A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of mebbe in Corpus

Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
whaur Alba's mebbe jist a dwam; on page 32

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
"But she's mebbe aye like this an I jist niver on page 137
aboot the place, a strangbox mebbe... That on page 138
or ither, Alyona Ivaanovna, I mebbe's bring ye something else... on page 139

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
t cam intae her heid that she mebbe shuid hae wunnert aboot it, b on page 7
o, It'll never dae tae speir: mebbe I'll see it screived somewhau on page 10
ae thaim," thocht Alison, "or mebbe they'll no gang the gate I wa on page 15
juist aboot think I can mind mebbe feelin a wee bit different. B on page 18
"Mebbe it disnae unnerstaun Scots," on page 21
Also on pages 35, 43, 44
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Sulhunt, Miriam Lallans 90 - Rapunzel, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
mebbe daises an siclike on page 33

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tle is a tate self-conscious, mebbe a scart pompous, bit pairt o on page 33
rkin that lament in Scots, an mebbe muckle gained. A hid broke th on page 44

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
n he taen the Lang Road Hame? Mebbe this wul help me for ti mind on page 46
r guidman wins hame, kis he's mebbe no sae daft as hir. Mebbe he on page 47
aiblins gie hir twa blue ene. Mebbe thon wul lairn hir a richt gu on page 48

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ten meenits later, mebbe mair, on page 75
an pads tae mebbe cairry oan a wee on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e wis ootby at the sheep, but mebbe Isabel wad come up an mind he on page 42
an his cub! We were expectin mebbe anither auld fox as weel, but on page 45
he byre-en. Dragoons! Tammas! Mebbe they were juist searchin an s on page 59
nou an again. Mind ye, that's mebbe no surprisin, for he's gey ne on page 60
id bonnet, a fine dress - an mebbe even a laud tae gang wi thaim on page 67
Also on pages 68, 69, 70, 73, 77, 79, 80
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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Ach weel, mebbe naw... on page 184

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
jist as bluidy. Bit we shuid mebbe mind that gin ye're fechtin f on page 11
ing like near eneugh, an it's mebbe jist their ain blame that muc on page 19
t some still think that there mebbe is some kin o sense in the no on page 28
ivver the idea o the Thing is mebbe somiethin we cin learn fae he on page 31
that it didnae maitter. Weel mebbe, but div we no study historie on page 42
Also on pages 45, 50, 52, 54, 55, 59, 70, 74, 75, 81, 90, 94, 99, 105, 109, 116, 125, 126
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
a may be kenspeckle Scots, or mebbe fae England, Ireland, America on page 56

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
in aipples - a James Grieve, mebbe, or a Cox - bit no, they wir on page 89

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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
y weel-kennt amang the Picts, mebbe due tae haein a Pictish mithe on page 14
e 'Hello Jimmy' comes fae are mebbe jist yankin yer chain - but on page 16
a wi their wey o life. Ye cin mebbe get an idea o the auld tribal on page 19
ickit up by some fowk as them mebbe speakin French. It seems in f on page 26
rigs wis keen on tobaccie, an mebbe a few ither things forbye - on page 49
Also on pages 50, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 65, 78, 82, 83, 85, 92, 100, 101, 122, 123
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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Ach, weel. It's mebbe jist as weel I never got pit on page 16

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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
he limitless sky on ma ain or mebbe, it micht be a wee stane shap on page ix
Or auld Aldeberan or Achernar mebbe again on page 7
And eat yer maw mebbe on page 27
Perhaps, jist mebbe in anither haw o dreams on page 31
Or mebbe I shoud jist say "thae twa". on page 33
Also on pages 45, 55, 68, 75, 76, 83, 91, 99, 102, 105, 111, 115, 118, 127, 129, 131, 138, 142, 143
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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Mither. Mebbe ye shoud hae daed 'is. Mebbe on page 3

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
t up wi the whiff as weel. An mebbe I could stick ma heid oot the on page 24
word wi ye, Shuggie? Ootside, mebbe." on page 26
Ma life wis gaun tae be hell. Mebbe I'd be safer in the jail. on page 28
wailin like she wis worried. Mebbe she'd had nae luck at the bin on page 29
anna thank the laddie enough. Mebbe some big-shot readin it, seei on page 39
Also on pages 60, 61, 66, 68, 71, 73, 74, 81, 86
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
m ~ the wird "ricklie", ye'll mebbe ken, here means "shoogly" or on page 2
d wee even for her age, sizes mebbe wi a tackety boot. But whit s on page 4
"Mebbe cause he wis aye that thrang, on page 16
trauss, wavin her flooerpot. "Mebbe wan day yese could come ower on page 21
thon siller o theirs we could mebbe dae it up a tait, eh." on page 23
Also on pages 27, 34, 37, 40, 49, 58, 59, 60, 65, 67, 72, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 98, 115, 122, 129, 138, 152, 154, 156, 159, 160
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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
oot like that aa day. But she mebbe ett chocolate nugget an read on page 120

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
in aipples - a James Grieve, mebbe, or a Cox - bit no, they wir on page 89

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
- it's a special blend. Aye, mebbe it's a wee bit bitter at firs on page 59

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
et as Grant Street Perk! I'll mebbe see ane or twa o the Rovers p on page 65

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
"Are ye cryit, mebbe - Whuppitie Stourie?" on page 42

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
nnet-fou o peesweeps' eggs an mebbe a clutch frae the whaups tae on page 17

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Ephemeralisation's mebbe a novel coinage, but it's tim on page 97

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
O air; there's mebbe opportunitie on page 20

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
A'll mebbe sing a wifely thing Apologise on page 40

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
And Doctrine, mebbe that's some Frenchie wye on page 98

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
hocht the sodger tae himsel. "Mebbe I should try for thon siller on page 33
fter that. The muckle dug wis mebbe daft, but he wisnae glaikit. on page 44

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
wey o thinkin aboot Hogg as, mebbe, Christopher North, (John Wil on page 116

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the pavement, haein a dander, mebbe like his son aye will in late on page 72

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
For herbivores, an mebbe men, on page 62

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
coud weill be Aiberdeen, tho mebbe no o the present day (ane o t on page 120

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ti a weill-wrocht storie, tho mebbe it will tak readers a while t on page 138

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
mebbe bide aye in stuffy tropics, on page 107

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
says, 'Och don't worry, it'll mebbe come roon again if Goad spare on page 44

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
engin kis cynicism seems (ay, mebbe juist seems) ti win oot i the on page 7

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
se o wurds is unco-leukin. An mebbe at's hou Hadfield hes been sw on page 91

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
wis a thing different. It wis mebbe ower cantie tae cry in a gres
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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ay! Mebbe an ecological statement
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
buzzer or chappt the door an mebbe ye’d catch a flicker o an e
An mebbe a glow o fagtip waved like a
ookt queer. Ablo the swing - mebbe fifteen, mebbe twinty feet bi
fifteen, mebbe twinty feet bit seemed like f
- a mattress jist in case an mebbe shaggin lassies in the daurk,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
aw lived on a diet o chips wi mebbe the odd fish, pie, mealie pud
While thare is mebbe sum truith in this (tho mony
shuggary cereal for brekfast, mebbe we shuid try cookin thaim par
d o buyin a cairry-oot pizza, mebbe we shuid gie thaim mince an c
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
its wordy o a gliff. It cuid mebbe tak ye tae somewhaur ye hae n
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
uist whit it is. That conceit mebbe soonds a tait orra an wantin
e pads roon thir problems – mebbe the ae wey for a leid the lik
n prent mair aften, an it’s mebbe no awthegither wrang tae say
furms o Scots descrived abuin mebbe haes something adae wi the ki
ediolect o an ae deid freend, mebbe ane o the “non-mobile, olde
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Mebbe less weel kent in Scotland as
stance (modren listeners will mebbe find reconstructions o the sp
Mebbe the maist substantious elemen
� sicweys failin tae exheebit mebbe the lawest common denominator
enteent century accoontin for mebbe sax in ilka seeven no-Catholi
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t like, quinie?” the Mither mebbe seys. Ah hear this play. The
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'll mebbe stey hame, efter aw."
singin is gey bonny, aye, but mebbe it's jist blethers.
or mebbe A'll burst.
bit mebbe ye'd tell,
O you, ye glaikit gowk. But mebbe
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
the wird for Willie - caw it mebbe grace - an the sicht o him w
wha wir inspired bi him. It's mebbe no the perfect fit, but for a
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
Grande on Google Maps. Hell! Mebbe they'll even wind up gettin w
t aw micht be pie in the sky. Mebbe we'd be as gleg tae play baw
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
much the better. Haud Forrit mebbe. Let's Dae It. Me, ah've a we
t involved. How No? But then, mebbe somebody wha votit "Naw" last
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
Mind, mebbe wirds arnae aw they'r cracked
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n Kinraddie? Or in Gushetneuk mebbe? But wha speaks true Doric in
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
freendlier, funnier world. Ah mebbe didnae follae the Scots as we
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
eadin the situation aw wrang, mebbe we arenae - it's plain as pa
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
gin doun Scotland’s pouers (mebbe even the Pairlament itsel) mi
t the hinder end, tho — and mebbe some fowk disna like tae hear
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aed separate frae English. Or mebbe they dinna gie it muckle thoc
Scots got the wirds frae, and mebbe is disna. But the language is
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Edward brocht his forces (mebbe sae mony as twinty thoosand s
ng o Scots, intae papal care. Mebbe Wallace’s diplomacy wis rel
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
nnections wi nobility wad hae mebbe helpit set him a wee bittie a
n, includin imprisonment. Sae mebbe they warnae sae keen on him f
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
y unwalcome neebors. They war mebbe ower thirled tae a mairtial w
deep well for ceremonial, or mebbe sacrificial, uiss wis dug oot
. Experts ’hink that it’s mebbe a relic fae the wheen monaste
alluvial soil. Whiles it’s mebbe a bit plowterie, but the Bens
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
secration o His wark. Whiles, mebbe ance a year, the council wad
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
but war as auld as me, aulder mebbe. They war whit’s cried ‘P
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
1930s, whan she wis a lass o mebbe 25. Her auld mither caa’d o
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
some, for mebbe a hunner year or mair.
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
r wrang. In a couple o years (mebbe less) we can tak owre a pride
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
hit wis mair important. An’ mebbe they did. Mebbe you’re beez
they did. Mebbe you’re beezing the noo caus
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
e got in, in the first place. Mebbe there is mair tae cartoons th
t minimum pricin’ o alcohol mebbe’s we’ll a’ see a hunner
the lassies, is wha we marry. Mebbe that’s the point then. In p
o’ us bothered by religion. Mebbe that’s cus we wis frae the
� a loon frae Dingwall, apart mebbe from The Broons an Oor Wullie
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n NIMBYism disnae explain it, mebbe it’s simply doun tae the fa
Mebbe it’s no as contradictory as
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
notion o’ community values. Mebbe’s ahm wrang – ahm sure th
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
t reactionary forces she coud mebbe caw tae the polls for tae ele
up awbody’s taxes for tae (mebbe) leuk awricht for neeborly an
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
nair? As a pilot? Cabin crew? Mebbe he fleed here fae… whaur? H
. The bag mustae bin his ain. Mebbe it wid gie him some answers.
identity caird. A wee pictur, mebbe twa centimetres square. The f
‘Aye, awricht. Mebbe ye can gies a haun pickin ane
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
“Aye, an mebbe ah will. But we can stairt wi
plain loaf on the street. Ye mebbe didnae eat, but ye had aw the
2 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
It mebbe disnae feel like it jist noo,
ower this past year. We’ve mebbe duin whit we could wi Zoom ca
oon. How were they important? Mebbe ye were a bairn and shair as
when ye needed it the maist. Mebbe ye didnae even ken it at the
Mebbe ye’d like tae scrieve a let
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Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
ugh the weys we celebrate are mebbe luikin a bittie different the
Forby, ye could mebbe draw this as a map wi descrip
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McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
Ah am your paist an mebbe your futur!
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
if ye’ve the time . . . an mebbe ye’ll tak a notion for a co
‘Aye, mebbe richt eneuch, Johnie . . . bu
the same time. Anither lass! Mebbe anither loss! Puir Jessie! Th
William Arbuckle slept weel, mebbe ower weel, an it wis the bust
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@gordimhor1 tweeted
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@ClashCityClarky tweeted
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@iainnicol tweeted
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@MizLiot tweeted
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
tooteroo. Hiv Ah missed him, mebbe?' He turnt an on page 40
, gettin his birse up. 'Ah'll mebbe need ti lern ye a lessen.' on page 45
t, leanin on his steen, 'it's mebbe a bittie caal in here, but it on page 46

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Aye, mebbe so; but it wasna taen o you! on page 78
he manager o the bunk says it mebbe wasna your siller.' on page 79
day aaler'n therty-five. Yir mebbe the sin o Ferguson Newman; ye on page 80

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
wisna the bonniest o wifies, mebbe it wis the purple cairngorm a on page 84

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Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
gie tae me tae kweel me doon. Mebbe the shops wis shut for a half on page 6

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Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
oan the winnin side? Mebbe yer ain speerit on page 62

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
he's bin haein a sneaky fag. Mebbe the special chuddie he taks t on page 93
in your age, bit, ken ess, it mebbe seems bad jist noo, bit thing on page 95
Granda's mebbe richt an aathin is gaun te wi on page 97

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Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Mebbe Gode's forgettan ye tae. on page 112
Mebbe on a Fuirsday, lek the day, i on page 125

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r lang; it canna laist. Wi'll mebbe aa hiv te dee wi a helluva si on page 7
"It's mebbe a blue peel Ah'm needin," he on page 9
ch Rosie. "I jist thocht he'd mebbe faan in amon the Cuprinol fin on page 13
"Yell mebbe git te yer target ess time, W on page 15
"Ay, mebbe," said Winnie. "Bit Ah'm winn on page 17
Also on pages 21, 23, 24, 31, 35, 36, 40, 49, 50, 51, 58, 64, 71, 72, 73, 79, 80, 83, 85, 88, 89
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gweed-lookin an charmin - Ah mebbe winna wint te come hame." on page 14
nks on offer. "Ah think Ah'll mebbe push the boat oot an hit the on page 15
r ain - face somethin ye war mebbe feart o, or thocht ye cudna d on page 19
icht aeter, onywye, Vi. Ah'll mebbe need te get ye te mak ma up a on page 29
"Jeez! Mebbe aul Gertie's mair psychic tha on page 34
Also on pages 37, 42, 44, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 68, 72, 75, 77, 84, 85, 86, 88, 91, 95, 96
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
it? Jist att, A'm thinkin, an mebbe mair forbye. He's e chiel o f on page 91

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
en owerluikit bi traivellers. Mebbe acause it is caul, or mebbe j on page 11

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ap plate afore sayin, "Ah cud mebbe come roon te the idea o stump on page 6
"He'd mebbe jist firgotten." on page 7
a bi chyngin at muckle. Ah'll mebbe spen a meenitie langer newsin on page 11
"Ay, bit mebbe Norman'll bi gaun back te nat on page 14
a sang an dunce aboot things; mebbe sometimes a bittie guilty o j on page 15
Also on pages 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 45, 52
27 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
cam intae ma heid that it wis mebbe a tramp haein a snooze, an Ah on page 13
"Ay it's Paradise, mebbe; but in 1914 they seen foun o on page 15

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
- it's trow aa richt - but mebbe fut happent was intendit jist on page 24
s; an thocht "Weel the laad's mebbe awa; but there's naething com on page 25
ething byordnar haed happent. Mebbe they thocht it haed been him on page 27

6 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e. She wisna quite richt, but mebbe that disna maitter muckle? Hi on page 27

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ther littlins niver hae. 'And mebbe noo, we'll get a fly cup,' gu on page 51

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
duction (cry me a pedant!) an mebbe, tae, a wee-bit mair Scots in on page 126

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Noo, in case yer thinkin mebbe the Morrices' pools did come on page 72
t didna hae its draabacks. An mebbe the biggest draaback wis the on page 75

3 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
duction (cry me a pedant!) an mebbe, tae, a wee-bit mair Scots in
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ck in the mornin. But Ah felt mebbe that wad be ower muckle infor
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
than the Communist pairty, or mebbe the need for Scottish Indepen
1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
daid men got up tae fight - mebbe ye've mind mair o it, I've fo
Mebbe it's nae wunner every noo an
at least when ye're young, or mebbe even middle-aged come tae tha
lobbies, an gun laws, as wir mebbe okay fir Dodge City in its da
guns, ay. Syrup o Figs, weel mebbe I'd hae bin for that when I w
5 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Is it frosty? weel mebbe ney
seems a richt gweed idea, so mebbe at's far we wull
like bein inside) Or mebbe the first day back at school
(mebbe twa) So fin he went hame for
expectin a real cool answer, mebbe nae bad, or
6 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Is it frosty? Or mebbe it's nae,
en I'll be sair for a week or mebbe mair". Yon twa
e then said oot loud. "That"s mebbe
Is this October? or mebbe July?
Wid it it rain? Or mebbe bide dry,
17 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
as no it wis naethin o note, mebbe some Leddrach sklaik he'd hea
d been. Nae the bairns' wyte, mebbe nae their fowk's either, fur
them, bi touch, bi spikk, an mebbe even bi smell, if fit Isie sa
t fermers bedd an reeted, fur mebbe a twa, three generations, nae
e futterat,' quo she, thinkin mebbe the fresh air wad makk her fe
17 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"eerans": a wrap o poother or mebbe peels frae Big Tam Laggeran,
n joab – myndin the crèche mebbe, or gairdnin, or haunin oot f
Or ye'll mebbe dee o hunger on the wye tae Y
3 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
and hid pressed clais, though mebbe darned and shewed thegither.
He wis gey auld noo, sixties mebbe, and he drunk mair. He wis th
2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s an loamins tee, tho ere’s mebbe nae mony ken aboot them nooad
1 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
ages) fir healthcare use. Nae mebbe the maist obvious subject fir
Ye ken... mebbe wi aa iss spikk o skirlie and
fingirs hiv defrostit, Ah'll mebbe... jist mebbe... think aboot
... jist mebbe... think aboot pittin up ma t
4 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
haed faa’n oot o her nest, mebbe in an attempt tae gang efter
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e o thyroid problems, fowk fa mebbe arna sae able tae gang tae th
but will it really help? Ay, mebbe taxin sugar-filled products w
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
bang, as ah felt that fowk fa mebbe couldna afford tae help oot b
up unner the duvet the nicht, mebbe think tae yersel if ye can sp
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
is the wey tae gang, but that mebbe isna happenin because even th
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Mebbe that moment something else ca
whit mebbe he loathed.
Ye mebbe think I’m leein
They mebbe look frae the hecht and see m
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t oot tae spy oot the laan an mebbe tak back a prisoner or twa.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
her wi a sang”, said he. “Mebbe the lassie craw his a saftnes
“Mebbe I did, an mebbe I didna,” quo Tiddles. “I
“Mebbe they’ll come an spen Yule w
Mebbe they did, an mebbe they didna. Bit Roly Pudden�
tae himsel. Mebbe gin he sat up an prigged fur
6 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
Ah've mebbe git broon fingers
Mebbe ah'm a minger
And mebbe at's jist me
3 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
Mebbe gae tae Murdoch's fur a wee s
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
I should mebbe hae geen that tae ye a whiley
e tae smile, affa erch an shy mebbe, but a smile nanetheless.
t cam fae a cheil’s pen and mebbe they’d tak it mare sairious
winna caa her quine nae mare. Mebbe nae even Chris. Christine, th
And mebbe ane day, this second Chris, s
10 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
Mebbe, instead o privileged weemin
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
hough. Ae pairt o it, that is mebbe nae sae important tae some fo
that, wi a bit o luck we will mebbe see mair, different kynes o f
2 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
urnal jake Ye cry thon? Jakey mebbe, spread eagled ower the fleer(2016) search twitter
andi_Thom fit aboot Angus? Or mebbe Dougal McThom!(2016) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah mebbe on #TV neist wikk. Can ye gue(2018) search twitter
s tae yersel fur a fly cup an mebbe a funcy piece? #tea https://t(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@chimp7 I like at idea - ats mebbe a plan. Cheers loon(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
s grand tae think at Scots'll mebbe yet fool the wheels o govrenm
e piece, an some of thaim wad mebbe staek a claem tae bean a leid
weys o thinkan an scrievan'll mebbe flourish an be acceptid. But
3 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
ave sowels, scary pairts, and mebbe waards tae mak ye smile.
1 matches

Shetland

Mainland, Jim Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
an saa clearer, saa ferdir mebbe, if he heard on page 28

1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
a toll, an dir wis a charge (mebbe da rod wis a toll rod). Is da

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
r wird fur weekend wis helja (mebbe no spelled richt) which is si

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ts dis winter. Wi electricity mebbe tae geng up bi 40 per cent, I
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Peerie” is a splendid wird, mebbe een o wir maist used eens. Yo
ht tak your fancy. Wid Meenie mebbe laek some o da potions or oin
tions or ointment dey hed? Or mebbe a smelly candle? I wis draan
ain on da line on a fine day. Mebbe when she’s feenished A’ll
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
been sharin my tochts wi you. Mebbe even langer in trowie time.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
aboot hit. Wha kens, you’ll mebbe hae tae pit up wi mair earthq
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
raser Frog is tree year aald, mebbe fower, an is as filsket as ca
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
lang da wye. Some monts A‘m mebbe no been in da best o lays but
could trootle aboot. You’ll mebbe mind da onkerry dis Up Helly
onything gengs missin you can mebbe blame Muttontief, he’s kent
Listen weel enoch an you’ll mebbe hear da skirls an sneesters o
4 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
w mutant COVID strain, kin we mebbe juist mak a point o bidin hom(2021) search twitter

Southern

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Hye, or mebbe straa, or strae, wus it? on page 14
A twalmonth then an mebbe maiz, on page 27

2 matches

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
dae richtlie fur tha pot, an mebbe twarthie farls o' fadge forby on page 8

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
�m on tha wye thair, or he'll mebbe han ye ower tae tha judge, an on page 5
'r pu'in oot tha weeds, ye'll mebbe ruit up tha wheat alang wi th on page 9
waitin an wunnèrin wus Jhone mebbe tha Christ. But Jhone toul th on page 74
ife, an ithers thocht ït wus mebbe Elijah. But Herod sayed, on page 85
fore thaim. Tha maistèr wull mebbe cum bak ïn tha wee smaa oors on page 92
Also on pages 103
7 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ak strang drink an drive yell mebbe join him thonner on page 6
Madonal warkin at tha loom - mebbe ye hae mine o it? on page 8
nae dae ocht ava. Whiles yell mebbe hear a whad o some gulpin cum on page 12
a fairm loanie. Wullie thocht mebbe it wus an oul fox lukkin tae on page 17
ear some quare guid crack, an mebbe mak a dale, on page 21
Also on pages 24, 26, 27
11 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
iscussion in the commonity an mebbe fer a future report an' folla on page 65

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
pick yin an gie it a gae, or mebbe jaist pick a poame an hae a r on page 1
"But mebbe a dunner wud get it tae shift on page 8
Or mebbe sittin in the pub on page 13
Or mebbe cum up wae a sang? on page 15
Or mebbe a teacher nor coach that ye'v on page 16
Also on pages 32, 33, 39, 48, 50
12 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
ther it wus better then, och! Mebbe that’s joost me,
1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
@billykayscot @OorVyce Mebbe yin day the 'Brither Tongue' (2020) search twitter