A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'egg'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of egg in Corpus

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
egg-merchant Corinthian, back fae on page 17

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur gray Fergie, an egg box in the link box, on page 47

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sausages, bacon and egg, and plenty o toast on page 73

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
l Robert "accidentally" spilt egg ower da photo o da cooncillor on page 25

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
inta her haands; paes egg
apö paes egg. ‘Tak care noo.
2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
heard John sounds like a good egg.(2020)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ff; the low carbohydrate; the egg ane; yon slim-faist stuffie w on page 16

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an soor chucken, a portion o egg-fried rice, praan crackers an on page 72
've a tongue aat cud whisk an egg." on page 85

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Gie ma a scotch egg an a hanfu o tattie crisps on on page 31

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ce sat Minnie doon tae spreid egg sandwiches, while she bakit s
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
weel, he'd hae a muckle nest egg tae fund himself an his aunt
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e place somewye an divil o an egg hid he yet managed tae find?
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
p wi ae nostril the size o an egg cup.
1 matches

Aberdeen

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
ies wi affa smaa leggies. Een egg wis left tae brak, an egg tha on page 17
hat disna maitter muckle? His egg wis shairly a swaan's egg tha on page 27

5 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
l, yer flesk o coffee, an yer egg an tamata sandwiches. Yer nae
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
this planet, she’s biylt an egg for brakfist, had broth for d
A biylt egg, please.
Aarite ma loon. One biylt egg comin up, Grunny says afore s
3 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I am i'duke's egg, they're a' duke's eggs, I am on page 144

4 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
his knapper does look like an egg. If I was ginger and wore spe(2020)
Wright though. Yer nay a bad egg after aa. Spik an the beast w(2020)
Feedback, let the egg cum in tae the licht an oot o(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
attered in gin rings battered egg n twa died ponies rare n sae (2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ollar fer a lorne sausage and egg buttie washed doon wee a few (2016)

(South) East Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
birse oan ma forehead ilka an egg an Ah wiz furtunit no tae los on page 78

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
It's here, among the egg an ham.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
there be ony scowth here tae egg on Scots speakers tae uise th
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
he ither half wid be on biled egg. Noo maist folk mix in mayonn
onnaise or salad cream wi the egg but Mither aywiss used tomato
I ken wha could burn a fried egg tae pure carbon. They were ok
3 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
awa n stick a cadburys creeme egg up eer j (2021) twitter link
s ma wimmins got twae bacon n egg doublers oan tae fill ma bell (2021) twitter link
ubs not happy and end up with egg on your face when no charges (2020) twitter link
es out tae you - luv bein an egg n excercising walkin tae the (2020) twitter link
looks like fife council have egg on there face - ffs lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ried tae make her eat a fried egg. She phoned me an tolt me, ri on page 153
ce an the criss an the mingin egg sandwiches he always makes, t on page 164

2 matches

Dundee

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a warble-flee till it laid an egg in thaim. Ah observe.” He s
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
like he's gonnae lay a fuckin egg, the cunt. Finnegan's laughin on page 19

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Tae crack the giltit egg o energy. on page 40
Like an egg needs a yoke and a belly the on page 73
at whan the dug disna get yer egg on page 137

5 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uminatit by strip-lightin tho Egg, the manageress, hiz removit
Egg spake tae her. It wiz probabl
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oopin his pal - complete wae egg shaped lump on his heid - up
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
When the egg wis taen, maistly when the co on page 23

2 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hoo tae mak scones an bile a egg. Monday efternuin wis for jyn on page 21

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
t wi whips. Jist as a poached egg isnae a poached egg unless it on page 98

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
OGLIE SHANKS, BUBBLYJOCKITIS, EGG TRAUCHLES, CLOCKIN HENS OR FO on page 28
'Auld hennie's laid its last egg!' Grannie shouted. 'Chookies on page 55
d up again, there wis a broon egg lyin there. The egg wis the s on page 61

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
When he biled a chocolate egg. on page 21

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
weem in the watter. E was for egg, djeuks laid them an if we we on page 120

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ed o warm down. Pickin oot ae egg, he knelt doun by the river a on page 17

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ces ma granny got peyed wi an egg, a loaf o breid or mebbes a b
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
say7 ?? Nah i like ma bacon n egg rolls.(2020)

@g_hibby tweeted
@daviebroon51 Mrs H stuck an egg on top tae David... She's eft (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
nything else wi yer scrambled egg? ?? (2022) twitter link
? ???? alright then scrambled egg anything else? And a coffee w (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@jamie_ginger tweeted
e ti change yir picter frae a egg? A ken yir heeds like yin #ge(2012)

@officialAliRed tweeted
A wee Easter egg hunt in the park. ???? https:(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
When she laid an egg she would cluck wi glee,the n
1 matches

Synthetic (no region)