A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of flooer in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
bonny gairden, wae the bright flooer-beds an the cool fountains. on page 75
, an she pit them intae a big flooer-pot that stood nearby. The th on page 80

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Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
an rummelt aboot in seasoned flooer on page 68

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
faced chiel. He hasna smelt a flooer nane. He hasna lookit on a st on page 29
'Gin a bodie luves a flooer, o whilk the ae ane growes am on page 30
it growin an begoud tae mak a flooer. The wee prince beheld the fi on page 31
'I amna a weed, the flooer answert, doucely. on page 32
tae him. Anas he wattert the flooer for the last time, an happit on page 34
Also on pages 36, 38, 48, 49, 50, 56, 57, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 77, 78, 81, 86, 89, 91, 93
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Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
sex wis shut the wey a young flooer shuts afore the gloamin an ma on page 55

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
gowpers, thon whae'd chant O Flooer o Scotland whiles gettin bauk on page 77

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
aisit the boat unfoldit lik a flooer. Whit treisur, whit glamourie on page 14

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Shi jist landed on a flooer on page 59
that bonnie flooer, on page 93

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
atch. Heh gies a sniff ae yir flooer. Aha, said Chris Russell, Tha on page 113

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
sweet scented vernal grasses flooer, on page 18
His face lit up, an pu'in a flooer, on page 147

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ked o some kind o pure honkin flooer forby. on page 13
y wee fish; capers, which are flooer buds aff a wee shrub and tast on page 42
hrough the meat district, the flooer district, and the sculpture d on page 62

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
flooer pinnied on page 48

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
whaur the watter rocks the flooer on page 9
come oot wi haivers. Yon flooer we got last Christmas on page 18

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
the waur, An A ken that this flooer will no be sae faur, Fae spri on page 44

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
n it blossomed... och, whit a flooer, whit a scent! on page 83
ssies-in-waitin gasped, "That flooer smells gorgeous!" on page 85

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ndit by bonnie gairdens. Each flooer had on page 94

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
!), because Ah masel gied the flooer o ma youth tae warkin i the p on page 132

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
a haund ower the front o her flooer patternt peeny. Staunin for a
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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
he doos cam hame the day wi a flooer in its neb,
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
sentit by thon crimson tippit flooer which haed a strang poetic tr
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
in allouin Scots tae flooer. A wheen o the submissions wi
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
sweet-scentit vernal grasses flooer,
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Let nae flooer bloom. Let nae bird sing.
Cut Flooer
A bonnie flooer ye are, an sweet,
3 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
rcissus; but Atalanta wisna a flooer kind o lassie an jist flang t
1 matches

Briggs, Susi Atween the lines o Muirland Meg, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Her flooer wis sold when she wis ainly t
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
flooer mills doon in Partick, hunner
bakers withoot flooer. Efter that it wis used as a
"That's good that Erchie. The flooer mills eh? Ah didnae know that
3 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A wrote o crimson tippit flooer,
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
oke They trail't oot boxes - flooer pots, scrap Or they were jist on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
cryin in at the flooer shop on page 74

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ace wis the same colour es er flooer es Eric roart ben the bus. on page 20
Ina gaed inte the flooer shop neest door an bocht a bo on page 25
o entertainmint wis te play 'Flooer o Scotland' oan is oxter wi i on page 36

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Flooer on page 16

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n gold theme an ere wis bonny flooer arrangemints aawye; folk war on page 29
bother tryin te mak ess fadit flooer leuk presentable. on page 44

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
bonny gairden, amang e bricht flooer-beds an e cool fountains. on page 73

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Is the yalla flooer upon the breem.
shood be stannin ere bit Mary Flooer an Buttery Wull an anither wi
Flooer says." it's a affa fine day J
Mary Flooer said "I've made some cauld dr
wifie. En he heard Mary Flooer sayin. "It disnae metter ere
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
says." Na, na, efter the last flooer is past I gie the
n Pitsliga at on this day the flooer show wis
ted tae hae a richt look at a flooer Jonsar Eck wid tak the plant
he local section. there wis a flooer that hid the judge fer puzzle
s he telt Big Betsy aboot the flooer. She asked him a puckle quest
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
it Isie said wis true. Like a flooer that opens up fin the sun shi
aither's affection, a bladdit flooer, an unclean flooer, till the
, an unclean flooer, till the reid filth wellin u
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Or sicht o springtime flooer, or simmer's rose
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
in the seeventies whin aw yon flooer pooer
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“It’s the flooer show the morn,” Kevin telt
evin’s flooers? There’s a flooer show the morn, an they’re d
ped wi a rosette that read “Flooer show, first prize”. Kevin k
nawed at aipples, an rice, an flooer, an lard.
peintin a muckle blue sottery flooer,
5 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@GerryinAberdeen Efter the flooer same femily as tamata(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
eeted by reed covered tables, flooer’s & even this dish on the ta(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
I githered o the haimlock flooer, the haimlock flooer, the hai on page 24

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Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
I githered o the elder-flooer, the elder-flooer, the elder- on page 33

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
wrack ootbye is appenan. More flooer as doar. Fractal lines in rei on page 160

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
intae flooer, fountain ower on page 108

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Grindan the grain tae flooer on page 36
O me luv is like a peedie flooer on page 118

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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
ncess lying there, bonny as a flooer in voar.
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
lik da girse, or lik a simmer flooer; on page 44

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ant mauve o da odd butterwort flooer wi its lime green laeves, tre on page 91

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
t can be coontit, laek shair, flooer, draem, idee. Coont nouns can on page 48
shair is a he (der Stuhl), a flooer is a shø (die Blume), an a l on page 49
John gied Mary a flooer. on page 84

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
lik a flooer, a calaphine, on page 64

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Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wis wirkin on da most lovely flooer arrengment. She wis used sigg
os o’ wirsit, dead laves an flooer staaks. Der wis whitrit hair,
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
RT @ShetlandLibrary : Da Flooer Park is opening too!! Da Dump(2020) search twitter
me for red campion is Clokkie flooer on account o da bugs dat mak (2014) search twitter
s onions. Such a bonny peerie flooer.(2020) search twitter
My first red clover flooer o da year http://t.co/aXschxo(2014) search twitter
My first seggy flooer o da year http://t.co/eenuY65(2014) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
nnie gairden, among th bricht flooer-beds an th cool foontains. on page 75
n she put thum intae a muckle flooer-pot that stood near. Th threi on page 80

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@StuartPoet tweeted
Stuff Thon is acoorse the Mey flooer ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Whut's in a Flooer on page 26

2 matches