A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of gray in Corpus

Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The lift wis gray, the grunn wis cauld an ma ba on page 54

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

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ma sicht blearie, an whan the gray-derk fell the watter leukit b on page 22

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
is chilpy, gowsterie an gray on page 27

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
A WHILIE BACK Alasdair Gray got a richt sair lug fae the on page 73

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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
are standin yet in the Den o Gray. on page 15
Davie Gray the Poacher on page 82
lly fearless character, Davie Gray ower time becam somethin o a on page 84
the mettle o their man. Davie Gray wuid nivver back down. He'd g on page 87
They had pit an end tae Davie Gray's poachin richt enough, but h on page 89
Also on pages 90
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Helen Gray on page 70
Rab Gray on page 71

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
He gied some tae his gray pownie, Nip-nebs... on page 66

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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
(Turns gray at nicht like aw the rest) on page 29
e star lichts its lamp in yon gray cushat's ee on page 55
But a braid flat field o gray, on page 57
Tae whaur the auld waw is gray on page 110
A great gray figure in the clood wrack bec on page 127
Also on pages 128, 138
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar Wilde.' on page 8

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
trynge buddie, cled in hodden gray an wi hiz shavit powe glentin on page 42

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
heir brekfast, a daud o grim, gray parritch Coont Olaf left oot on page 31
the licht ootside wis turnin gray wi the comin skybrek, Klaus h on page 95

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
e was awfu auld. Her hair was gray, we thocht she must be aboot on page 120

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e frostit gless, but it's aye gray there, and tummelt wi cloudwr on page 47

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
: Selected Journalism, Muriel Gray, Sandstone Press, Vista Serie on page 97

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ubeit he disna (lik Alexander Gray) hain the meter an rhyme o th on page 126

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - The Warld Nixt Door, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
whaur lift an sea ir nacrous gray,
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The gray hairs yet stack to the heft;
The gray hairs yet stack tae the heft;
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Lanark - Alasdair Gray
uld Rule Scotland - Alasdair Gray
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
it doun leibral-lik an a saft gray wheichit awaw the lave o the
ame, thai gaed ower agane the gray gate at Tammas an John tuik
gray meir. A pairt o Mirren’s fa
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the reid brick an industrial gray o the ceity. Whuther thay tro
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the saut blaw: ootby, auld Mr Gray got the ming o dog shairn thr
l, and his mither had been Mr Gray’s daily wumman, faain pregn
ch schuil. But at the time Mr Gray’s kent dacency had steekit
ava, sae intent wes he on Mr Gray, an she thocht to be the unwu
he ettled to skirl. Ootby, Mr Gray wesnae to be seen. She gaed t
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
ar monochrome, the streets ar gray wi rain. The toun haw clock b
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
WHEN Alisdair Gray first published Lanark in 198
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
rie surprisin victories (Iain Gray haudin Aist Lothian, an anith
ers – Wendy Alexander, Iain Gray, Johann Lamont, Jim Murphy an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
zzent wee man wi baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
Douglas4Moray Oor SNP MP Neil Gray got oor 'parking charge' canc(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Willie Gray's stories got mair an mair dr on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
terie herns we hae, o coorse, gray sadhus maisters in yoga staun on page 3

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Thi sea is green, Thi sea is gray on page 35
Noo, Ronalt got emsail an aul gray Merseedies Van we a deesle in on page 50

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
Frae the Auld Gray Toun. on page 138

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
at hame day efter day in yer gray oossie kywte an lang tail, ee on page 84

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
eet, wis a ginormous tractor, gray an menacin lik some prehistor on page 87
ndscape ablow him, lik a vast gray loch wi here an there a tree on page 88

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
��Hiv ye onie yellae an licht-gray pairtrick flees?”
Loch an doon tae the ‘Gray Mear’s Tail’ linn. It mau
chlin doon the hull aside the Gray Mear’s Tail Linn oor feet
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
ae tak his haun, but a kind o gray mist cam doun and he juist di
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ets they can contribute tae a Gray’s skail i' Art student fur h(2017) search twitter
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i donating widden pallets tae Gray’s Skail i' Art students fur (2017) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
roosty an gray an reed an cream on page 17

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur gray Fergie, an egg box in the lin on page 47

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Southern

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
t fae a sheugh, Tha brew's aa gray, on page 14

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NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
Tha brew’s aa gray.
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@OrangRuth tweeted
to. Would turn ye hair bleach gray. ??(2019) search twitter