A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of witch in Corpus

Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s dialogue wi James VI an the witch trials o his time, cin be see on page 40

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
her windpipe, he cawed her a witch. on page 1

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Witch on page 26
Witch hunts hae ne'er stapped on page 37
like the heids o the witch gowans on page 43

4 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ed blethers, unsheathit dirk, Witch weilcum, slave wut, on page 14

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
hae ma guidmither cried as a witch. Oh Goad, furgive me, Ah doot on page 14

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Ah liked The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,' Matilda sa on page 74

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
'Richt Yins' in his braw book Witch's Blood, nou sadly oot o prin on page 17

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
es jist bein accused o bein a witch wis aften enough a daith sent on page 97
dnae droun it meant ye were a witch an wuid be burnt at the stake on page 98

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
. Watch where yir gaun ya aul witch, ma ma said. Shut it ya dirty on page 66
WITCH on page 103
it yi gaunnae dae curse me ya witch. Miss Thin, the skinny librar on page 106
an her horrible, sleekit wee witch ae a sister aff tae a desert on page 169

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
red tae himsel if she wisna a witch. He had aye thocht witches we on page 8
y didna like that ugsome auld witch o a wumman. And aw o a sudden on page 12
l hae tae be broon tae or her witch's neb will stert tae twitch. on page 24
'Fizzin broth and witch's brew on page 34

5 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
three bears hoose or even the witch's on page 19

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
eed tae stop lettin that auld witch away wi bloody murder.' on page 1

1 matches

Briggs, Susi Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Aboot the Witch cried Aggie Bash. on page 4

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
As I a Norloch witch had drount lang syne, on page 7

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: That witch? Why? He hated her. on page 35

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
wis the leid o the laithsome "witch" trials, it wis the leid in w on page 4

1 matches

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
t auld tree sat a hackit auld witch. Ye couldnae tell whit wan wi on page 28
ot somethin for naethin aff a witch, and if ye didnae tak tent ye on page 29
n are as big as saucers," the witch said. on page 30
granny left doon there," the witch siched. "But ma days o sclimm on page 31
as he pit the dug doon on the witch's peenie. Then he opened the on page 33
Also on pages 35, 36, 37
16 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
n cairds nae dout o some vile witch -
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
pitch, Scotch, swatch, watch, witch.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
As ony witch that iver flew.
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
carline, for she wis surely a witch and didnae deserve tae get aw
1 matches

Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
. As I wiz gazin it the young witch ma drunkenness shouted oot "W
re the stane brig n the young witch grabbed ma horse's tail n too
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Lat the auld witch burn
s lived lang eneuch, the auld witch. Lat her dee.”
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
z, richt oan tap o The Wicked Witch o the West (a Maggie Thatcher
ptae speed by Glinda the Guid Witch o the North (Winnie Ewing’s
“Are ye a guid witch or a bad witch?” she speire
or a bad witch?” she speired.
hy telt her that she wisnae a witch at aa.
12 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Witch
Thur's a witch in profile oan the face e’
2 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Mrs McQuarry. She’s an auld witch an ah cannae staun her. Mr Ba
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ion atween ‘which’ and ‘witch’, wi aspiration on the firs
1 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
@AidanMo0die me mams a witch, dads a muggle(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
turn roon. Jist cause the aul witch hisna gotten aa her ain road, on page 41

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e share the same sentence o a witch, a murderer, or a mutineer in
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wisna a witch doctor. Heez Inglish wis braw
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
laachin and caain her an aal witch. Early the following mornin M
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
nd buiks sae the bairns hae a witch tae fleg thaim feart.
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
air reason tae be feart. Goth witch defo dis the weegie board an (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A witch. on page 12

4 matches

Miller, Alison Gallows Ha - Bairns Sang, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Burn the witch, oh burn her weel. on page 14

1 matches

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - Five Signs, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
, hid appears that yu werna a witch efter aall. on page 16

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Bessie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A'm no a witch, on page 18
you ken fine A'm no a witch. on page 19

8 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
'Tell Bessie wae ken she's no witch, no child killer. Tell her... on page 20
lled me bairn, Maggie. A'm no witch! Yet they turned on me like c on page 21

2 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
s transcriptions o the Orkney witch trials. Some o his notes o wh on page 34

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
's hoose. Sheu reminds me o a witch. on page 53

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Katherine Craigie The Rousay Witch on page 74

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A witch on page 75

4 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
pirls. Tae dem, I wis juist a witch, a heathen, someen at dey pat
1 matches