A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of abeen in Corpus

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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
t to dee fan their heids were abeen the grun. Ay, aa equal noo, b on page 40
Syne he looked up. Hyne awa abeen his heid, atap a lang pole, t on page 41

2 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Drumtulloch cotter hoose sat abeen ae road on a scarp o grun owe on page 84

2 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
rkies were singin in the lift abeen and the sun glintin on the bo on page 124

1 matches

Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Abeen the derkened unnerfelt o airt on page 80

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Hert o the Moontin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
staans heich abeen us: on page 89

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
irs an Ah wound up the mobile abeen the cot. The circle o stars t on page 92
raa oO toy sodgers on a shelf abeen ma heid. They eesed te bi Gra on page 93

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
feow the-gither Een pilet up abeen the ither on page 15

5 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ll's rum flag, eit we hung up abeen thi Seaview Bar. Weel aifter on page 41
illy," eestae say, "Dinna get abeen yer staytien," an en thi hinn on page 65

3 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
sic thing exists; files heich abeen a cloud has flichtert on page 10

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ourite oan ambition an gettin abeen yersel: "Ah, on page 7
t imsel in the mirror at hung abeen the muntelpiece. "Ere's naeth on page 54
The brass bell abeen the door tingilt es they gaed on page 69
shaft o stewy stars at dunced abeen the fleer. on page 74

4 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ike Caesar's, will need ti be abeen suspicion. Ye micht be flatte on page 94

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Wollaston, his vyce still nae abeen a fusper. on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
orrice hut his heid on a beam abeen the bar an syne fell backwyes on page 16
e fir them aat thinks they're abeen ither folk - canna bi deein on page 25
a cloud o shite flees hoverin abeen him. on page 32
the ootline o Gertie towerin abeen on page 41
d' cause ere wis a reed licht abeen her door an she wis nivver sh on page 63
Also on pages 78, 84
8 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
er, ""God's blissin is on ye, abeen aa weemen, an his blissin is on page 80
railt him tll e broo o e hill abeen e toon sae they mith keess hi on page 86
ernaum, reesed up till e lift abeen, ye'll be cassen doon tae the on page 98
ll be fowk att' gie me a reef abeen ma heid'. He cried on aa e ma on page 108
el." There wis vreetin putten abeen his heid in Greek, in Latin a on page 119
Also on pages 121
6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
," he raged, wavin the letter abeen is heid, "an the wye it's wir on page 6
e cud see a heat haze hoverin abeen the widden fleerboords. on page 41

2 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Nor even stars oot up abeen. on page 6
It loupit oot abeen their heed, on page 8
His airms they flapp't abeen his heed, on page 17
Jist as thi reef wis up abeen. on page 22

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
But ae day staans oot abeen them aa. It wis near on forty on page 12

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
g aa the fyle. "Gweed hivvens abeen," thocht Fergie. "Is aat nae on page 27

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
'Up abeen e world ee fly, on page 69

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
abeen this impty carpark far on page 19

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
delicht fan she saa him skite abeen the watter, sae bonnie and gr on page 27

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
alancin itsel on a spirl jist abeen her heid, an waffin her wi it on page 40
"Keek up at the brainch abeen your heid," said the Midgie, on page 42
Nae birds war fleein heich abeen: Nae birds war there tae flee on page 52
an wes aye in the skelf richt abeen the een she wes gomin at. "An on page 71
he samen heich braes glowerin abeen their heids. on page 73

5 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
st disappeared intae the mist abeen their heids. "This is it, Jee on page 87
Abeen the fog, atap his bonnie ivor on page 88

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
em on the grun fleer, wirsels abeen them on the second fleer. The on page 72
od on oor bedroom fleer richt abeen that blotch. Ye see, there wi on page 76

3 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Doric Sweet Talk, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Wi umbrellas abeen their cones an sliders.
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
orget. Ah pit it on the shelf abeen the jam jars.”
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
t atween the twa spikkers far abeen him in faist, fremmit English
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
e time. En ere wis the basket abeen the garage door so he cood
abeen his broo. He wis in the Circl
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
is the sin, wi blue skies up abeen.
Cauld in the mornin bit fine abeen,
Bonny sky up abeen as the day passes awa,
e bonny an blue is the sky up abeen.
Ere's a bonny blue sky up abeen.
8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, the auld tin pot wis placed abeen an ootspreid newspaper becaus
t. An luik ye, the Lord stood abeen it an said, 'I am the Lord Go
hide that he favoured her far abeen her brither Matty. Bit Matty
n't tae preen a sprig o rowan abeen the windae.
l the cock crawed in November abeen the midden an the lang deid m
17 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
towers wad perch like an erne abeen the quarry, aa sheer green-ti
reetlin frae a wee prick jist abeen her queat. She wis sittin on
n the warld twinty storeys up abeen the grun, atap the railwye st
Sangster hid merriet far hyne abeen her Sector.
on the fire an hung the dulse abeen the door."
7 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
his shinty stick raised heich abeen his heid tae smack the baa at
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ie stars glimmered in the sky abeen, an a slither o the moon keik
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
a voice caas oot fae somewye abeen.
d a straight line for his moo abeen a reid t-shirt and blue short
2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
e o us it’s the local idiom abeen the graimmar an vocabular tha
Isles wes heartlands wi weel abeen 50% o the population claimin
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
elicopter is circling high up abeen ma back gairden, trying to st
They start hovering directly abeen us. The rope ladder is flung
atch as he’s pulled up high abeen ma, past the very tap o the t
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he wiz nearly a hunnder feet abeen. In reality though he wisna t
nded up in the sea wi the sky abeen him and died bit by bit as hi
ng the hotterin kettle farrer abeen the coals, speirin as she did
erfection an the braiss rails abeen it were shonin like gowd.
easure. She kent the reed sky abeen the sea wiz bonny but she cou
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
shifted tae the mantle piece abeen the Aga tae the photo o her f
showin ower muckle o her gums abeen her teeth. But sayin that she
ut noo she’d shown her heed abeen the parapet and ended up a re
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
m finivver he showed his heed abeen the parapet. It got that bad
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nstead tae the sound o battle abeen him. But it sounded so far aw
ire wid come doon tae him fae abeen. Sound playin tricks?
were set at twenty one inches abeen the grun so that the chances
he sojer lay wi a bullet jist abeen an tae the left o his groin a
mbs gan aff. The sound o feet abeen him and gruntin as twa kiltie
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ge pot that hung fae the swye abeen the fire. They micht as weel
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wiz teen up tae her room jist abeen the kitchen. The room wiz int
t Iden. The windae looked oot abeen the kitchen gairden an it wiz
books on them. A lamp burned abeen them. She’d niver seen a la
d pointing at the big paintin abeen the fireplace, she said, “T
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the kite, fleein abeen him, deistin his orange falde
e, an foo a starnie glimmered abeen him. o a suddenty, the spotli
nie, sae speecial, glirnmerin abeen the stage till the
e siller bell gaun ‘ting’ abeen his heid. Winter cam tae
t lugs an a kittlin caad Sam. Abeen
5 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@oilypaws Aye dry abeen inoo(2020) search twitter
@d_anderson878 Abeen nine fit ye ken(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases Just pit em up abeen e' muntlepiece. Keep e' geets(2018) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
sking wi strangers on a knowe abeen Siena in the peachy gloamin, (2021) twitter link
n the earlier names mentioned abeen? (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Hume, David The Aldfreck Coalmining Disaster, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ballycarry, poetry
So aa days sent by the Man Abeen they’d toil
1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
e" can be "abin" / "aboon" / "abeen" ; the word "pot(2020) search twitter