A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'wave'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of wave in Corpus

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Stroma, watchful, still, ower wave and foam on page 48

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the wave o foraminifera, on page 15
Wave Power on page 35

3 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wave efter wave rolls relentlessly in on page 17
I birl thrice aroond an wave at the sky. on page 152

3 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the perfect wave. on page 18

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
a glisk, an on-gaan wave, hardy noo on page 58

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
his benevolent and beneficial wave o political correctness.
1 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
In the faer haaf a wave maks for the geo,
1 matches

Hershaw, William Seivin Verses for GMB, (Scottish Poetry Library 2015) Orkney, poetry
Sunlicht asklent a green wave
1 matches

Flett, Alison Harbour, (Scottish Poetry Library 2004) Orkney, poetry
silver wave
1 matches

Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
, bouncin back up wi a peerie wave tae da crood, acknowledgin de
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
We'd wave is dey daandered tae da shop,
1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
l bein lifted by da force o a wave. I vaguely mind seein my faid
1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
, lik a solan, fir da perfect wave tae tak him closs enouch tae
ail wis still up. On da first wave Mansie reckit oot, we his str
a second, third, fort an fift wave hed passed him an da sixt an
wis on its wye. Shun da sixt wave passed an still Mansie wisna
röf o’ da cave. As da sixt wave slooshed oot, da boat guid do
7 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
She acknowledged wis wi a wave den turned on her heel tae fl
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
o hame, only stoppin te grin, wave, syne clap er hat back oan er on page 21

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ce," muttert Morrice, a great wave o irritation risin up inside on page 8
lt Joyce, giein the lad a wee wave an a smile. "Fa dis he think on page 10
Jist mak sure neest time ye wave, on page 24
sniffit an gied a dismissive wave o her han. "Fit gweed's an im on page 91

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
say, "Tak ma wi yeâ„¢ Bit Ah wave an smile insteid. It widna bi on page 47

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the door o the orphanage tae wave her cheeribye. The Sisters sh
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
wave, an Birly Wheel birled roon a
machine. Ae meenit a wave wad heist her up-the neist it
2 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
Caul wave o watter. on page 26

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
a North Sea wave brakkin ower me on page 1

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Northwords Now 45 - The Win, (Northwords Now 2024) Doric - Peterhead, prose
strong it jawed oot a muckle wave o’t for aa that the win wis
1 matches

General Northern

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Leviathan, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an lurks in ilka wave on page 85

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Wull Ah wave at Jenna? Na. She's still on on page 93

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
wave, aa spite an froth an brackis on page 19

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
We'll wave i'Simpsons bye bye on page 183

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
near the rocks, as tho a wee wave hid new brukken. on page 118

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
rail bit she cood shift. Wi a wave o her umbrella she wis
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
Aberdeen @DeesideDon gid em a wave aff the ither day(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
:( Trust ye gave ma boy a wee wave :) x(2011)

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
about 15 miles away. We would wave scarves out the windows, and (2024) twitter link

North East Central

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e thon source. The tottie wee wave o humanity that raxed ower th
1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ass me the joint. But ah jist wave him awey. "Ah've jist loast m on page 65
romptly gee they'm each a wee wave and smile ae acknowledgment. on page 71
poacket and begins tae gently wave it in the air. "Ah actually s on page 108

3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
force for chynge is a muckle wave that's still aye growein an i
thaim a heeze tae turn thair wave o spoken Scots intae a tsunam
2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
hin throu the mools to wag an wave in the nitherin wind.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Och aye, A saw him wave his han,
Jist wave yer flamin sword aboot -
2 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
tae the harness on yer belly. Wave tae awbudy watchin ye!'
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ie wha hid is his feet in th' wave o' warmth under his blankets.
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ommyle49466386 cheers fir the wave big man lol (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ys seemed tae be on different wave lengths these days an we had on page 169

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
that cannae be tuned oot, the wave on which we can smash throu t
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
nian settlers amang the first wave o white fowk tae arrive in Ne on page 51
s he did so. Then wi a cheery wave tae aw his freens, some nou g on page 87
o the windae at Claypotts an wave a white hankie tae her lover on page 118

3 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
A wave o’ terror washed ower me. A
1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 73 - Wrack, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
o restive wave an wundflung gull. on page 77

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
™s aa verra weill, bit ye can wave a reid cross or a reid cresce
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae a sudden an unanticipated wave ae sorrow comes crashin doon
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
e become, that yince had been wave. on page 26

1 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
y's writin pad's called 'Blue Wave.' The paper's blue wi deep bl on page 18

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
open joost in time as another wave comes. It hits the water wi s on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Mynd and gie's a wave on page 75
And thare they wave and thare they go on page 121

2 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
acknowledging wave seyin’, “ Derek ma man, w
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n, lookit up, winkt an gied a wave. Clockt me up here abune it a
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
es and walk intae an enormous wave rearin ower me, and it hits m
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wave them in, buzzin them intae th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A wave ay noise fae the hall comes f
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oot next tae him an gie him a wave. Ah’m pushin ma luck here m
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e place erupts in a rapturous wave ay elation. Tables an chairs
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
” McHendry an that — but ah wave oer dismissively an gesture t
h start it up. Gien her a wee wave as ah get tae work, she draws
2 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
he bus tae enjoy the hurl, an wave tae fowk in Nyumulls an Derva on page 23

3 matches

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
wis still here. Ah gave her a wave and then got into the car.
1 matches

General Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
he mairches wi her, yont wave efter wave, on page 46

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Brakin wave, bilin pot, on page 14

2 matches

Aitchison, Craig Lallans 102 - Sea Room and Hunger Stanes, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
Myrtle, Wave, Blossom, Harmony. on page 43

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ve' an owersettin 'micro' an 'wave' intae Scots micht gie ye the on page 12

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
up on his feet, and wi a wee wave o his haund he daundered oot on page 16

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
wave on wave o black murder. on page 35

5 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
turnt it ower like a brekkin wave. There wis nae need for a whu on page 17

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Amang the corn a wave is hirslin on page 97

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
undin in the gairden, giein a wave, bunnet on the back o his hei
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fae their windaes an gie us a wave as we traipsed back an forrit
1 matches

McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
he hailsed Aiken Drum wi a wave o his airm,
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
hoose. Ma mum gied him a wee wave ta ta! https://t.co/ZCt6T1gdn(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
insist oan raising an arm tae wave in jocular fashion when the c(2020)

@pmcm1355 tweeted
Smallgingergirl Feel free tae wave it or pit a ?????????????? oa (2022) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A finger o a wave rises, on page 200

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Wha wad be a tidal wave on page 31

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
o’ blind panic and wi’ a wave o’ horror it happened. A ha
1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Bolton, Angus Yarns 3 - Ae apologie fur ae fish / Clearin tha scroag on a winter morning, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Balligan, poetry
Wave tong dullik agin tha pier
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster