A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'yeir'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of yeir in Corpus

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ster. But he wadna juist mend yeir shuin. I thae days, treddsmen on page 45
at me cum ben? Fain wad A hae yeir guidwull, forby cheritie an a on page 46
Collegianer: Hou brawlie wul yeir guidman bliss yeir hert whan, on page 47
r a whein month else. Tak you yeir wauges. An bid ma man that's on page 48

15 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
t wes ti moyen ma kevil monie yeir eftirins. The ither wes cryed
e o the faks, an ye maun furm yeir ain opeinioun, bot a think it
ten yeir eftir, A trystit bi a kyle wi
o’t, yeir eftir yeir. Bot A suin fand at A hed ti
aun mynd at A juist warit twa yeir
55 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
"Dauvit, yeir wush haes cum true."
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
the workin man fir hunners o yeir. Wullie thocht she maun be gi
hert scaud fir a wheen aicht yeir aulds an gart ane ir twa tae
2 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
e preceisioun, syne Purves is yeir man. He aften taks ten wurds on page 116

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ent. It's ane o thae 'ye haed yeir chance!' moments. But aw is w on page 139

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
'While A hae a bonnie whein o yeir kisties, A've naethin like th on page 6

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
vairsioun, gin ye want ti mak yeir awn comparisouns:
1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
lei-lane sae ye ar cheined ti yeir bruit as til a fellae sklave, on page 3
lenth - no fauldit owre, fur yeir verra lyfe, - acorss the pok on page 5

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
roun, fur heir ye ar, wystin yeir tyme crakkin wi me." on page 2

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
ti gang owre the loch ti mak yeir pace wi the kelpies, nae dout on page 8

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
“A beseik yeir forgienes,” sayed the Mowdi
1 matches

General Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Spell yer horses, men." Ten yeir auld Fatty telt hes fellae tr on page 63

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
o it. Thae'd haen ower forty yeir thegither wi nivver sign o a on page 16
while thair men duin time - yeir efter yeir. Aye howpin ilk ti on page 18

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Tae Wullie’s aicht yeir auld lugs it hid soondit gey
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
thaim. She wis aroon fifteen yeir auld, an unco bonny lassie, w
haen a bairn whan ower forty yeir auld, ay, an married oan a ki
2 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 73 - A Whein Auld Chinese Saws, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Dinnae set yeir houss on haud even for ti fas on page 83

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an the trees on yeir lair ir sweyed –
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
yeir bewtie that blooms but aince!
Ye trauchilt yeir feet whan ye gaed oot.
nor onie o yeir flouers o Spring.
Ah’l never win til yeir houss.
Whan it is in yeir haund, awthing
5 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
er. It’s efter ae gey wheen yeir o aff-pittin i pittin pen til
laist threi til fowre hunner yeir, div ee na think n’? Nae do
on o Scotland, the day; i the yeir (2005).
eviot). A wur telt, monnie ae yeir sin, at afore the praisent ro
o stanes fur, ay, mebbies 50 yeir nou an Craik Sheil, wheech no
46 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Yarns 3 - Brae / Sheugh / Cannae / Piece, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ballymena, poetry
Six yeir o age
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Lyttle, A. G. Yarns 3 - Lastin Memorial, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Bangor, prose
pas three-yeir; Wee Wes works in his da’s
us fer fu’ three an twunty yeir.
dnae last an wus replaced twa yeir later by The Chronicle that�
3 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Twuntie nine whun fower yeir's oot. on page 7
Tae Carrick, iverie yeir. on page 20
A yeir afore in fiftie sax, on page 27
Abane twa thoosan yeir, or mair, on page 55

5 matches

General Ulster

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
thing tae dae at hit wus ten yeir syne. The axed tha lads whit
1 matches

Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
“In Juin las’ yeir A announced waark oan the for
1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an gies us a pictèr o aa tha
ie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an gies us a pictèr o aa tha
Whut yeir daed ye cum tae bide in Norli
A yeir syne, whut wus yer address fu
Day Mond Yeir
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