boatle aff the table an haudi
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
he could sell it first, then square him up wae the money at a lat
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
see-through bag ae green. The square mirror hus lines ae coke prep
how hings work doon at Albert Square. But up here? yae pey what ya
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
is almost eggin me oan fur a square go. By that ah mean the hing
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
ic fans celebrating in George Square, but also many Rangers folk t (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
n 31st January 1919 in George Square. Hence English troops brought (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
DavyGavin1 Mind it hus tae be square ?????? (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
l get in the ring an gie ye a square go if the money is guid. Ah w(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
traced his steps back tae the square Nae luck - his supper wisna on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, es the bus lurched inte the Square it Inverurie. on page 21
brae, bi the time ye'r in the Square, ye'v fullt yer briks."" on page 70
um roon the edge o the carpet square. Mam made aa wir maet fae scr on page 87

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ye can heid tae the main toon square far they hae a firewark an fi on page 4
doon tae the price o rent per square metre. For souvenirs, it's th on page 7
'Grand Place', Brussels' main square, is nestlt awa in the city ce on page 13

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Square in the face afore it penetrat on page 23
square goes wi life on page 34

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
es weel te hing aboot in the Square an wyte." on page 42

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
y, ye ken. She sees he gets a square meal ivvry day. But he winna on page 19

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
play; an ye're in the Saicont Square tae stert wi: fan ye win tae on page 32
swippertlie throwe the Third Square-lickly ye'll tak a train, I j on page 34
ither it as said. The Seivent Square iS aa Wuidins, fousomiver, ee on page 35
, it'll tak us tae the Fowert Square, aat's some aisement!" she sa on page 40
the ainhie gait tae the Aacht Square. on page 44
Also on pages 47
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
��farivver ye are; is that us square noo?”
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
harras were aboot twelve feet square, made up o three inch
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Ye’r een’ll turn square! She shouts every time I swit
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
gairdens, or shoppin in Union Square - fitivver suits yer pairty.(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
c culture witnessed in George Square this week. (2020) twitter link
of course it dis- but George Square? (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ith normal bog roll, I am a 7 square a wipe man. One strong square(2020) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
advice oan life anaht ah wid square them upo in a microdod... (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Foo wi the guff o fifty square mile on page 20

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
r-lukkan wife whar wis wearan square glesses exactly the shape o t
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Shetland

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
as I snoovilt by the Square on the wey tae schuil, on page 143

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
is nar eneuch tae bei ca’d square, an thar’s airon yetts i th
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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The square bottle glancin lake fire, on page 6

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Square as tha fiels on page 15
Square intae a machine. on page 16

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Tae tha Kirk Square whar he pued up, ayont an oul on page 3

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
al. Ulster-Scots maunae bae a square peg batthered intae a roun' h on page 20

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ny askit, gleekin up ower the square fringe on her face as she pro
frae the corner shop at Boyne Square wi wer drinks.
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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@d_anderson878 Square sossidge!!! ?????? (2021) twitter link