A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of buits in Corpus

Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ng gress, fawin twice whan ma buits fankled agin muckle stanes, a on page 22

7 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ts o wuid an strampin his big buits, he gies ye a sair heid. on page 26

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
twa hour syne. He wore ridin buits, grant ye, but broun breeks a on page 59
rnt the back o his guid ridin buits ... That garrd him sweir, an on page 61

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
nce wur warked? (Ma brither's buits on page 100

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
led nou that ah've hung up ma buits. on page 76
ch wan o us still hud oan wir buits. on page 83
o sayin ah'm fit tae lace his buits! on page 144

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Wire in/Get tore in/Fill yer buits on page 35

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
hole. A trampt it doon wi ma buits, syne Trev daubed it flet wi on page 78

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
BAUDRONS-IN-BUITS on page 42

10 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
raith he wis haudin, gied his buits a dicht on the auld bit o sec on page 17

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
et stappit intae tortoise-fur buits; on page 39

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
d tummelt ower his ain clumsy buits and faain asleep. It wasnae h on page 17

1 matches

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
in doon the road. He had guid buits but nae money at aw. on page 28
bunnet... and then intae his buits, which he hung aroond his nec on page 34

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the richt gear. Stoot stieve buits, a jaiket tae haud aff the sm on page 65

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
on the raw is fast is takkity buits wad takk thaim. on page 65

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
he thunderin noise o chairgin buits rung thro the naerrae corrido on page 17

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
in her auld, hie-liggit bleck buits. Her claes wir guid bit her g
o pliss in thaim. In fac the buits, alang wi the flair lenth bro
2 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
An puit buits rang
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Oniegates shae poued aff hir buits. Than shae sein at ilkane o t
il, thai herkit ti the risp o buits on the clinker an the
ammas’s hert doun intil hiz buits, fur he wesna in a
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
tae support a pair o size six buits, niver mind a body bigger as
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ort the yaird, kickit aff his buits at the back door, haed ae las
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
o the pairty wis weirin stoot buits, an Beatrice juist had her tr
e toolin, bit her troosers an buits wis scuffed an worn, an her l
sturdy bit worn claes an knee buits.
eet: whan he spottit a pair o buits that wad fit him, he wis gled
urridge. They were guid solid buits, recently re-solet. As suin a
8 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
in as it is, an the siller an buits-on-the-street that the new ai
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
rstaunin o Scots, so fill yer buits! An keep a guid Scots tung in
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
saffron dress wi the magenta buits is amazin. Aa three ootfits u(2020) search twitter
LOVED @jvn's buits in ep5 o this series o #Queer(2020) search twitter
e, there's 2 series. Fill yer buits.(2020) search twitter
@Jaynesharp Love yer buits! ??(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robb, Lydia AUNTIE BEAN UNDRESSES, (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Doric - Arbroath, poetry
faceless fowks' buits and shune on page 123

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
collar, galluses, an tackety buits. There wis a scrapin o fite s on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
auled a meenit at the tackety buits o Jock Dow, fa wis raxin inno
ho, wisna a cottar bairn, her buits war guid stoot leather, made
diggin the taes o her button-buits inno the heather, climmin far
ned dubs, far bairns' tackety buits hid trampled the simmer girse
earned the plooman trade. Her buits cobbled ower an sliddered atw
16 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
aa riggit oot in the tackety buits an claes o the guttin days. H
rish o lace an blaik buttoned buits, makkin a bee-line fur a stoo
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
In the hinnerend oo taen oor buits an socks aff, rowed up oor tr
ie, an whan ready wi socks an buits back on oo stertit tae clim t
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
r in his reid jaiket an blaik buits wheepin the sawdust fleer wi
a reid jaiket, an blaik shiny buits on.
er the Bens wi muckletacketty buits on tae gyang climmin. Waggiti
buits, an boxies o ilkie makk an ki
o swyty buits an mochy oxters an yirdy teet
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
The ferm wis buits lined up bi the lowe fur blai
1 matches

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
If da Aztecs hid maed rubber buits... (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
." Shü hurried an pat on her buits in da porch, dan stakk her he on page 34
ne dey wir tree pair a rubber buits hingin upside doon abune da s on page 93

2 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
Slippin aff his sea-buits an his ooie-socks
1 matches

Southern

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
A'm no fït tae cairrie hïs buits. He wull baptise ye wi tha Ha on page 3
me. A'm no fit tae lowse hïs buits. Wi tha fork ïn hïs hans, h on page 74

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Wattér buits, dunchers, tairtan shirts ~ f on page 21

1 matches