A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of airn in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
An aesome bein, woundit bi airn, on page 36

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
icht wey o haitin up a baur o airn in the fire. on page 22
. A juist wantit tae hide the airn-baur fae the maister. You'r b on page 23
dum o fawin jeests an raivelt airn splairgin intae the watter, A on page 25

8 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
We aa croodit roond the auld airn stove whilk wis lowin braw wi on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ower the fire, steirin a big airn pat that wis fou o on page 44

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
, Ah had a wee keek ahint the Airn Curtain. An joukit daith. Twi on page 36

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
nt o brendin him wi a rid-hot airn. Fower fugitive Covenanters - on page 26
, twa gimlets, a chisel an an airn bar, they escaped throu a win on page 58
blecksmiths beat the rid-hot airn intae spades an shuils. on page 80
been daft eneuch tae grup ony airn chisel or mash left oot in th on page 81

4 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
wi their black airn clang; I'd no be back, I swui on page 106

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
A lang brig o airn divvies up on page 24
The German airn is aa bachlt. on page 24

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
it wis and aw! It had muckle airn yetts leadin intae it, and a on page 7
'But naw! The muckle airn yetts were aye sneckit shut w on page 20
n o rustit hinges, the muckle airn yetts o the chocolate works s on page 66
is shooder and saw the muckle airn entrance yetts slawly shuttin on page 70
d pans were sizzlin, and unco airn machines were clankin and spl on page 100

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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
pits and places daurk in the airn-laid on page 33
Airms lang lithe limbs o airn and o rock they said on page 39
And an airn rain tumbles frae the het wat on page 82

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
w cannily the wee bit low, wi airn on page 9
Her sleekin airn sled gleg on sark an goun on page 22
A yett o airn can shield tho hashie winds on page 32
But liggs airn-stith ayont the gloamin time, on page 76

4 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ridin, - bold, airn, paissionate - on page 35

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
it's awsome pooer, chowin the airn weers wi muckle cheesel teeth on page 80
is ein caulder haudin tae the airn raivel, bit A tholed the skai on page 82

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Through the wrocht bleck airn o the Abbot Hoose yetts, on page 123

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
arg. The grun had aither been airn-hard wi the frost an snaw, or on page 17

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
tae be blawn reid raw bi the airn wind and droukit frozen stiff on page 136

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
nae airn khettle hot fae the length o on page 107

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
, warslin tae lowse ane o the airn snecks haudin the widden chee
is muckle’s a cat. A bleck, airn reenge taen up near the hale
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n, aye tenty to haud onto the airn stairheid ravelin for siccarn
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
we fixed on airn breckets til haud thegither
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tae be a wey hame. For aa the airn Borders - the broken brigs,
e laich biggins wi corrugatit airn ruifs. Twa dugs flew at him,
eich fence clad in corrugatit airn. Hauf a dizzen armed Chinese
e, whaur a brazier an buistin airn awaitit thaim. “It’s only
naemia hissel. He got a box o airn peels, which he considert fli
6 matches

Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
form a dyke that's tapped wi airn railins
1 matches

Doric

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
airm, haudin it wi the grip o airn. The maument I grabbed her ai
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
thair buist, ken-merk, staump-airn an hallmerk o thair ain ethni
cht on the estate, bade i yon airn hoose athort the road frae Mr
2 matches

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
m in Mairch 20an11. Its aince airn bes tae fordèr screengin, wi on page 10

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