A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of baw in Corpus

Central

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
fir ae baw - or ae wee dug's snout on page 171

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ur a fortnight, we're awready baw deep intae oor second week. O on page 2

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
the muckle glitter baw gaen roond abune uis, ir the on page 32

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
he-day, A taen ma ene aff the baw, an luik what happent! A bodi on page 48

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
yella baw in yer room. Then shrinkin aw on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
mes Kirko, martyr, got a leed baw on page 28
has taen its baw an stropped back hame, schuil on page 77

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
airched pronto tae the Palace Baw, on page 5
'And I'm no at the Palace Baw!' on page 6
The mither said, 'Ya heid-the-baw! on page 15
'd think by noo this heid-the-baw on page 33

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ell you could fight or kick a baw. No exactly the criteria fur on page 16
or tae me hud been kickin his baw oor intae ma back gairden. At on page 40
"Ma Granny coulda hit that baw harder ya fat usless cunt, gi on page 106

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
nted tae say but she kent the baw wis up on the slates. She sai on page 82

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
that the English willnae play baw wi us oot o spite ~ which wui on page 145

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
cause ah've tripped ower the baw or somethin. But it'll be wor on page 67
ws, she says, of Ya wee baldy baw bag, or the best wan of aw, Y on page 94
Ah'm aboot a baw hair away fae pastin you Chri on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
izzog wis like a muckle dough-baw wi twa wee greedy een squinti on page 26
lang could we let this roond baw on page 90
than an undeemous roond blue baw - a gigantic blueberry, in f on page 111
By coontin glaikit baw-faced sheep. on page 114

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Weel, the baw's on th slates this time, awr on page 36

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hates bein label't a baw heidit waster, or gettin taen on page 110
The smart-arsed big baw-heid, he'll get his come-uppa on page 117

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
sna coont if ye dinna hit the baw ootwi the planet's atmosphere on page 19

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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
d laid oot across the spinnin baw o earth, aye mynds ye o the h on page ix
for a bunnet baund yin for a baw, on page 70
ns o life on this wee spinnin baw. on page 107
dirty taes and ma undescendit baw. on page 118
Aff the baw as it war, mebbe jist the wan on page 138
Also on pages 145
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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Syne it rowed itsel intake a baw and wammled its wey across th on page 127

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
d roarin intae the hole. "The baw's no on the slates yet, Mr To on page 29

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Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
n wee laddie got tobered by a baw on page 15

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
catchin chico wi the baw on page 3
as the ref picks up the baw on page 4
wi the baw never oot the air on page 5

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
as for ball, well abody had a baw. The laddies kickit theirs an on page 120

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
bit Ah dinnae mynd stottin a baw aff a gable-en. on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Haw, heid-the-baw! Whit dae you think ye're dae on page 15

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
onywey A'd nae idee whaur the baw wis supposed tae gang. on page 118

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Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
rdan jinks. Jordan skelps the baw. Go-o-o-o-o-al!
Can you pretend tae skelp a baw? Go on, kick it really hard.
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
that wants tae eik thair ain baw-bee's worth tae the projeck c
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
instance, fae 1787, a curious baw o fire wis seen tae flee thro
spaper reportit that a bricht baw o bluish licht wis seen tae h
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Gilmour, Rosie Ma Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2014) Central, weans
laddies play wi a muckle blae baw
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Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
nsteed wi her muckle haimster baw
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
o 1.6 million people is their baw, an naebody else is tae play
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ebbe we'd be as gleg tae play baw wi the brokers as oor politic
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Lamb, Darcie T in the Park, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
e. The year wiz 2016. A had a baw. It wiz pure amazin.
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
when the person that hud the baw had tae go in fur tea.
am member came past me wi the baw, he passes it tae another pla
n goes oot wide, crossing the baw in the box tae Deli Ali, who
tae Deli Ali, who heiders the baw. Ma heart stops, am gutted. T
t, and Craig Gordon pelts the baw away. The relief is overwhelm
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
layit at roonders wi a bat an baw; peevers wi an empty bootpoli
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
h as it skites aff his fuckin baw heid.
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
by aulder lads. They took his baw aff him an were toyin wae him
oot between themsels. ‘Nice baw wee man, Mitre Delta. Cheers!
uckin blouse. ‘They took ma baw.’ he sais, tears streamin d
he wis witnessin an flung the baw back tae us afore scoopin his
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
™s favourite toy: a wee yella baw.
es drift tae the dug bed. The baw’s floatin fae side tae side
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
mang his tools tae he foond a baw o thick twine.
tae the Labyrinth. Forby the baw o twine, I wis haudin a dirk
back o the door, stickin the baw on the pynt o his dirk sae it
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
.Aw languages is like a rugby baw. The rules threaps "use it or
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
est ae us barrelled efter the baw like wildebeest. Ah’ve trie
or whitever, instead ae jist baw-chasing aw the time. But naeb
even though wur alwis usin ma baw. And because evdy else cherge
so, Robert Broon’s goat the baw, evdy else is chasing efter h
blooter it toward goals. The baw takes a mad deflection and sc
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
it wis awfy nice Bit heid the baw ran an’ tel’t ur maw.
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
hnstone get possession ay the baw there’s a sense ay forbodin
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Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
, tae his horror, noticed the baw wis the heid o’ the Heidles
player crossit an ootstandin baw, tae another sinister-luckin
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
a an syne Podemos can get the baw rollin, wha’s tae sae whit
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
the difficulty is gettin the baw rollin. Hooanever, aa it taks
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
icht cost a sicht mair nor ae baw-bee noo-a-days.
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DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
y saw a wappin wouf, holdin a baw the girst o Moa.
hlit in an cuddlet the glowin baw.
mile't an liftit his paw. The baw ris.
The baw wis wairm an swack. Moa haudi
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
est ae us barrelled efter the baw like wildebeest. Ah’ve trie
or whitever, insteid ae jist baw-chasin aw the time. But naebd
ven though wur ayewis usin ma baw! If evdy else cherges aboot l
So, Robert Broon’s goat the baw, evdy else is chasin efter hi
€™s aboot tae blooter it. The baw takes a mad deflection and sc
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Letford, William This Is It, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central - Stirling, poetry
Skint, baw ragged, poackets ful eh ma
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
y pair ae pliers doon tae the baw peen hammer. Ah intently anal
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
eh? Which is tae curl up in a baw and hide under the deepest da
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
cauld drinks along wae a new baw fur me and Brucie tae play fe
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@alistairdunn tweeted
eds last year, never kicked a baw and released, then mccoist of(2014) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
The easier baw' there was tae McKirdy... She (2022) twitter link

@MartinBroon tweeted
ts,DG shouldÂ’ve squared that baw??Big barney efter aboot it,bu(2019) search twitter

@GMacminto tweeted
a balloon. HereÂ’s howpin his baw(s) wull be up on the sclates (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
tgov @ScotGovNetZero Heid the baw, dae ye naw haiv a personal a (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
him m8 - hees just a fitbaw baw bag lol (2020) twitter link
its wis a 50/50 n he got the baw first m8 - yelly caird lol (2021) twitter link
w covered pitch wae an orange baw - aye its a sair fecht lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
nd @Historic_Ally Nae torra a baw neebs(2020) search twitter
@dgplacenames Nae torra a baw ????????????????(2020) search twitter