A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of burnt in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
, where wheelie bins hud been burnt n melted. The swings huv been on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
got themsels burnt, an etten up by wild beasts a on page 13

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
A haill village burnt oot on page 61

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
yellas! Double yellas! Fuckin burnt ma bastardin fit! I'll gie hi on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
re deid an stervin, bombed an burnt ilk day an nicht in cities wh 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
m stuid ower near the fire an burnt the back o his guid ridin bui on page 61

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Got burnt bi the man fur wham A held a on page 6
m no guid wae details, but ye burnt lit the divil, on page 83

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
believe aw that, aye an' they burnt them as weel. Ah heard tell t on page 14

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
The yairds a wreck o burnt oot cars. on page 47

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
le Nick wis gane. There wis a burnt patch aside the cairn, whase on page 78

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ort intae the Vigil that they burnt theirsels oot. Ithers fund lo on page 107

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
whar yir soul ill be burnt ti cinders on page 69

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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
ot oniebody gettin ower badly burnt an A spoonit it oot ontae the on page 73
nt ye were a witch an wuid be burnt at the stake - that the lass on page 98
y, that endit wi Wishart bein burnt at the stake in St Andrews on on page 118
the polis claes that had been burnt the nicht afore, he stood his on page 127

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
'Tommy Campbell burnt Smellerman wi a can a deodora on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ollow o Bluid', sacrificed an burnt, on page 40
Is all that ash burnt roses leave, O Di's sad story on page 44
They'd foun some burnt tin-foil in his poacket. on page 51
it wid hae burnt a hole in his poackit in less on page 117
hat yae day micht need tae be burnt oot. on page 118

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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
Burnt bricht whan horror comics on page 23
Broonin like bracken burnt back, on page 97

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Oh ya. Bluidy bylin! Aw naw! Burnt ma mooth! Naw-naw-naw. A hate on page 1
an teemin ma hert oot, tae a burnt fritter ower wairm tae teckle on page 3

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
like she had gathered aa the burnt wax an melted it again. I pri on page 23
e coffee mornin? They werenae burnt. on page 62

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Mr. Poe said, "in a fire that burnt the hale hoose doon. I'm awfi on page 8
e hoose went up in flames. It burnt richt doon tae the grund." on page 9
ere naethin noo but guddles o burnt debris. Mr. Poe had taen them on page 12
their maw and da. Violet had burnt the toast, on page 31

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He's a straw, aa burnt up an dry. on page 35

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
egan and the sun come oot and burnt the tap o Hercules's heid. Th on page 47

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Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
and nixt tae her wis a pile o burnt matches. on page 55

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e burst intae flames, and wis burnt intae nothin at aw. on page 81

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Names furlin on burnt on page 22

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ons, dredgin and strainin oot burnt bits. The tap'll set suin eno on page 72

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
has burnt oor verra Wuid for fuel. on page 54

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
ut thon underearth sinks like burnt-out char on page 107

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Poems (1719): ‘Set out the burnt Side of your Shin, For Pride
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
Sammy Campbell burnt Cantsmell wi a can a deodoran
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
or fear they should have been burnt.
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
illt this auld Mrs MacKay. He burnt the hoose wi her alive in it.
chter cam back as the hooseie burnt, an got her auld mither oot.
craigs efter their hooses war burnt. They’d stravaig aboot, aff
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the fetid, pungent odour ay a burnt oot fire. There’s a table a
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n tae such stature, should be burnt - ritualistically and gradua
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
d on the lead and the leather burnt my skin so I lost hud o him.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Granny, A've burnt ma haun.
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
kent that Till had lang syne burnt aw his brigs in the burgh, an
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Wallace, Lorna An Ode Tae Tinder, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2020) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Burnt tae a cinder?
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
Grassmerkit an this time they burnt the Lanark Declaration. The P

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
o the best o the hooses were burnt doon mysteriously, meaning na
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Ye've burnt the mince? Oh dearie me An th on page 15

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
d widden display that is then burnt doon in a bondie on the last on page 4

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Their burnt umber plumage on page 5

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Mike had lit a fire an Suntie burnt his bum on page 157

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
tories aboot bairns who'd got burnt, an eaten up by wild biests a on page 12

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
it! Oo shid hae burnt oor bras in the seeventies wh
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
n varying shades o tanned and burnt skin. Justin runs ower tae hi
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e alertit them o a fire whilk burnt the castle tae the grund, by
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in and terrifeein tae see men burnt tae the daith,biled by escapi
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it o the lot is the wee black burnt bit on the end. I always save
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Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
ny. It’s pert o her, it’s burnt intae her hert. The sichts ar
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
oot! An sae is ma short story Burnt Vengeance Whilk wye will dyin(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@Nicolejunemcka1 Wis a burnt reed. Affa fine(2019) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
in toaster & hoose jist aboot burnt doon. Smoke alarm went aff, w(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Me pans hid burnt-oot buddoms and me cooker rin on page 24

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in the window as his hoose burnt doon... on page 3

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wirriet and burnt on page 74

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the hatred grew till it near burnt a hole in me hert. on page 76

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Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Feelin really burnt oot daday (2018) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ies aboot bairns whae hed got burnt, an gobbled up b' wielt beast on page 12

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
aumer is redd up, the incense burnt,
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@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
at first tae check they're no burnt (2022) twitter link

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wi orange hue tha sky ait burnt, on page 47

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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
Ack, a burnt the arse oot the fire!!! Can'(2020) search twitter