A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of forest in Corpus

Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
reponit Aud, 'ging intae the forest oan the sly, an bigg a knorr, on page 14

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Whit oot-tapped the forest Ligs here, stane-dry; on page 25
Than bouer i the forest, that you biggit wi brainches on page 41

2 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
forest paths lined wi ranks o trees, on page 192
Forest Cottage on page 202

4 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
o thim. They sat doon in the forest fur something tae eat an it w on page 76

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
l run fur P.E. It's through a forest, and ah'm determined tae show on page 10
roond then stomps oan it. The forest is so dusty that smoke doesna on page 47

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
the tips o his taes intae the Forest. And yonder we aye hae magic on page viii
as he traiked ower the white forest track, and he thocht he wid f on page 1
re-intil Teeger comes tae the Forest and has his Breakfast on page 18
they cam tae the pairt o the Forest where Heehaw wis. on page 24
hae been findin things in the Forest," said Teeger in a heidbummer on page 29
Also on pages 35, 38, 44, 45, 49, 50, 55, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76, 82, 84, 85, 88, 96, 97, 99, 101, 106, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 117, 133, 141, 148, 152, 154, 160, 162, 163, 164, 168
51 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
hey did tae the flooers o the forest at Flodden Field! They tried on page 120

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
'At tracks his prey ower forest and hill, on page 98

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
sgrace and they ended up in a forest. Tae mak things worse it stai on page 92

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an gan tae the forest, on page 43
Then we're fechtin oan the forest flair on page 49

2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Flouers o the Forest on page 31
've owreset as 'Flouers o the Forest', but that's no whit the Chin on page 33

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
fae Aiberfyle, Queen Elspeth Forest Pairk an the Brig o Turk. Mai on page 65

3 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Tae win ben hill and forest on page 100

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wid slip intae the wid ur the forest. They didnae even hiv tae tal on page 47

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
rdon that wrate Flouers o the Forest an gentry gaun awa back tae t
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
lin up like the flooers o the forest. Ah dinna think they’d spik
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
peratioun ti claer Reichswald Forest that he performt the deeds o
1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
rmly rooted in the deep, dark forest but their plan was to go furt
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
een tae see the ‘Enchauntit Forest’? This is an oot-o-doors so
ements for it. The Enchauntit Forest Community Trust haes been pit
gae oot an see the Enchauntit Forest for oorsels. As it sae happen
s awfu weel duin. A sense o a forest comin tae life at nicht. Ther
4 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ns endit up as denner for the forest wolfs. Suin, even the wolfs c
be eaten raxed faur ootwi the forest.
her. But whan he cam tae the forest, an saw aw the ither luve-sei
yne she flew tae Atalanta’s forest, an parked her Invisible Cloo
e, as weel, tae be eaten. The forest wolfs watched, tae, slaverin
6 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The firsten Flouers o The Forest,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
h scuffed ma shoes a’ along Forest Road an’ hung aroon the bri
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
st wait tae a get ye doon the forest.
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
l won the game for Nottingham Forest in their tie. And Raith Rover
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Yet spelled are forest, sea an baist,
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Yet still yer bonny forest flouers are aften waled,
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
n of these in the middle of a forest in Canada,many years ago. Any(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
hinniemuin(?) i Bavaria/Black Forest c 1930. Atween I'll ither tha(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
easy new world red with light forest fruit notes (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
te lie aside him on the mossy forest fleer. on page 44

1 matches

Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
rebuilt wi Tam's Forest Quarry stane, on page 18

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he dowpit doon on the crackly forest fleer wi its smush o beechnut
1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
e ye nipped in for coo fae e' Forest Fairm dairy Blackburn for e' (2020) search twitter

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
or da thrill o seein da Mousa Forest ?? Cute trees. If I mind righ(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Etterick Forest.
1 matches

Ulster