A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'loaf'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of loaf in Corpus

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Pan loaf, cookies, homemade rhubarb ja on page 42

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
file, afore pittin oan a pan-loaf vyce an sayin, "That red's a on page 34
d Morrice, grinnin it the pan-loaf vyce at Joyce wis pittin oan, on page 39
weel. She'd full a basket wi loaf an bannacks, creamy yalla but on page 66
t'er freen pittin oan er pan. loaf vyce an faaen throwe it ilky on page 72
bannacks, rock cakes, curran loaf, chocolate sirprises an caram on page 87

5 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
turnin att steens ere intae a loaf o breid." Jesus answert, "Scr on page 10
nie a steen fan he speirs for loaf or a snake fan he speirs for on page 15
tell iss steen tae turn intae loaf." Jesus answert, "E scriptirs on page 85
till e Temple an teuk e haily loaf an gied it till his men tae e on page 88
Noo e feast o e Unleavened Loaf, ca'ed e Passower wid seen be on page 116
Also on pages 121
10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
aun bring a bottle o fusky, a loaf o breid an a caunle. They're
1 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
day in Keith, James reeved a loaf o breid, three aipples and a
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ds, quine, niver mind the pan loaf cairry on!” This got a big
1 matches

Mid Northern B

Aberdeen

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
A plain or pan loaf wis the only kinds indeed
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
jar o jam, or a loaf that hid went wrang. Fit a bi
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
Weston16 @DHTReds Jist use ma loaf ken(2020)

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
. E.g. if you tried to bake a loaf, but baked a brick instead yo(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
oo i've jist had banana loaf delivered ta ma door ..... yu(2011)
It's a sare feicht fir a half loaf!(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ae Asda beach boulevard fer a loaf n milk but think I will hae a(2016)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
it's impossible tae spik pan loaf if yer fae Buchan onywye.??(2020)
. Ony wye, breid is oatcakes, loaf is breid. Ken fit ah mean?(2019)
Did ye hae tae pit on yer pan loaf so she cud unnerstan ye?(2019)
@FaeFoggie ?? e pan loaf'll be in owerdrive es wikend.(2020)
oggie Ye'll be pittin yer pan loaf heid on false.(2020)
and 1 other occurrences.

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
w this?' quoth he, in his pan-loaf vice. 'Youse men shud be blec on page 17

1 matches

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
ert an earthquake. Gies a pan loaf ony day. on page 7

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
contents ower the bed. A wee loaf, a broon bag wi six ower-ripe on page 40

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
aunart. Examples o thir's the loaf/laif, north/nairth, roar/rair
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
t that is kent as spikkin pan loaf. If ye are spikkin pan loaf,
. If ye are spikkin pan loaf, ye are tryin tae spik posh.
tuff. His poem ca’ed “Pan Loaf” was makin fun o these fowk
toss their heids an spik pan loaf.
4 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
onywey an there wis a crusty loaf richt in front o him. Nut…
1 matches

West Central

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
the pan-loaf speech, on page 133

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
e ye’re peying for. A plain loaf in a tavern costs mair as a p
tavern costs mair as a plain loaf on the street. Ye mebbe didna
2 matches

Dundee

Glasgow

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
the water when they did that. Loaf-ends, gummies and sometimes e on page 36
pockets. We were feeding them loaf-ends and the bits in the midd on page 42

3 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
an’ twa doorsteps o Milanda loaf wi’ spam for his piece, slu
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ere re-crystalised like sugar-loaf tae sparkle in ony glimpse o
inned tomatoes, biscuits an a loaf.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
gie ye that. Wis that a plain loaf in there ah seen? A couple ay
1 matches

Ayrshire

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
a loaf o pan-breid on page 67

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
spikken aboot the ‘national loaf’; fortified halemeal breid
1 matches

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

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
y if ye dae a salt and pepper loaf tae.(2020)

@billykayscot tweeted
aye twa ootside bits o plain loaf, grozet jam fae Cairney Fairm(2020)

@ThonJacobite tweeted
"Went doon the toon tae buy a loaf and some coo juice but when a (2021) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster