A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of tink in Corpus

Central

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and see yon tink on the street on page 77

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Rags? Ya bliddy wee tink. Fancy the like o ye haein... on page 66
o yersel, fechtin wi thon wee tink..." thai cuid hear him rairin on page 68

2 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Orra Tink
An orra tink, wi his weskit loused
An the orra tink
Wi an orra tink
4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
lik a drukken tink, an giein dug’s abuise ti o
her’s heid an sweirin lik a tink. Tammas boued doun ti gaither
kkets. Jim wes a kinna modren tink,
iz geir wes fettilt i the sam tink wey tho. Hiz bace hed nae pir
4 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
he front ae the crood. Whit a tink! She hid tousie hair, a scarf
rae the storm’ bit. Got the tink inside, coat aff, a wee drapp
2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
wid say, he looked a bit o a tink. Fit a difference fae his wif
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
pechin an needin a drink 'll tink dat a föl is weel-aff. on page 27
Tink o da fools; dey dunna wirk i on page 95
n bit da best fir dir bairns. Tink you dat da Göd Man wha is pe on page 97
whit I want. Maybe you dunna tink it richt fir me ta open my ha on page 104
ethin aboot it. Du didna even tink ta pit hit ida bank dan I wid on page 106
Also on pages 109, 117, 169
13 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ne, an coodna get underwye ta tink fur himsel. on page 1
"I tink du'll nivver leet her, jewel, on page 2
da brukk at's on nooadays, I tink shü wisna dat far wrang.) On on page 5
ta mak new freends too, an I tink it does wis aald fokk gude ta on page 7
ae time ta gadder seaweed, or tink dey dunna. It's da best ferti on page 10
Also on pages 11, 14, 17, 20, 21, 27, 32, 37, 40, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 63, 74, 91
35 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
tink dangerously! (Yesterday's bil on page 25

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Tink if du wis da hidmist een ta s on page 19

4 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
Whit da Muckle Deevil duis du tink du's doein here? Git oot afor on page 35

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
bidden unken fir lang, bit we tink noo at it wis laekli Celtic a on page 13
's aesier tae mak oot), as in tink (/tɪŋk/) an dem (/dɛm/), a on page 27

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Wid he tink her dat haandless fur lossin on page 66
y grand-fock. Hit vexes me ta tink on page 84
Truly, I tink, a tailor's dummy wid a dön. on page 86
tink tae slock hit if du wid on page 117

5 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
a bugger wis towwin. Du mycht tink at der's some kinda rules o h
1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
oach's pockets. Lik dey canna tink or act fur demsels. Du'll see
He says a strong athlete can tink fur hersel, an if you're aye
ompetitors. Whin dey start ta tink aboot der ain waiknesses, hit
I joost stare dem doon. Weel, tink aboot it. I kin be der freend
in, I coulda handled it - I tink. Bit noo me mind wis kirnin.
5 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
tryin herd no tae tink o da crabs gettin dir eyes.
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
"Lowrie, does du tink I could hae some o yon fine s
aid da peerie grice, "does du tink I could hae some o yon fine w
it ta get da best bits, fur I tink da wirm is been itae hit".
"Ertie, does du tink I could hae some o yon fine s
4 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
e he's forgotten, but I canna tink it. Maybe he just pits it ta
mon wi dem. Geordie seemed ta tink at dis wis aa right, so I sai
2 matches

Ritch, Paolo A Remembrance Day, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, poetry
Noo I tink o ould Willie’s war,
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
“Dat’s a hard thing tae tink aboot…”
“Daa I tink Willy Winky is come tae Libby
2 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
y hert wis poondin so herd, I tink it wis aboot tae jump oot my
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Da windirs o technology, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Shetland - Yell, poetry
Du’d tink hit biggit
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Olympian, tink nae ill aboot him! Did
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
we man wirk wi. Ta shaa foo I tink da wird ‘dialect’ differs
him. Dis is no caase I duina tink at wirds is important. Hit’
haes nae vocabulary. I micht tink at da phrase ‘I’m gotten
eologies at influences foo we tink aboot ‘dialect’ in Shaetl
wid traep at, in practice, we tink on a dialect as a language if
9 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
Yun's aa I can tink o' für eenoo; we will joost

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
n git a tip fae da drivers. I tink someen telt me dat some grind

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
quiet wird wi me. “Does du tink we should warn da bairns tae
“Whit does du tink we should caa da bairns?” a
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Does du tink dey hae much vynd, Da?” axe
back in June, I wis blyde tae tink da skave daek wid be awa. Dey
on sheeksin gaein on, does du tink dey ir working ony sense rais
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Nort Pole laek a lok of fokk tink. Dere’s nae reindeer dere.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
anidder year ower wi. I canna tink yon’s twa year A’m been s
skew-wheef paet bank. An tae tink fokk caa wis trows ill-tricki
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d for days. “Kinda overly I tink,” said Meenie. But hit didn
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
wantin in! Can we keep him? I tink he's a stray.'
osts aroond da Hillhead. Whit tink you o my pictir o Mitten?'
's an awfil lock tinner, mam. Tink you is da cattery been feedin
r lossing some o yon weicht I tink' said Mam. 'We'll no hae ta f
4 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
limpse yirsel in da mirror an tink dat you look ower weel ?? (2019) twitter link
ot my DSi in 2009, an I still tink DS cartridges ir peerie so I (2020) twitter link
ing mistaks, does nobody ever tink ta proofread dis things??? (2020) twitter link
Tryin no ta tink a da bairns dat’ll be playin (2021) twitter link
s on da phone, last I heard I tink you could git an ad blocker f (2021) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

@HazelTindall tweeted
else. Fok in da makkin world tink it’s ok ta pit an s on da en(2020) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
hae folk here dat choose tae tink it's a conspiracy. I despair.(2020) search twitter
en up, eyes still closed, and tink "whaur do I hae to be daday?"(2013) search twitter

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