A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of thrawn in Corpus

Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
nced on Kate nou that in some thrawn-heidit wey her mither haed ay on page 26

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
htnin effect. 'Ye were a fair thrawn wee git. Despite aa the preac on page 49

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
e prince loot at me, a bittie thrawn: on page 28

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
wis, an, as the Lory wis ower thrawn tae let on aboot its age, the on page 24
: she had never met a body as thrawn an contrair as this Hairy-Mag on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Noo he wis weel kent's a gey thrawn fellae, aye browdent oan gitt on page 27

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
the demeanin haverpokes, were thrawn ontae the midden fire that wi 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
nor be thrawn nor dour. on page 27
jeelit an foonert, solid an thrawn on page 65
White Tailed Eagles pisht an thrawn on page 71
ched aff Sky News tae no feel thrawn. The cludgie's scrubbed, the on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
rce o seiven hunner airmed an thrawn Covenanters battlin throu dri on page 26
Twa o thaim were thrawn, determined-luikin strangers on page 35
fyle his ain nest. Tho still thrawn eneuch tae stey awa frae the on page 41
argied did Hughock - an ower thrawn tae ever gie wey gif he thoch on page 74
's younger brither William. A thrawn auld bachelor, Wull came tae on page 78

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ll tae mind an mend. He wis a thrawn mannie tae mak oot wis Skald. on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
devotion thrawn as Sheol. on page 17

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Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
s maistlie jaloused at he wes thrawn tae his daith at the hauns o on page 82

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
krinkit steeker, tichtlippit, thrawn. She looked as if her mooth w on page 118
rched oot the schuil buildin, thrawn-gabbit and white in the fizzo on page 221

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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
pace nivver drappit. Normally Thrawn Tam, a strang, wee, wiry fell on page 49

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
, wi a wee bit gender-tension thrawn in for guid meisur. In 'A Day on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
er-maxter thochts left me gey thrawn, on page 41
But e'en the thrawn smeddum o his Pictish priests on page 85
Ma lugs drappin lik a thrawn donkey gien on page 124

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
iked back. 'Ye're a sweir and thrawn wee wirm, and ye're growin ow on page 36

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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
Canto Saisonal: Thrawn as Winter's Gig on page 48

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
he choices on offer. It seems thrawn, if no juist plain daft, tae on page 14

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
fermers mair bealin and mair thrawn and mair determined than ever on page 28

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
sister's jist a stick ahint a thrawn cuddy." on page 108

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
she saftened the thrawn backs on page 6
the thrawn raivelled maikless gemm on page 17
as peerie dauds fae his thrawn Nazi tweed on page 45

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Frae ma ice-thrawn coma, I shall be auld. on page 34

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
it wad he listen? He wis that thrawn. It jist made him mair determ on page 59

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
hat ane o the reasons for the thrawn survival o Scots in places li on page 7

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Cannae? Or thrawn tae silence? Whit's meant? on page 112

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
a thrawn, persistent ghaist. on page 5

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Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Pine Wid, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
straicht and thrawn on page 6

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
he aich o my ain voce, that's thrawn, on page 9
Wi the sark thrawn ower its back. on page 24

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
air!' Bit the Romans wir that thrawn That they couldnae tak a tell on page 5

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
They were thrawn-lookin birds wi bress feather on page 27

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
beer in the world but wir sae thrawn, they wouldnae haund the secr on page 17
t if John Knox hadnae bin sae thrawn? (Note tae Scottish people: t on page 39
bi yon wee thrawn lass, on page 40

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
's wantin tae win awa fae the thrawn an stechie Scots o monie a mo on page 15

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
throu cleyey thrawn ground wi a solid thrust; on page 107

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
he Fow Muin, wi a poke o cats thrawn in for guid meisur. But gin o on page 91

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
nt that she didna gie up, wis thrawn, and
this thrawn, pig-heidit auld wife, tae ta
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
s o Robert Louis Stevenson's "Thrawn Janet", whaur Stevenson wis s
evenson haed tae lat on that "Thrawn Janet" wis a English story wi
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
mummilt ti Mirren, thrawn-lik.
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
or in Ulster, whaur fowk haes thrawn thegither elements fae ilka p
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
t for scunner), stour, thran (thrawn), wean, an wee. On the tither
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nae trees, naething but wind-thrawn whins waffing runkelt shanks
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
a miracle thit Scots haes bin thrawn eneuch tae survive sae lang w
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
or anarchistic- maun be that thrawn platform fir art an poetry ta
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
on minister efter anither has thrawn awthin they could think o (an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
n, France an the UK. The dour thrawn French an the sleekit
It shairly maun tak a richt thrawn kinna paranoia tae see bi-lin
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ckit formations o Scots. This thrawn resistance is aye mindit in t
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tae rin cairds throu it? The thrawn paper feed that needit carefu
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
contrivance, its no me being thrawn or a ProudScot ™, it’s me
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
is still aye dootfu, gien the thrawn naitur o thon institution. Ho
patient's pynt o view, that's thrawn vizzie on life wis soothered
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
y succeed in giein a lift tae thrawn readers that micht be yaised
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Lehane, Matt Tuim Tattie, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
thrawn hairts
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
€™s bairns and that haed been thrawn on the midden. Napolean sent
. He dargit in the same slaw, thrawn wey as he haed aye duin in Ca
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
. The bare ruits o antrin win-thrawn trees scrabblet aboot, like a
it somewhaur. Na, it wad been thrawn oot. Aathin she had wad been
oot. Aathin she had wad been thrawn oot, or gien awa... or maybe,
Nanetheless, Bill fund hissel thrawn thegither wi the halflin, aca
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
is is the wey o't, whit kinna thrawn logic wad this British govern
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Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
An mak it sae thrawn that it tichtens thir baws,
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MacMinto, Gregor The Magic Brainch, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
s straucht an ane o thaim wis thrawn. The clay davie sleepit i the
The time he wis sleepin, the thrawn tree sayed, ‘Here a puir hi
ckle’ll you gie him?’ The thrawn tree replied, ‘A’ll gie h
he waukent he cuttit doon the thrawn tree an awa hame wi it. Whan
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
yer failure to inderstaun the thrawn of the Scot abd so push indy (2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
nehoy Noo that wad be unco an thrawn conseiderin whit Walkers did (2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
wait tae yaise thaim, esp the Thrawn Janet n Wanderin Willie yins.(2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
... an here the story 'Thrawn Janet' here: Robert Louis Ste (2021) twitter link
andering Willie’s tale' an ‘Thrawn Janet’ fae the Wee Windaes s (2021) twitter link
survived cos its speakers are thrawn? https://t.co/UeaBD0qxpG #Sco (2020) twitter link
e this. Hunners o examples o 'thrawn' but nae 'thran': https://t.c (2019) twitter link
Happy #RLS day! Listen tae 'Thrawn Janet', wan o R.L. Stevenson' (2017) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
coal mannie lest time and the thrawn auld bugger hid refused tae g on page 42

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
the ither fairmers. He wis a thrawn cheil bit he ae hid a smile o on page 57

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Eh - bit ye're thrawn on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
e Wi a gowd neep moutent doon thrawn hung roon Yer craig on page 3

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
k-branch, bit it wis a dashed thrawn cuddy yon een, a richt coorse on page 51

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
I'm affa thrawn tae cast yon winter cloot.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
dum; in anither wird, she wis thrawn. She wytit tae get Auld Joe s
aeiver, she pit doon her buik thrawn like an telt the quinie tae l
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
coat o monie colours and wis thrawn intae the pit by his jeilous
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@72redz1903 tweeted
e irrelevance because o their thrawn attitude tae the constitution (2022) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@ScotGovScots thrawn or thraan (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
That wid hae pissed the thrawn auld bugger aff. on page 222

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ang tradeition, seems to have thrawn a shaidae on later poets, ti on page 34

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@StuartPoet tweeted
e, didnae, gonnae, loch, ben, thrawn, mawkit, napper, fit, haun, s(2020) search twitter
rately glaikit tae the pynt o thrawn. Yon whae yaise Scots yaise t (2020) twitter link
@scotslanguage Gey thrawn but no hallockit ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
wurds on the wireless sic as thrawn, an dyke (meanin waa). (2014) twitter link
Ulster Scots are a crabbed an thrawn aul crew onyway - we dinnae (2014) twitter link
UTV - Na, the Mongolians are thrawn craturs, wha cannae spake the (2014) twitter link