A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'gid'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of gid in Corpus

Orkney

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
And that wis whit I did – I gid and lay doon on the back saet
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
s. Thi smell's o thi sea jist gid straicht tae ma hairt. An fin on page 1
ea weis next tel eit, fin eit gid aff, bit eif yea leisn't oot on page 5
r three box's, iveree tyme he gid oot tae sea, so weel jist hay on page 11
l netten an braak oot. Oot we gid, an eit wisna a gweed day fur on page 30
fur pitril?" ov coarse noo, a gid aw reed aboot thi gill's, an on page 31
Also on pages 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 47, 51, 55, 56, 57, 62
28 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
refreshment the streen, Wilma gid me twa tickets for the Stovie on page 94

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
en yon cairry-on last time wi gid abroad...ye said ye'd nivver on page 6
, liftit baith their cases an gid hairin awa in front. on page 8
ront o him - doon an doon he gid, his flip-flops slappin again on page 12
Morrice lookit aroon as they gid doon te the hotel's Turkish n on page 14
ngirs. "I canna believe ye've gid oot an bocht ess yersel...aff on page 17
Also on pages 19, 21, 28, 31, 40, 44, 60, 67, 72, 76, 78, 85, 90, 92
23 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
�s lassie? Mind e hale faimly gid awa ti Americay? Ye dinna min
fa queer spikkers. Sae doon I gid ti Edinbro, fair lookin furri
Neist we gid til e Royal Mile. Nae buses n
owk still an on cheered em an gid am siller but Margit an me we
4 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
bowk ilka time. Qan an oan ey gid. Roustin at een anither an wa
cht. Iss momin, efter e loons gid oot - Kieran doon till e nee
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Lizzie gid tae her bed but nae sleep cou
ed tae meet in wi her as they gid tae the boat they jist turned
e come in. Lizzie stood up an gid tae open the door fin she min
owin bricht reed syne aathing gid silent. Nae a sound tae be he
ed back tae Banff Hospital an gid in wi a sinking feelin intae
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
uglas hid jist hid eneuch and gid for the geets like a rhino an
if it wisna for the big broo, gid doon a treat amongst the weem
didna staan a chance. Flares gid up fae the German lines follo
Douglas’ comrades near gid tae mutiny so Douglas wiz tee
glas richt on the broo and he gid doon. The wee Jerrie ran up t
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cted wi a crunch. Bob the dog gid but one howl an fell doon sto
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ck in the days o yore. Jessie gid a bit shudder fin she thocht
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
rk. He kicked aff the lock an gid in. The kirk wiz in an affa s
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
Syne as the years gid by

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ah tried tae see if the licht gid oot fin ah shut the fridge do(2014)
elebrity Big Breether an then gid it a try in the lavvy!(2018)
Ah gid aa yon wye an the quine didna(2018)
Ah’m nae happy - ah gid in fur a recht guid denner an(2018)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@molach95 Roon Banff it’d be gid or gaed. A gid ower e brae. W (2020) twitter link

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
autumn and the bonnie swaans gid awa tae get some sun and waar on page 24

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
s... That’s aa the places I gid wi yer Dydie fan we went...
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
sign o' the times, ithers hiv gid tae the wa'

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
sign o' the times, ithers hiv gid tae the wa'
1 matches

General Northern

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Her faither near aye gid oot on a Seterday nicht. Fin on page 15
wer on his wye up the path an gid himsel a richt dunt on the he on page 17

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
appent." Dad lookit at Mam an gid her a sappy look. His een wis on page 91
at, bit Ah held ma tongue. Ah gid Dad a han wi pittin up the co on page 92
aby did a massive jobbie thit gid aa up his back an wis totally on page 94
wintit te see the film, so wi gid in wirsels. Fin wi cam oot, a on page 95

6 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
A cat met in wi a moose an he gid on an on at sic lenth aboot h on page 83
Moose, a richt gweed sowl, gid in wi him, an cat gid skulkin on page 84

7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
s he said o yon place, fur it gid me an anchor, a sense o place on page 51

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
days, mair an mair jewellery gid missin fae areas o the toon. on page 118

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ae cum tae the bile. A haid a gid herty stew
ff an e left, nae doot hain a gid lauch. A aulder nurse
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ot o blackoot blinds. As time gid on I got mair an mair bored w
1 matches

Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
at’s the wye I gid bye fin I wis a loon.
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
Gid listen, crappin mesel that sh(2020)
nro I dinae think he was that gid. Looked a bag o nerves and sh(2020)
players we luv tae hate. Nay gid when they hay a load o oor au(2020)
bit the noo it's every nicht. Gid tae ken I'm nae the only ene.(2020)
orrison94 Porteous best Mak a gid job o cleaning consi's boots (2020)
and 2 other occurrences.

@cligeey tweeted
played Inverurie toon Hall n gid, Ben ti the chipper efter the(2020)
@Meldrum04 Gid Sooth t Udny(2020)
gan ben I road Funny naebody gid awa wee it still far it lande(2020)
@alfordbrad Gid by it(2020)
cht on at, wiz a lot o capers gid on(2020)
and 6 other occurrences.

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@FaeFoggie gye near gid in an asked for a pair o long(2020)

(South) East Central

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
aw wearin shorts. Awbdy got a gid sniff eh the fumes wit wurr b
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
as ma close contact wisnae a gid idea. They’ll probably say
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
bam. Wur pals. That should be gid enough fur the likesae you’
him ‘’ Then this wid be a gid time tae commence’’ and w
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’Aw in gid time, son’’ ah assure him
1 matches

West Central

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Ah wiz once gid pals wi two boys both called
ments, he’d landed himsel a gid job at a library. He wiz neit
‘Naw. Ah’m gid, ye dingle.’
rse this wiz Nichols making a gid pun at the expense of big aul
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e paused. “Ma sisters wis a gid bit aalder nor me.” He paus
oot in a whaisk. “That’s gid,” he sayed, “Ah’ll hae
“Thoo’s gid,” sayed Bill appreciatively
“Muckle gid it dis me.” Raggle felt the
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
which wis quickly dashed by a gid Samaritan passin by in his fa
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
walkin is the foondation fur gid physical and mental health. A
deserted but ma rare turn ae gid luck is shoart lived. As ah�
n the thermostat. Such sudden gid weather hus clearly re-energi
day oot. We’re gonnae huv a gid time taegether so bearin this
n ma dour puss. It’s alweys gid spendin some yin oan yin time
8 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
�s kind a yae tae say that. A gid man like yurself. Tell yae wh
Now that ma gid deed fur the day is done. Ah
t. Ah declare ‘’Times are gid, Brucie, times are gid.’’
, Brucie, times are gid.’’ Tae which he lits oot
4 matches

Glasgow

Ayrshire

Wallace, Lorna An Ode Tae Tinder, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2020) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
She’ll reply: “Am gid, how’s you?”
1 matches

General Central

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
soond they tak. A spellin lik gid, tho a guid marra for the soo on page 56

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r ain dialect, ye micht write gid or gyid or geed or gweed or g
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ae nomintes me im a fan thats gid enough fer me ??(2020)

@alistairdunn tweeted
pringles are so gid(2013)
bayern are gid(2015)
the team". piss off. fans pay gid money tae watch that shite, a(2017)
fae somebody that they're no gid enough, clear the manager isn(2017)
as day telly was meant tae be gid? hee haw oan(2013)
and 1 other occurrences.

@g_hibby tweeted
to our block, and it would be gid tae get it to the person who (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
ays got music playin. Havin a gid day ya big Jessie? (2022) twitter link
ar_welsh Yer learnin gorgeous gid answer ?? and I've already wa (2022) twitter link
dell @marebearturner That's a gid start hen. Ah managed tae get (2022) twitter link
jojodinks79 @star_welsh Had a gid day hen? Ma bonnie lass oan t (2022) twitter link
@jojodinks79 @star_welsh Very gid hen ya fandan! Hopefully back (2022) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@changed_days tweeted
a who a am? Dunno if that's a gid hing or a bad hing hahaha. Wi (2021) twitter link
t howty dae that, cany be too gid cos am that cool al brek mase (2021) twitter link
perb in his last 2 starts! So gid tae see! (2021) twitter link
fuck, but the raves were too gid! Still wore ma gid clobber, b (2021) twitter link
unch instead. Hoping that's a gid mistake tae make. (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)