A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'sell'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of sell in Corpus

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
offers and ah'm weel past me 'Sell by' date! on page 42

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ear dat he wis takkin aest ta sell. He gied at da heicht o da da on page 115

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
sell hit tae a tristy an a fantin on page 34
owre dem aa moarnin; dey'll sell on page 50
ta sell at da shop for errands. on page 56

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Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
We’ll sell da sheep, we’ll sell da coo
da sheep, we’ll sell da coo.
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a for my Meenie. An dey didna sell peenies.
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
, ony o da local butchers wid sell it!(2021)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fir a faimly. Ah think Ah'll sell up an meeve somewye mair muna on page 22
r, ye've nae scruples - ye'd sell yer grunnie - ye'd dee or sa on page 81

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
eesure tae gie ye e keengdom. Sell yer gear an gie tae e peer. P on page 102
et ye're wintin the ae thing: sell up aa ye ain an gie e siller on page 110
in he hisna a swoord, lat him sell his cwyte tae win een. Cause on page 117

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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
doon tae the grun for he’d sell his share tae the local shops
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
so last year hid decided tae sell it at the carboot.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
I ken the canteen well fin a sell ma doos on a Saiterday. xx(2015)
If u sell Doric product & would like fr(2017)
lus shop in George Street tae sell camouflage jaickets, bit ah c(2020)

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
lang a ear; but at laist, ma sell was deid. The Bible caas it b on page 82

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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Efter an ace sell't oot Iron Broo Christmas cei on page 25

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Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Tae hear them sell, it warmed oor hairts, Tae Ta on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ower aal tae wurk, we'll jist sell it, an that'll keep us for th on page 110

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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
While ithers jist sell through Superstores

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
While ithers jist sell through Superstores
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
' kinds o' vans came roon tae sell their goods
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
aid for the produce that they sell on tae bigger companies, sae
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
tie hypocritical that them fa sell beuks an tickets for clesses
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General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
It could sell in Ballater or Timbuktu. on page 112

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
said blate-like. "Fou dae ye sell thaim?" on page 75

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
y. He'd been caught tryin tae sell it on in Aiberdeen. In the ey on page 118

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
in the auctioneer started tae sell some bags o firewid, Jonsar E
tryin tae sell some firewid. He hid been aff
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
sell ony peats. I knocked at the d
Broch wi a load o firewid tae sell on a Friday
a'a sell). Bit he went feel wi orderin
3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ed that his intention wis tae sell the thing tae the airt dealer
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@72redz1903 tweeted
’s quite clear that until we sell one of oor assets, we’re nae (2022) twitter link
have tae take, speculate and sell on at some point. The lad is (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
e_sport Nae winner they canna sell it(2020)
@DeesideDon Sell ye a toorie min(2020)
If the Don's benefitted fae a sell on clause money the club coul(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
imeeannenaylor I think Decora sell artificial floo'rs(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
e fer sale! Seller prefers to sell as a pair bit wid accept sing(2019)
pping clown barmaid needs tae sell kebabs after 10pm instead o’(2019)
ckets fell oot! Then used tae sell them tae the guys aff the boa(2020)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@drewstew62 Oor local shoppie sell their butteries and safties. (2020)

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
guid haul, they've still tae sell it, an' try tae git a decent on page 23

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
they were, he never tried ti sell thaim ti me. Aa his time doun on page 72

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
r wee lassie wil] grow up and sell their erse fur a poond ago ta on page 110

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
velopments the better they'll sell.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
be a cairtoun o hiz umquhyle sell. Hiz dochter nou duin aw the
ti’d. Ilkane o’z hes ane sell-eimage at is i
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McFarlane, Ishbel Oor hail culture is fatphobic ... an thon’s the real shame, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
feel they’re wrang an then sell them sumhin tae sort it. Coor
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
n slower than usual, this wid sell newspapers. “Pet-gilante Ex
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ower whit they see as a fair sell-oot bi the Scots Executive. F
Scots language paper that can sell itsel in the mercat, peyed fo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
It's hard for a body tae sell somethin that they winna uise
buyin whit they're tryin tae sell. In the words o Mistress Redi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
o the SLS or ither curns tae sell thaim at the likes o the Coll
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
to buy during lockdown. I’d sell up and go, but I’ve still go(2020)
hose cheffy things that Tesco sell. Really good, chips were rank(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ar too easy to nick a cycle n sell it on - simples (2020) twitter link
is so proud n the place wis a sell out n a wis beemin when the s (2020) twitter link

West Central

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
a raffle, an veesitin artists sell their CDs an kisties. Maist c on page 56

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ene did. She said, Moan ah'll sell yees them. Ah said, How much. on page 78
said, Wur no allowed tae jist sell yees chips yi need tae get a on page 87
him a black B when he didnae sell the young team thir carry oot on page 99
They sell oor records up the barras on page 118
yir group had an then try an sell it tae the rest ae the class on page 129
Also on pages 169
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The ghaists wha sell't us oot return tae gloat, on page 42
e 'nae mair Stewarts left tae sell', on page 152

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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
wk fechtin amang theirsels an sell aw sides weapons - thon's th on page 114
war they sune uise up whit ye sell them an hae tae come back fer on page 122

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n wisnae richt an refused tae sell them onie. They gied her a mo on page 104
Can sell at auchteen pound the boll on page 115
p the Deil an made a deal tae sell his sowl in return fer succes on page 117

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Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
o weir, nae breith o the snaw-sell rews, intert that kwerious ch on page 1

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
mmon fowk wis a teuch ane tae sell. The Scots seituation micht b on page 108

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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
d, “Bet John noo waants tae sell it an’ buy anithir hoose!�
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ours braks doun, Cameron will sell ye tae the knacker, ’at’l
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rs wha cam intae the toon wad sell him yin as a proxy for the lo
uir deils wha’ve left micht sell us oot. Bit Ah need tae lat t
“Ye buy an sell yer ain?” the man speirt co
“Ye buy an sell yer ain?” the man speirt co
doon, appairently wintin tae sell thaim a puir deil they had go
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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
times. Tam's bought bits tae sell aff aw them. The elder wans i on page 10

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
A. wisnae letting him sell ma dug. "Yer no havin ma dug, on page 41

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
in. I love these places, that sell utter shyte, wee rings wi Cel on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
Stale wan. Like the kind they sell at the dodgy Indian next tae on page 7

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Nou they sell it in shops, like Boots an Co on page 29

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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ed it in as if we were gonnae sell it for a million. It looked a
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay Peruvian marchin powder - sell the right product at the righ
an aboot - we were tryin tae sell gear tae make his money back,
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘You what? Don’t sell any of that fackin Scotch guf
et it oan tic so’s he could sell it first, then square him up
2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Her Leddyship wis forced tae sell some portions o their estate on page 48
s, makin cruiks that he micht sell at Cumnock ot Mauchline fairs on page 56
as weel as yer business tae sell - sae she wad be weel provid on page 80

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Ye sal sett in the mercat an sell thaim." on page 42

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General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
I haud patient or no. I could sell yer bit the day wis I mindit. on page 138

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 83 - The Twice-fed Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
he'll sell his sowl for tap-o-the-milk, on page 82

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
d the merchant. This merchant sell pills intendit for tae slocke on page 76

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
begins tae dwyne, Jones will sell ye tae the knacker, wha'll gu on page 6

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'And sell oor coo. And tell them there on page 13

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ly are. Here ye hae tae coff, sell an borrae players. Think on g on page 54

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
the hope o findin wan! He'll sell mair than ever afore! Och, it on page 24
ationery shoap, the kind that sell jist aboot awthin, includin s on page 50
d for his ticket! Ye want tae sell yer ticket for twa hunner poo on page 54

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
r government is howpin we can sell some o oor stour tae the Clar on page 11

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
d thoosans o it! Then we will sell it tae ilka fermer in the war on page 73

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
nge at oor words an saws, but sell it nae bother tae tourists on on page 8

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
law says every baker has tae sell their breid at the exact same on page 153

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tray Bart's bottles she could sell back tae the ofhe fur a shill on page 9
d stray baws in the river tae sell back tae the golfers, Gary th on page 49

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
wi orrawark tae sell, on page 49

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ly are. Here ye hae tae coff, sell an borrae players. Think on g on page 54

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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
ney noo that he could buy and sell the King o Denmark, and hae e on page 34
is servants. Then, he had tae sell his fantoosh hoose. Afore lan on page 38

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
An gif ye dae, I'll sell it snip - on page 114

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
il, see, wi aa that craps tae sell, on page 72

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
oan it that they wir gaun tae sell an here they wir passin a cha on page 46

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
personal information for tae sell adverteesin an fine-tuin offe
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
d nae choice. She wid hae tae sell the pig.
ig dees? We'll no be able tae sell him and we'll hae nae siller
an tak him tae the mercat tae sell and aw yer worries will be at
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ngit on that front; thae wull sell oot the fishermen whan thae l
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
g wi ships bringin things tae sell fae aw the airts. But ae day
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
dry and bleed oor banes an’ sell us a version o’ a world in
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e popularity o Still Game’s sell-oot shows at the SSE Hydro i
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
i us an made arrangements tae sell us aff as slaves fur £12 a s

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
tellt you that we don’t’ sell them individually, ah canny s
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@alistairdunn tweeted
told ye it's a drag show tae sell ye a ticket(2017)

@g_hibby tweeted
shes tae dae.. :) Should be a sell oot, I'll no get too excited (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
yline, wi a'body prepared tae sell thur businesses tae fund his (2020)
Even if Carla did sell hersel fer siller, she wisnae(2020)

@raiphsays tweeted
e cerds fer ma cerd sales! (A sell em fae end a oktober) heers a(2020)

@rattlecans tweeted
s sanction the countries that sell them oil, gas etc, then that (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Dishauntit Sell on page 34

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Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
If A cud sell a biggin plot, on page 41

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Synthetic (no region)