A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of grown in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
up, ah'll write yin bit ah'm grown up awready," she addit in a s on page 36
s ah mentiont afore, An ye've grown maist uncommonly fat; on page 37
etly intae the wids. "If it'd grown up," she said tae hersel, "it on page 62
y ae the moment how big she'd grown in the last few meenits, an s on page 114
plain it," said Alice, (she'd grown that big in the last few meen on page 118
Also on pages 120, 123
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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ith a bunch of neds. You're a grown woman, Angie, maybe it's time on page 16

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
der wan. Taz's confidence hus grown. He's seen Wee Kenzie, n hear on page 18
ly a gang, it's the boys he's grown up with. For God's sake, I us on page 54

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Ill screive yin mysel-but I'm grown up nou." she added in a waefu on page 35
said afore, An yer kyte haes grown ower muckle fat; on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
y thocht o thaimsels mair man grown, or gin thay thocht o me is b on page 22

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ilty wee laddie again, than a grown man o thirty-seiven. Wi stric on page 22
d hou Isabel an the bairn had grown close thegither, mair like mi on page 42
bein sae glaikit - an her a grown wumman - Jennet tand hersel on page 69
ed frae sturdy hauflins intae grown men, she cuid see their faith on page 75

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
SONS JON AND GAV. THEY'RE A' GROWN UP NOO BAITH O'ER SIX FEET TA on page

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
is wis his funeral and yere a grown lassie noo. Nineteen goin on on page 1

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
grown men turned tae lily-livered m on page 45

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Either that cunt Mario hus grown a third airm fae somewhere or on page 65
ayin none ae it. He's clearly grown tired ae ma depressed mood. A on page 79
second flair her screams huv grown louder and aw the folk in the on page 145
ruth the wee guy hus actually grown oan me. And ah'm pretty sure on page 155

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e kent as mony words as maist grown folk. The mither and faither, on page 5
ee five-year-auld readin lang grown-up books by Dickens and Hemin on page 90
an body, wan wise and couthie grown-up, wha could help her tae un on page 164
r powers o reasonin seem full-grown. Ah suppose ah'd cry ye a gro on page 189

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
aware forbye that the SNP hae grown tae whaur they are bi conform on page 10
Estaiblishment ideas his only grown. Gang tae onie European kintr on page 19

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
AW GROWN UP on page 33
lookin lovely hen yi look aw grown up. on page 35
ce yi'd said it. Ah felt dead grown up knowin that ah could jist on page 47
aulder, it made me feel dead grown up. on page 57

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
there wis wan ither thing the grown-ups kent as weel, it wis this on page 33
e think o it. There were nine grown-ups and five bairns, fowertee on page 71
he door. Five bairns and nine grown-ups elbaed their wey in - an on page 73
hegither wi the five remainin grown-ups, follaed efter him. on page 117
ie. And there were jist three grown-ups, Mr and Mrs Teeveeheid an on page 135
Also on pages 159, 171
9 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Grown weary wi the years, on page 85
sic clishmaclavers when he's grown tae manheid!' on page 124
The boys she tocht hae aa nou grown Scots men, on page 129

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
idna grow, we wouldna ever be grown-ups.' on page 4
The cockieleerie's body hadna grown at aw. But the craigie wis no on page 87

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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
They think oor hame grown wraiths are like tae livin fo on page 21
Grown tae aichteen forced like a to on page 43

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
three bairns wirnae used tae grown-ups bein nice tae them, and t on page 43
seemed like things that anely grown-ups ever had. For aw that she on page 72
t we're hauf the size o maist grown-ups," Klaus said. "Will thon on page 76

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
that canny, grown-up folk on page 25

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
na for friens, for bairns far grown on page 4

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
t wis anither Ellen, a douce, grown wumman wi settlt weys, an a w on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
r lang ages the ice keps haes grown an dwyned mony times ower gie
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
it objects ower Scotland haes grown ower the last thirty year or
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
bairn at the braefoot. Mither grown large in perspective near oan
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
spak mensefu, grown up athout the wuss to gang aw
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ae the CDs o bands ah've syne grown ooty, Accies shirts o bygaun
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
tae dae. Ilka bairn that has grown up in this kintrae these past
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
nd Japanese bric-a-brac A’d grown up wi hed come ti be in ma gr
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
was as if you were posh, grown-up, male, English and dead
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Would ye look at this - a grown man wi' water leakin' oot fae
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t’s stood here fur years an grown tae such stature, should be b
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
When a fou-grown deer fae nae kent place
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
l’s ah kent wis that when a grown up did sumhing weird that ye
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
got oot till we wis near full grown. Politics wis a’ Spitting I
e –Oor Wullie, or Fab Boab. Grown up, ye ken. Ah mean, ah’ve
least is representative of a grown up Oor Wullie. Oor Hero. Bit
ec Salmond is jist Oor Wullie grown up. An ah bet he keeps a stac
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e wonder if, finally, she had grown oot ae her nicht-time habit.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ill, e’en gin they were men grown - it’s no richt tae kill p
i menfowk, ayweys had. He’d grown up in a male environment, apa
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ed door open, the grass huvin grown again tae knee height fae the
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e muivment paradoxically haes grown stranger. The pre-referendum
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
difice that luiked lik it hid grown fae its grey surroondins oan
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ter o Ayr. His supporters hud grown tae aboot 60 an they slept oo

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
ts o a bairn, but nou at I am grown manmuckle, I am throu wi aath
ys ahint me, and say I’m ‘grown manmuckle … throu wi aathin
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it’s no suttins he’s ever grown ootae. Alweys sniffin aboot a
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@ThatWeeRedHead Yer a grown woman we cannae exactly tell (2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
first, but a hae tae say its grown oan me?. Keep it a think! But(2015) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
. Better to leave that to the grown ups at Westminster. (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
onfromharlow She luiks proper grown up noo. She's lost her kitten(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
mble’... no a wean either, a grown wummin!(2018) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
Could make a grown Glaswegian 59yr old man greet (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
I luv hoo yer confidence hus grown. That auld yins a bit foosty (2021) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Italian Christmas cake. I hid grown up an Carlo wis a memory o ch on page 28

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Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
dee wi us, fan wiv grown on page 67

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ly bairns - they're baith aa grown up. They baith bide in London on page 75

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Affa grown up on page 15

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
by the sheaves grown high. on page 3

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ow up, A'll write wan-but A'm grown up noo," she added in a sad t on page 34
An hev grown most unusually fat; on page 45
tly intill e wood. "If id hed grown up," she sade till hersel, "i on page 60
y o e meenad how beeg she hed grown in e last few meenads, an she on page 112
ain id," sade Alice, (she hed grown so beeg in e last few meenads on page 116
Also on pages 118, 120
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
is. Ah jist couldna believe a grown man could ging mad ower a cre
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
liftit her haun tae her hauf-grown quine, faith she niver touche
her saxth birthday, they hid grown thegither. Fin Daisy'd bin aa
Minnie's ma tae her twa half-grown bairns, 'Yer Da should hae me
ptain, an wi Matty Bruce half-grown, and his mither still weel-ta
i Matty, his heir jist a half-grown loon at Strathbogie College i
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
pit her fit doon. An ye're a grown loon noo. Ye ken yer ain mind
l weemin better than the hame-grown variety, aa pride an greed an
2 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
year. But, ye ken an aa, that grown up folk say an aafu lot that
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
m an aul mairrit wifie wi twa grown up bairns an three Granbairns
An’ the grown-ups got bletherin’ wi’ cu
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Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
e heeps, it's ace! Noo we hiv grown up it isna is fun is it use t
it am so proud the wye yi hiv grown up tae be an intelligent bonn
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
Katie Birdie aa grown up
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
I’ve a bidie-in, ye’r aas grown up since ye last cam oot tae
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
and tinned meat that’s been grown in test tubes, meat that cann
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Shes grown byordnar shargeret,” quo De
Tommy hid grown scunnered o luikin efter Geor
grown up intae fowk, she sighed, sh
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
oor shops if they are made or grown somewey else. Aaready, for wi
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
i ferm since aboot 1998. He's grown up ti be a fine lookin beast.(2019) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
I'm a grown adult...well almost grown, mo(2011) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
re's nae doot thet we've jist grown apairt... time tae forge oor (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
gger gowlin fur at his age. A grown man gowlin, I nivver saa da l on page 14
da dances wi dem. I felt dat grown up, dey took it in turns ta d on page 19
m an Juliet cam hom. Dir lang grown up noo, bit dir great traditi on page 94

3 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
d. Bi 900 da Danelaw area wis grown tae tak in nearly aa o da aes on page 15
ch an Low German. Shaetlan is grown an cheinged wi da history o S on page 16

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
stanks lang grown in, girse gien ta kyo. on page 36

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
'Noo at du's grown up, mi jewel, du sall makk dy
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@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Radishes grown at da school teen hame daday (2019) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
on poems for @TheStovies Home Grown project, in @scotslanguage an(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
She toul thaim tae ax a grown-up at hame tae gether up a bi
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