A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of dunt in Corpus

Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Pechin awa, its neb gies a dunt, on page 30

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
nie bit prelude ti saften the dunt, at it wis a leet she haed ma on page 14
t it doun on the warktap wi a dunt. 'Thare's yer iced tea,' she on page 24

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
an ding men deid wi a michty dunt frae ma aix? Wad I dee wi an on page 55

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
n whitever airt she ettlt tae dunt the hurcheon, an since the do on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
he wis it cam is somethin o a dunt whan she seyd, 'Sixteen'. on page 27

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
it strack me, syne Ah hud the dunt tae ma heid ma sense o snoke on page 78

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
upon by twa o thaim an got a dunt on the heid frae the butt o a on page 61

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
dunt, dunt, an the dirdum dinged in ma l on page 49
ma ain slate, the dunt o't, stane tae bane, on page 81
s - like the rig-bane or fit-dunt o a bird, on page 100

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
the dunt o ma luve chappin! on page 10

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ike a Frisbee and landin wi a dunt in the on page 103

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
But thi dunt is great on page 96

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ottie wee push ... wan gentle dunt in the richt place ... and yo on page 131

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
kin stopped, there wis a deep dunt in the surface o the planet - on page 14

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Sunny heard a muckle, dirdin dunt as the front door wis flung o on page 45
ea. There wis anither dinsome dunt as the front door slammed shu on page 54

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Ye've dunt yir croon on page 16

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
sie wi the tea-barra - sic a dunt she gied me. on page 47

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
It fell ontae the flair wi a dunt and Hercules chapped it in ha on page 12

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
I think it's richt tae gie a dunt tae the singers, for they yai on page 77

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
y noo an agane gien a puggled dunt it the lang wumman. Meg lay a on page 68

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
un Gird that wis made fae the dunt o anither body. The hail surf
e atmosphere, and landit wi a dunt throu pairts o the landin gei
e Sun Gird that wis made wi a dunt fae anither body. It is the l
planets an giein them a sair dunt. Hooanever, as billions o yea
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ites hou Jesus "...learnt tae dunt the stobs hame..."an then cle
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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The only music Ah hear is the dunt o the axe
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
luif. It comes ower ma hert a dunt: A dinna think A'v touched an
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e duirs wes cawed ajie wi the dunt, an the puir herd an
lie, gie’in hiz heid a sair dunt. He
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the brattle an the dunt-dunt-duntin o the ither machines i
His admeission wis a sair dunt, tho I hae aften thocht sensy
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
e groond wi an earth-shooglin dunt. Then howlin, she ran awa nev
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
R THINK ABAAHT IT MUWER THEN, DUNT YE?" The reason for this seem
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
thinker hissel an mak his ain dunt in the universe.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
sses. This Act is the sairest dunt this government haes gien yet
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
d. Ootside, I felt the michty dunt as the Minotaur fell, an I he
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
“A dunt. Fae the neeborin hoose. A du
. Fae the neeborin hoose. A dunt.”
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Lehane, Matt Tuim Tattie, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
dunt in time
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ness hit her like a pheesical dunt. For her last birthday - na,
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Indeed, efter the sair, sair dunt o September 18t, the Aye muiv
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s ay purity. They just want a dunt aff somethin, anythin. Anythi
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@johnstone_shane tweeted
Err Billy Kay gien ma buik a dunt. https://t.co/HlDnN0xCZL (2020) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
he path an gid himsel a richt dunt on the heid. They stitched it on page 17

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
't ye're hittin the grun wi a dunt on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
wir grace tae faw it wid dunt on steekit winnocks on page 3

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
at's fan ye gie a wee bit dunt, eneuch on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
claain oot o the bowel an the dunt against the dungers; te the c on page 88

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it the sweat fae's broo as he dunt, duntit their cases up the st on page 7

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A crash, a bang, an syne a dunt, on page 8
An fan he gave thi bag a dunt, on page 24
An fan he gave thi bag a dunt, on page 28

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
gin a caar hid gien him a bit dunt on e rodd like ither caats o on page 27

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
fter this.' For that Ah got a dunt on the heid that gaart mi har on page 76

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ockit hole, tae be killt wi a dunt bi Dandy, an laid oot on the
at nicht. He keeled ower wi a dunt an hit the fleer.
e skelp. Daisy gaed doon wi a dunt, an nichered an whinneyied, t
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ch frae the Hen-Hoose nae tae dunt sales, wi the kintra lyin qua
ade in the market tuik a sair dunt – till fowk lost mind o Jed
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ae live. She’d haen a richt dunt, an her hert wis gan a hunner
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
erked “ZERO”. There wis a dunt, a shuggle, an a rickle o fla
t fair enormous, an syne wi a dunt, the
, neist it wis a great muckle DUNT. There wis siccan a
wi a clunk, an a wallop, an a dunt, the
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
lank an gave een o the dugs a dunt ower the heed wi it. “leave
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
n it wiz wrang o ma freen tae dunt ma door at seven in the morn (2014) search twitter
The neist time twaa weemen dunt on ma door fin ma wife is awa(2015) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Dunt https://t.co/TAIjDrmhw5(2020) search twitter
r toasting fork wid be a fair dunt(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
maistlins aa da sam: a dunt fornenst on page 92

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Southern

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A dunt, a dunch, on page 46

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wull haud ye up, fer fear ye dunt yer fit agin a stane.' "Jesus on page 3
the' wull houl ye up, less ye dunt yer fit agin a stane.' " on page 75

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
iliating would have gin him a dunt he wudnae forget. They couldn on page 32

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BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
ae and sheuch and skreich and dunt and dight and straight. I did
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Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
.” Thon wis hit. Nae muckle dunt cud ye pit on a quine.
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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
eerd a wile crack an a wechty dunt. Frichtit, she gien a spang t
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Dee Har Tha Broon Troot, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Big dunt oan tha rod tip,
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Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
Joost a dunt tae let him know, that him an
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@the_gellick tweeted
on the clachan store: I'd tae dunt a wheen o folk oot the way ta (2015) twitter link

@HurchinHome tweeted
Gie it a guid dunt, that'll shift it. https://t.(2020) search twitter