A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'settle'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of settle in Corpus

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Soft cluckeens is the hens settle fur the night on page 34

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
'Der's only wan wye ta settle dis', he said. 'A'll hae ta g on page 25
e spent mair on da man he wid settle up wi him da nixt time he cam on page 116

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
is finnin it a bit harder ta settle in. Shü's therteen, lackly a on page 9
here. Did you fin it hard ta settle in?" on page 72
"So whan did things settle doon?" I aksed Maggie, "fur y on page 74
nae wird fae dem. Ruth coodna settle tae onything. It wis da hidmi on page 76

4 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
rly as aboot 300 AD, da Picts settle dem in Shetland. At da sam ti on page 13

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
nae neeborhoose I’ll never settle,
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e wis asked by all three till settle e question, an they repeated on page 83

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he thankfully sat doon on the settle she’d been shown till. Bean
tray an teen it ower tae the settle an laid it on a wee folding t
tae hae a forty winks on the settle. Whether it wiz the kindness
can get yer heed doon on the settle!”
wee windae at the side o the settle. Drowsily she couldna mine fa
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The room hid a big settle against ae waa, an aal leathe
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d up and stamped her feet tae settle them intae the beets then wal
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
h again tae Gateshead where i settle fer quite a few years - 15 n

@FaeFoggie tweeted
treamin service i'nicht. I'll settle doon ti watch i new Boba Fett(2019)

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
I close my een, settle
and then settle doon for the nicht.
2 matches

Aberdeen

@Woodside Wullie tweeted
ir he’s got left on his heid settle doon and yet he still turns u (2021) twitter link

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
hale day tae settle intae oor new hoose. Noo be e
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the ootside. This didna help settle the nerves among the mair tim
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
That’s thaim… ready tae settle doon in the place they ay cri
1 matches

North East Central

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
tae anither like he couldnae settle, he shrank doon intae a wee h on page 1

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e kill our spirit, an then we settle doon an mibbie huv a few bair on page 24
or here fur a second. Yae kin settle this argument fur us." on page 29

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
y butterflees no come doun an settle aa ower the caur. The cheil c
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An stop yer squabblin. Settle doon
A'll hae tae settle wi de Bohun.
But whiles we'll settle for the rest.
The sheriff said, "Ah'll settle, if ye cannae pay the fine,
or settle in the gorse.
5 matches

Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
�, the lack o sleep began tae settle in an luckily somebody must�
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ut… EVEN WORSE! Ah couldnae settle masel until ah'd had a guid r
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ured her parents, ‘she will settle down soon I’m sure.’ But
1 matches

West Central

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e sit doon bit a jeest cannae settle
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Och, settle an argument with a friend, we
1 matches

Dundee

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ou. That should be enough tae settle it wae Mullin. They're no gon on page 11

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
to my request. I'm willing to settle at twenty days' suspension if on page 57

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"An try tae settle this quarrel." on page 29

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in me an McDade, ‘Ah cannae settle doon here man, ma nerves ur j
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
uart’s auld room, tryin tae settle mysel doon.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ou. That should be enough tae settle it wae McNulty. They’re no
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the south west o Scotland tae settle in Ulster; whaur guid land ~ on page 63

1 matches

General Central

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
ae his place wi the pages and settle hissel on the hem of my cloak on page 3

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Wee Grumphie, afore ye settle doon tae enjoy yersels?' on page 92

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
a loss the heid! Staund back! Settle doon! Let's dae this richt Fi on page 40

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
need tae gie yersels time tae settle in. Ye're hairdly even in the on page 65

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
this evil I'll settle wi Bothwell on page 21
settle Bothwell's wife, Lady Gordon. on page 35

3 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ts duis it aa get to rest and settle. on page 72

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
s weorc? That vowel wants tae settle doon in the same wey as in fe
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ner the buird an up ontae the settle at the back, ready tae be ser
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
The stoor is stairtin tae settle frae the Greek election, an f
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
intil the settle, i the ferm hoose kitchen, wh
in, ostensibly sleepin on the settle, wi
frae the settle A fund oot at A hedna onie ba
3 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
re's still folk whae want tae settle here and a'm share ool sei th
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
nae alc-free cratur. Hae tae settle fir a decaf tea this time o n(2020)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
babbie. Tha Dowlings wur weel-settle’t noo an tha craps wus comi
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster

Synthetic (no region)