A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of skelp in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e an ruch tae yer wee lad, An skelp him when he sneezes: on page 44

2 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
So Ah roused ma haun tae skelp it, on page 9

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
e. An for sauftie's sake, A'l skelp ma Moira's lugs an aiblins gi on page 48

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
tops. Wee waw. Up an ower it. Skelp oan doon through aul Jamieson on page 1

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
m, and it wis anely by a gleg skelp tae their holes that the ratt on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ah'll skelp an Ah'll leather an stamp but on page 66
an skelp an belt an hurl abuse...... on page 76

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Then skelp us fur sayin 'ma bodie ma cho on page 15
reepiness will earn yous aw a skelp; on page 26
Dinnae let ma front door skelp ye where the wee man pit a cr on page 48

3 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
we wad hae got a richt sherp skelp oot the door if we'd been for on page 29

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
e swung his trusty swoard and skelp on page 11
The maw said, 'I will skelp your jaw on page 13

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
llegal fur the Trunchbull tae skelp him wi the ridin-crop she kep on page 117
'Did she skelp ye?' on page 193

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
seen as oniethin bit a richt skelp in the puss fae the on page 8

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
, bam me up. The big cunt wid skelp the back ae mah heid, right, on page 75

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
JESSIE! - SKELP on page 1

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
baw, Kat,' said Dina, 'is tae skelp aw the asterbaws in your hauf on page 19
in the final were fae planets Skelp an Blooter, sae they were awf on page 21
She gied the asterbaw a skelp that wid hae made the legenda on page 25

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
erin if a parucular thing wid skelp the auld lass sideyweys or no on page 17
s, tae gie it some nieves tae skelp wi. on page 26
ony fedders efter she's had a skelp o this.' on page 28

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
a piece and jeely and a lovin skelp. On ye go... I'll haud yer ja on page x

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Dinnae let the door skelp yer erse on the wye oot on page 35

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
rous an she hit the Big Man a skelp on the lug. "You men are aa t on page 80

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
oy, and he wis jist aboot tae skelp awa hame for somethin that he on page 60
ket. And he wis gaun at sic a skelp that he boonced up again awma on page 65
he wis oot o sicht, they wid skelp awa in the tither airt, and h on page 106
erio.' And he'd gane aff at a skelp. on page 137

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ompaingen ivver kent; he wuid skelp hiz haun on the buird fur whe on page 5

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
day thai wes surpreised bi a skelp o win an baith the twa o'm he on page 45

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
wis the barrel o a gun! \n a skelp, Mr Tod wheeched back intae h on page 12
the shools howk awa at a rare skelp. Boggin the fodge wis jiggin on page 27
yere at it yer wee laddie can skelp back tae Mrs Brock and aw the on page 49
tunnel gaed forrit at a rare skelp, noo that he wis lendin a paw on page 50
nel wis gaun forrit at a fair skelp. on page 58
Also on pages 82
6 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
he wis gonnae skelp Mr. Poe richt in the gub. But on page 24

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah skelp him wi the white haunbag ah'v on page 62

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
feels his hert skelp faster in his chist on page 9
then skelp aff the bar on page 16

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
rmy o sodgers a keeker wi wan skelp o his massive haun but he wis on page 3
dna answer. He wis yeukin tae skelp Eurystheus's gub for him but on page 17
y oot he broke the dam wi wan skelp o his muckle fist and sent th on page 24
e gied the Cretan Buhl a guid skelp on the bahookie wi the flat e on page 33
The raindrap landit skelp in Hercules's drouthie gub. I on page 43
Also on pages 56
6 matches

Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
and she kent her faither wid skelp her for that, sae she steyed on page 50

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Joe Jordan in Spain in 1982. Skelp them, patronise them, foryet on page 17

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
i the dawin A skelp, see, owre watterside mosses on page 19

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 73 - Wrack, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
is haimless here. A skelp o sleet pits on page 77

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
mither seen ye up thare she'd skelp yer erse!" on page 99

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
Can you pretend tae skelp a baw? Go on, kick it really
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an skelp the deil awa!
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
a skelp ti the face. I wis glowerin a
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
tae chuck ma can o ginger an skelp embdy wha wis er…
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an whiles a skelp wad warm ma lugs,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
the fowk oot, aft-times wi a skelp ahint the lug an a buit in th
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ht Balmoral Castle, an a guid skelp o the laund thereaboot. She s
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Fuckin skelp this cunt Pearcey!’ McDade�
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
icy cauld air o the Labyrinth skelp ma skin, an near foondert at
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
quickly tak the village doon, skelp on doonriver, an reassemble i
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
Nou skelp ye on! Skelp ye on! Skelp ye on aa!”
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
nce agin the snell winds that skelp doon aff the great bleak sadd
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
Da gote a skelp oan the worm - the rod hud j
1 matches

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
s hen! They were headin fir a skelp! Yuptae the day? We're oan th (2022) twitter link
Dinnae start hen or I'll pure skelp yer lugs ya lavvyheid! ?? (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
has been indoctrinated! We'll skelp the Scots oot ye! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
cheek so abdy can gie ye a skelp. on page 66

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
The lammie nott a hearty skelp on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ller laad weid gee yea a fair skelp en eth baak o thi heed, "Boy' on page 32
Fit's nay offin a gee ye a skelp on page 53

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
teed up an gied er erse a bit skelp. "Ye'r es ticht es a drum. Iv on page 12

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
dinna gie me a skelp (gie me a skelp) on page 69
ockit me oot wi jist een guid skelp on page 99

7 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
m haar ... aa thir characters skelp the story alang til its surpr on page 124

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
m haar … aa thir characters skelp the story alang til its surpr
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
it the lair o a warlock, lyin skelp in the mids o the douce, quat
r wi its lang leather tongue, skelp ontae Isie's saft plump haun.
Meg's fingers war itchin tae skelp Isie's dowp, she tint aa pati
meenit's wheesht, an then the skelp o leather on bare flesh, nae
ch stoot wins cud get a gweed skelp at a towe fu o dryin sheets a
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
thstaun aathin frae the snell skelp o a doonpish in the year's ba
b far somebody hid gien him a skelp wi a beer bottle lang syne �
2 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
raddad says, “Ye’ll get a skelp roon the lugs if ye dinna get
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
bairn cam intae the world. A skelp on the doup and it startit ta
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
liftit her up in his flooery skelp o a haun, an pressed her
like a cork an lippen tae the skelp o the watter wallopin
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
un tae be able tae get a fair skelp o products intae oor shops if
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@medburnbook Tae skelp a coo’s erse(2020) search twitter
Thon #Naismith couldnae skelp @Angus_the_Bull1 in the erse (2019) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ae ah'm gyan tae scowp oot an skelp their erses!(2017) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@oilypaws Aye a skelp on the heid and that's ye oot(2020) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
@molach95 Luggit--skelp on the lug (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
lyke a skelp. The sun cums up
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
hire an Dunfrieshire: ae fell skelp o grund n’. Thar wur saivre
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
, schuil, wean, bairn, piece, skelp, plook, hoose, braw, cowp, fo(2020) search twitter
heerio @Jackson_Carlaw Dinnae skelp yer heid oan the wey oot. htt(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
He swore hed skelp tha slabberin gett, on page 34

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
"Ye may hit it a skelp wae the hemmer" on page 8
Instead, gie yersel a wee skelp ain the lug, on page 20

5 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Has taen mony's a skelp, an dunch, an ding
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@the_gellick tweeted
he contract: gie them a quare skelp. Hence Covenanters, 1798, Pai (2015) twitter link
. We'll hae tae see can we no skelp the Faroes an Hungary first. (2015) twitter link
ye, I'll pou your lugs aff an skelp your erse wi them! https://t. (2014) twitter link
an toul him tae scoot or he'd skelp his bake. (2016) twitter link
cots journal! I'm awa for tae skelp a pint o wine doon my gullet! (2015) twitter link
and 8 other occurrences.