A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of paint in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t ye're daein, Five! Splashin paint aw aer us like that!" on page 76

1 matches

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
t it when ye set fire tae the paint store at work an ah hud tae c on page 9

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
y beads and durty floozy face-paint. The young farmers fae Auld K on page 76

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
upside doon in his ripped and paint-covered jeans. We aw look at on page 13

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
paint splats like dolly mixtures aa on page 95

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hud seen as much as a lick ae paint. Maist ae the seatin hud seen on page 72

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
lobbin paint on tae thum. on page 102
Tho ye paint like a master, on page 103
Wi swirlin paint ye described a life, on page 104
Tae paint it thus, convinces us, on page 105
wi freedom in yer paint. on page 107

6 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
speedometer cables, a daud o paint here and there and a wee bit on page 44
scruifed ower wi flaky green paint and there wis nae keyhole. Mi on page 180
he whiteness didnae look like paint. Matilda dichted her palm agi on page 184

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ris Russell wur kiddin on the paint pallets wur drum kits an hitt on page 117

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
days. There's no a section o paint that's no cracked. Ah resist on page 4
tchin away at the flakey grey paint. on page 45

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
r gien Maw's kitchen a lick o paint, ah dae it without question. on page 5
ehind oor house at night. The paint oan its eerie face wis cracke on page 32
t that school is cracked blue paint, concrete and crisp packets. on page 38

3 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an a spot o paint or dab o glue on page 42

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
so there wiz nane o thon face-paint nor lookin oot auld curtains
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
r guys who can barely let the paint dry cause
stuffy room, breathe away the paint fumes, the nights fallin inta
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
aes created a clever mellin o paint an words that's baith innovat
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e compliment the sickly yella paint that’s been slathered oan e
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tween a rich jade green gloss paint below, an soft, eggshell emul
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
They paint a picture, the rulin classes,
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the hold music’s playin. Ah paint ma nails. Ah need a distracti
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
he hoose coud dae wi a lick o paint. He buys bings o paint an bru
. He buys bings o paint an brushes an white spírit a
ck haed cowpit a muckle tin o paint at the stairheid. Inspirâtio
wi a bottle, poorin it on the paint that’s rinnin doun step abl
room he shaks his heid at the paint-slaigert sofae. Shoud a shift
5 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
'Cause we couldni' paint nae mair!
We goat the, Paint Scrapin' - Maskin' Tapin' -
� stand. Kath’s side held a paint brush an’ scraper, John’s
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
��how to site-search a pot of paint?” Tae explain, gin they wer
they were usin’ pre-opened paint in the workshop, they would s
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Braw verbal pictures he could paint.
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rsive writin. She peeled back paint then plaster, maist ae it sca
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
r aff big strips ae the black paint as if it’s wawpaper, reveal
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
t it when ye set fire tae the paint store at work an ah hud tae c
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
n tear aff big strips ae thur paint as if it’s wawpaper, reveal
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
y Just learn some Pictish and paint yirsel ??(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
o ony mair then fir the 'new' paint lasts 25 year or so they say (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@mathie_dan Time tae paint the ceiling(2020) search twitter

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
noo, Five! Dinna go splashan paint oer me lek at!" on page 74

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
, a'a spankin new an wi broon paint like stuff. As the
1 matches

Orkney

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Da guillys are startin tae paint da banks white. Dat maks me h(2014) search twitter

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
t pit ma hand in the bucket o paint insteed o the bucket o witer (2012) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
eraldineKell16 Widnae like to paint it ???????? (2022) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
oo, Five! Dinnae bae splashin paint ower mae lik that!" on page 77

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ul" sayed Rab, "Shes mair war-paint on hir nor Geronimo, an thon on page 24

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