A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'the-'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of the- in Corpus

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
s wis aye dryin in the neuk-o-the-back afore hid geed on the fir
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@peediepuss tweeted
it settles doon. If in a Day-the-earth-stood-still type of cosm (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ad. His hairt wis gaun ten-te-the-dizzen es he chappit oan the o on page 54
peered, noddin it the state-o-the-art kennel at the Maan o the H on page 63
-powered beds or our state-of-the-art 'Stand and Tan' booths." on page 81

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
cartoon characters; 'hole-in-the-waas' spewin oot siller; resta on page 38

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Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
sessions at the famed Hole-in-the-Wa pub in Dumfries, run bi Max
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
is braw new veesion fur tap-o-the-reenge hame-awners. Quarrytowe
bin ane o auld Joe's flash-in-the-pans. Some pan! Some flash! A
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
his shell hole. That wid cow-the-gowan richt enough if yin came
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Aberdeen

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n sae sweltrie, tae win intae the-intae the-intae fiff" she heil on page 45
ry' disna mean 'a bonnie cowp-the-creel argie'," Ailice conter't on page 82

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North East Central

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
d waant yin. Go wi the glo-in-the-daurk staurs I stuck oan ma ce on page 1

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
" A tried tae soond juist aff-the-luif, "what fettle?" on page 125

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ntradick aither o thae faur-i-the-buik makars. Ian Nimmo White's on page 120

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
gin he’d been til the fore the-day, Rabbie wad a skreivit a n
rovesioun in the kintra. Nane-the-less, it gies us what haes bee
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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The-day I saw a TV ad for a CD
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
" I tried tae soond juist aff-the-luif, "what fettle?"
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
an tint ma hailth aw-the-gither. Ower tim, A manished t
Nivver-the-les shae fand the auld leddie
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
etings. A scholar whase far-i-the-buik lectures were the pride o
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
tae gang alang wi the bool-in-the-mou anes.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
screive a gaitherin o up-tae-the-meinit cuttie stories that's s
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West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Nou James Purnell hus 'spat-the-dummy!' on page 213

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an her ma wis Pat-Yir-Cushion-the-second cause she wis as bad). on page 121

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
an Owain Kirby haes taen ower the-nou. He haes designt the new c on page 5

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
mair mukkil projeck, but for the-nou, an exceptioun is be-in ma on page 116

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
impack is maist likelie ower-the-tap for modren readers. Sandy on page 140

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
kemp. The’r ti be nae fecht the-nou, but sik an apenin sets us
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Faur-i-the-buik, meticulous,
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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
. But Davie wisnae onie run-o-the-mill poacher, he wis whit ye m on page 82

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Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
iz het brou, an eftir the out-the-wey warl o hiz dunnie at he he
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a univairsity - in an oot-o-the-wey place that ootsiders seldo
e raised baith hauns, luif up-the-wey. Whit for no?
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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e village hall. We've grew up the-gither, drunk our first beers on page 7
es. We walk through the trees the-gither, the six ae us. Our wee on page 24
s past them aw n we walk away the-gither. A flag a passin black on page 39
's wit we huv in store fur us the-morra. 'They wid be on the war on page 50

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ring the-gither in perfect tightness, t on page 3

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And colour aw thae the-morras tae come on page 81
Kneel in fealty that yer the-morra be sae bricht on page 128

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Ayrshire

General Central

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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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Ye telt me the-streen at ye wantit ti gae an on page 32

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
o the wag-at-the-waa ahint ma back is lost, on page 83

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The mither said, 'Ya heid-the-baw! on page 15
Ye'd think by noo this heid-the-baw on page 33

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ens o livin writers an makars the-day still uise Scots in its mo on page 9
r languages uised in Scotland the-day, whether Gaelic, English, on page 14
guists an professional groups the-day conclude that the problem on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
* Formal tae-the-pynt langage on page 9

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Winnie-the-Pooh waukened wi a stert in th on page 18
aw, whit ave birthdays? Here the-day, awa the morn. Help yersel on page 26
've no seen onybody the-day,' said Pooh, 'no sae as ta on page 35
while, and if I dinna see him the-day it'll be a gey while lange on page 50
we were gonnae faw-dunch-tae the-bottom, and we didna. Will ye on page 58
Also on pages 91, 106, 107, 113, 138, 141
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n ah say it's ma aunt, a whit-the-fuck look is written across hu on page 91

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
We must strike fast the-nicht. on page 15
the-nicht, bi the palace gates, on page 17
the Cock-O-The-North. That pig, that grunt. on page 23
Lennox: The bodie - is here the-nicht? on page 35

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
gang for tae find hou tae tak-the-gate in a mainer maist ordinar on page 65

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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
stracht on the heuk o the ben-the-hoose press, on page 80

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
o thir auld acks bydes steive the-day in modren Scots law (www.o on page 22

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
or stottit baas til, an weans the-day wadna ken a skippin-rope o on page 129

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e read in a lang time; faur-i-the-buik, mensefou, objective yet on page 132

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
low Peterhead Hill (cried Pee-the-Bed Brae), whaur he cuid luk d
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ike – ane at has spreid oot-the-wey frae Laitin, an ay keeps o
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e. A slightly odd ane is shot-the-craw (gaed awaw). This wirks f
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
mak thim intae ‘baikery-on-the-go’ shops, wi plans tae open
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
enged ane anither tae ‘lowp-the-muin’ tae see hoo mony muins
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
isation’ an cam up wi a aff-the-wa , mak-it-up-as-ye-gang-alan
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
(http://wingsoverscotland.com/the-enemy-of-their-enemy/), the ru
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
is, an the siller an buits-on-the-street that the new airmy o me
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ent Scots, it provides up-tae-the-meenit news o current mainstre
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ie... the warnin bein fir nae-the-like-o-us but thon that can gy(2020)

South East (Borders)

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
Gibbon. In whit wis a state-o-the-art language lab A learned mas
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Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
tby on the ben the muin leims the-nicht,
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
50. Thertie-thrie The-day.: Chang Kuo (19th Century)
The-nicht we hae the auld jey
frae hanselin mair the-morn?
The-day Ah’m fair dowie,
The-day the sauchs ir in blossom
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
twae faimilies, is still tae- the-fore
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South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
orily) lift ma toty wee unner-the-seat Ryanair-approved rucksack
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ing a’ day, so we were nane-the-wiser when we got back late. F
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Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

General Ulster