A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

colour Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words80.5 76.1 108.5 139.1 69.7 20.7 44.3
Number of occurrences258148 72 14 12 2 10
Number of authors114 66 24 9 6 2 7

Occurrences of colour in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ll whack as faur as the local colour ae the dialect goes. on page vii

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Wi colour: luvers, fowersome-reels an f on page 24

1 matches

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Hame tae Dunbar Harbour, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Hard by boats addin colour tae the harbour's creel, on page 41

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
that, mine disnae even huv a colour screen. on page 6

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
er wee. An I swither ower the colour o his claes. Sae I guddle ala on page 21
anet, whan a fank o gowd, the colour o munelicht, fliskit ower the on page 59
e thing. But your hair is the colour o gowd. Sae it will be braw w on page 69
At keek o day the sand is the colour o hinny. An the hinny colour on page 81

5 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
r necks generally a different colour fae their faces. They huv tha on page 26

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ht eneuch, bit it's the wrang colour! Selkies ir gray, no bleck.' on page 59

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
id. I'm shair he went a funny colour though it's hard tae tell unn on page 1

6 matches

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
euks a bittock unreal, as tho colour on page 6

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
ndootadly gonnae be the wrang colour on page 15

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
nlit place withoot a braith o colour tae its face, on page 39

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
e wrang glass, it's the wrang colour, it wus bought frae the wrang on page

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
So we'd ignite a colour or two, going down, on page 30
al inby this glen. You talk o colour: on page 31

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
it wis worth a pittance. The colour fae oor faces drained awey al on page 17
only hing that added a bit ae colour tae the place wis the emerald on page 72
Wae the colour fae Craig's puss quickly drai on page 103
s no escaped ma attention the colour ae his skin hus went fae milk on page 109
llen and pulped oot. And it's colour is pure beetroot rid. Even hi on page 179

5 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
a manky silver, this time the colour o a tightrope on page 55
n wis turnin greenichtie, the colour o wersh aipples. on page 56
Will that change the colour back?' the faither speired, f on page 58
cuddie's and it hud turnt the colour o meltit lava; she wis in sic on page 125
prayed the bodies a different colour and aw the rest o it. And noo on page 229

7 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
whit the Tories, o whitivver colour, are plannin fer their grandw on page 96
be ane o them nae maitter the colour o yer skin, but God help ye g on page 113

2 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
le. It's a weird sortae beige colour, which ah wisnae expectin, It on page 2

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
wid yi like denim fir thi colour on page 66

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ferent, despite variations in colour, creed, religion an society, on page 11

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n the shop in every different colour. She took that long in the ch on page 53
ite doon the full class's eye colour, evrubdy's been pure obsessed on page 67
tsel (meanin the fruit or the colour). on page 69
a full-blown spiel aboot the colour ae ma aura an whit that meant on page 169

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
and rich caramels that chynge colour ilka ten seconds when ye're s on page 13
ot o an icy lift that wis the colour o tackety bitts. on page 45
oked strecht at Chairlie. The colour wis rushin tae his cheeks, an on page 57
enin spairklin glisterin pink colour that the haill thing looked a on page 92
itterie stuff wis a different colour, sae it wis like a bonnie col on page 104
Also on pages 110
7 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
stert tae twitch. The wey tae colour it, he decided, wid be wi BRO on page 24
d faem. A rich blue reek, the colour o papingos, riz on page 32
ae the giant pot tae see whit colour the graund medicine wis noo. on page 35
d. 'Yon's mair like the richt colour.' on page 80

4 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
owd, like trees dippit in the colour o passion, dappelt wi clood-c on page ix
And colour aw thae the-morras tae come on page 81
Himsel is changin colour like the Cathkin will wi time on page 134

3 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Prentit bi Epic Colour, 75 Trafalgar Lane, Edinburgh on page 2

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
references til a body's race, colour, releegion, sex, gener identi on page 14
the leid its ain identity an colour. on page 15

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
fash There were socks o ev'ry colour on page 17
een, black an a horrible grey colour like she had gathered aa the on page 23

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
hostly white tae a mair human colour. The doactor looks at Sandra on page xvi
hey've gone fae a dark purple colour tae a greyish black. on page 45

2 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
He taen the first colour photie the world had ever see on page 10

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
et that was her name, not the colour o her. W wis for wellies that on page 120

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Darnley: Wife - aa the colour's drainit frae ye. on page 35

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e room and radiated light and colour' . on page 90

1 matches

MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
A breath ago a jaunty burst o colour on page 13

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Is the thin shairp fadit colour on page 98

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Northwords Now 43 - Donald Adamson, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central, poetry
a bleeze o colour. on page 28

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o colour, an the room, on page 40
the colour an heat o fire. on page 60
at veesions o colour on page 64

3 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The span and shape and colour o a people, on page 100

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
raphic Novel in Scots in Full Colour, Alan Grant, ill. Cam Kennedy on page 119

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Wi Border Ballats as weill an colour pictures that bring oot the g on page 127

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e cuid see thai wirnae a braw colour. Faces like frostit neeps, he on page 16
wey thai lukked, the sel same colour o the grey harled waas ahint on page 18

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
win sensyne. It is noo rid in colour sae astrologues haes cryed it
this moon giein it an orange colour but doun inside the'r a hert
gies Neptune its bonnie blue colour. The'r twa-three layers tae t
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
uid see a brae, a hairst-gowd colour an here an thare the water ba
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Chrysanths, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
o ticht packed colour.
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
g this Evans’ face turned a colour beyond describable. Of course
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Ye want ti seen the colour o his wee face at this. "A hi
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
h in the china cabinet an her colour telly wi’ Eric and Ernie
nce o sensation and invisible colour, Ah heard it cross the fence,
2 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
t wi an infinite nummer o fou colour plates. On Instagram A follae
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
call Dragons) of a red fiery colour, appearing in the North and f
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
lants an shrubs o evri hue an colour,
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
trolley-dolly suitcase—same colour as ma ticket and the bus comp
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The folk gie it colour in plenty,
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
divided intae sections, each colour-coded. All you can see for mi
1 matches

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ck ah ma menu that we hid tae colour en. Me an ma sister did fit w
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
r me, wis a novelty, a daud o colour, a new wird or twa. Evidence
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
he perts eh the waws that hud colour wurr the parts where it looke
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
icht. There war lichts o ilka colour rinnin ower the watter an up
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
elped.’ ah sais, feelin the colour drainin oot ma face.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y tae evenly apply the Wotsit colour foundation she’s slapped oa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
using a cruel kaleidoscope ay colour afore him until it’s gone,
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ndo hands, what shape o eyes, colour o skin, o hair, the smell o h
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
else. She’s gat hair every colour o the rainbow, bats fur eyebr
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
the rarest an purest dyes tae colour ma threids.” The nymphs did
s an forgettin tae chynge the colour o his ship’s sails; an his
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
pplause o the crowd whaur the colour o the purpie bluebell wis row
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
raphic novel in Scots wi full colour, price £6.99 wi Scots vocabu
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
richt enough, mostly black in colour wi a tan breist and a tan ee
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
An' colour an' light.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Fu’ o’ colour changes,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Tae gie rich colour tae the day,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ly word ‘gorm’ which is a colour a’ of it’s ain.
1 matches

McLachlan, Jack Glessheids maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate, (University of Maine 2019) Central - Ceres, prose
ere bein mair o ae particular colour o glessheid in caulder airts,
about wi mony maiks o the ae colour an social strategy is a richt
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ur sweaty an ah kin feel the colour drainin oot ma face as the du
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
it young man, wi an unhealthy colour, cried Nusiret, wha spake the
she had heard. He felt hissel colour, as gin it wis him wha’d sa
hair, or the wey they yaised colour tae enhance thair bone struct
3 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
tion o ony kind, sic as race, colour, gender, language, religioun,
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ntra tae life. Clever yaise o colour brings oot a dreich laund an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
. The lassie's claes wis fu o colour, juist the dab for brichtin u
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e flashed a thin wee buik the colour o bluid an embossed wi sparkl
k o newspapers, fruits o ilka colour were arrayed in a demonstrati
2 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
Ma cheeks colour at the nickname, but ah ken h
1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
be talkin aboot natural hair colour, considerin not long ago ah d
l blond, but the bleached-oot colour looks hot oan ihm. Confidence
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ye can hae a hale spectrum o colour in atween.
1 matches

Letford, William This Is It, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central - Stirling, poetry
is a different colour cause am hame an
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
uite thick in a solid block a colour, but today ah found a differe
er wis finer and lighter, the colour of the card showin through so
, but his skin wis a terrible colour and his cheeks were hollow.
wis alive, his face had mair colour, wis less yella lookin and li
4 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
But blue is a colour too, maybe just in case
Colour-coded scrapping like the powe
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
be sick’’ she yelps. The colour drainin fae her puss as she s
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
How can we no go a nice latte colour???(2017) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
ith aloa vera jojoba, cut and colour every 8 to 10 weeks! Is this (2014) search twitter
. Goin from black tae reddish colour! Big change but a can do it! (2015) search twitter
tae hairdressers fir cut and colour! ?.xxx(2015) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
s gey rewardin. Garnet red in colour, leather and cherry jam on th(2020) search twitter
eich the day, but there’s ay colour an licht tae gie the speirits(2020) search twitter
wis the favourite shoe polish colour o the Three Musketeers? The D(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
n wis bullied, no fer ma skin colour, but fer ma wecht. Ah hed a s(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
tween it an the scuil chinged colour dependin oan the soup they wi (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
oticed - blue is defo ma fav colour the noo! (2021) twitter link
in- fir a covvy officer thats colour blind - weel am eer man bhoy (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
y, we're sorry wi hinna got a colour brochure, but we'll tell ye a on page 44

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
r, noo, but there's no muckle colour in your chowks. (Bruce chortl on page 40

1 matches

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
, regardless o their original colour, she foun a weel-worn Hays Le on page 22

1 matches

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
and mebbee it wis the lack o colour aat made it seem even mair de on page 40

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
the colour A see Ye in nou on page 3

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
trap!" Her face wis the same colour es er flooer es Eric roart be on page 20
ffed wi the apartmint, wi its colour T.V. an bra balcony owerleuki on page 42
ost te bi ess kinna pale blue colour." She haaled doon the airm o on page 81
leukit the same kinna orangey colour es the quine's; er een war ri on page 84
assault o smells an a riot o colour." on page 88

6 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
his een on the gun, turnt the colour o an aal newspaper, but could on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aricht? Ye're a maist helluva colour." on page 40
e kent reed wis her favourite colour. Ah'd heard him Sayin aat she on page 63
"Reed's yer maist favourist colour, isn't it?" Ah speert ag Miss on page 64
lt ye...reed is yer favourite colour," Ah said, smilin it her in t on page 65

6 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
O the black broon colour on page 5
An the flooer the colour o bleed on page 16

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ut doon oan the tap step, the colour drainin fae's face. "Ah aye s on page 13
tastefu colour schemes. An ye shid ayewis tr on page 20

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Bit listen tae I' colour o' yer dreams on page 124

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Still an on, ye're the richt colour, an aat maks for muckle." on page 25
"I wadna heed about the colour," the Teiger-lily obsairt. "G on page 25

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
even hae tae mention it. The colour drained fae Abbie’s face, a
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
‘Fit colour’s his hair, Angus,’ laach
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
an fae the fruit bowl. “Fit colour’s this, Dauvit?” he speir
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Slowly changes the colour o the tree.
colour. As Jonsar Eck looked ower th
sky wis the same deep blue colour. Ere wisnae a breath o win an
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
meeth-caimbed pleat, hair the colour o roosty iron, green cat's ee
uikit like thoomb preints the colour o brummil-bree.
drained o bluid, nae a pikk o colour in't, blae an dull as dishwat
it like a teacosy. It wis the colour o pale hinney streakit wi bro
sey coo, Patty. Patty wis the colour o meltin toffee. It Patty's t
12 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
t at anchor. The lift wis the colour o a deed salmon, grey wi the
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
atchin widwork on it. Blue in colour it wis. It stairted him think
, Beggerey’s face turnt the colour o ane o his ripest tomatoes a
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
he hope een o them micht be a colour ither than green or blue.
o the face and limbs blank o colour itherwise. In the draawin o h
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
disna want tae pey mair for a colour TV licence. Grunny is ticht-f
get changed intae a different colour.
2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
reen it wiz, schyoopit fuckin colour, schyoopit fuckin cawr. We wa
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
like the army wore but a grey colour that hid lang tails tae them
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rubbish and saw it wiz a reed colour. He wiz really fucked noo! He
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
red her throat and feelin the colour rise tae her cheeks she looke
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
nets the colour o oranges, wee cork floats, a
oo the colour o rikk. Syne they beeriet the
n fite, peely wally airms the colour o biled cabbage, an he luikit
lycup time, or girn aboot fit colour o cup she wis gaen
peel. Her nails war the same colour’s her lipstick, affa
5 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
ell intae a drum roll and the colour drained fae ma face the fear
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Ae colour wid dae fine, no? https://t.c(2020) search twitter
nne Donovan's magic beuk. The colour o deid leafs. Nae sure if it'(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Set Willy wi the anti piracy colour card. Nae ees fan, like me ye(2020) search twitter
Jist look the colour o these drams. Canna wait to (2021) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
hese miners are with a man of colour. Working class solidarity. ht (2022) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
Grieve17 @amcphersonafc1 Rang colour fur is wik !(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@suzfirst Waldies ony colour(2020) search twitter
@Meldrum04 The richt colour(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Crikey either the colour on ma telly needs adjusted or(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
in this efterneen! Nae really colour matching wee the green sign, (2018) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
When the colour o the blanket is a murky shad on page 48
it a job tae find a hat in me colour and me style. on page 73

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
hurlan ower the yotun's faem: colour an paitren ayont a artist's m on page 156

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
aalwis the same colour. on page 18

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
squeezan hid dry, the colour o owld blid, on page 108

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
addan strips o colour tae sleepan fields on page 112

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
imaginan thir colour on page 63

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Colour Variations on page 100

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Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
an be fluffed wae a fork. The colour is light, and the morsels o m
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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
t no as Lamborghini products. Colour combinations include reids, y
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@peediepuss tweeted
ls around me. It adds so much colour and texture to the hill. http (2020) twitter link

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
sam colour as a partan shell, rust cu on page 21
shares the colour o sea, heavy as on page 23

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Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
But colour an taste an boady tö! on page 107

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
rn. An aa aboot wis liicht an colour an perfect paece. Abön wis d on page 5

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
no da colour o soup, hits smell, hits tast on page 30
some wi muckle colour patches at on page 33

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De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
’ll smell a rat. Da wye ta colour hit, he wrocht oot, wid be wi
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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
t a ring; hit wis a dark blue colour wi golden trims. Hit wis saro
loth. Hits skin wis a greyish colour, and some o da flesh had faan
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I'm enjoyin da patterns and colour returnin tae my gaerden http:(2014) search twitter
rie bit o croft is burstin wi colour. https://t.co/nyqtf6Caiw(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The water colour sin forgot on page 10

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - I Hae A Drame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, poetry
ey’ll no get jeidged bi the colour o their huil
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e an haird. "Ihere's a boy wi colour in his jows." on page 15

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Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Wee wavvin, wabblin scad, the colour o on page 8

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha Flet-Earth yins is colour-blin, on page 57

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
on sindert squares o tha yin colour. on page 60

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Vivid colour, finest sheen, on page 20

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Is it jaist a splesh o colour? on page 26

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Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
on sindert squares o tha yin colour.
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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
n it changed her neck tae the colour o sunsheen.
Colour dreeped frae ma mammy’s fac
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Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
I cannae mind what colour noo the Ormo van was then
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