A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of bike in Corpus

Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
tourin throu the nicht on her bike, she pat it around out on the on page 16

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
his wee boy hud come aff his bike wae stabilisers. "That's the on page 20

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
wad steir up a muckle wasps' bike in Embro ,n London, an the sa on page 39

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
ere ad tied her leash tae the bike rack. All the girls wanted ta on page 38

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
about getting on your bike, on page 51

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Karen wants a new bike fur her Christmas, She's went on page 40
She got her bike an a luminous pink helmet, an on page 42
dae except cycle on this wee bike thing that tolt yi how much e on page 163

6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
at, eh? And I'll get ye a new bike and aw. Whit dae ye think?' on page 54

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Liftin up ma bike, ah waved, an moved oan. on page 11
out a bit, bocht a brand new bike, on page 77

2 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
a caur. Ye mey as weel git a bike - a horse an cairt lik ma gr on page 2

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Ye're oot on yir bike, gaun through the trees, on page 5
Ma Granda's ayewis fixed ma bike, on page 7

3 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Eleiven Quad Bike Poems on page 114

13 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
y singles ahent its disjaskit bike sheds. Best o aa, yon bangste on page 95

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma bike is rustin i the shed - A gie
fiver jist fur speedin on ma bike.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
start blagged ma wee brur’s bike. He only just goat it at Chri
e know it wis ma wee brur’s bike? Ah wis pished.’ Ah hud tae
p ay the line fuckin mountain bike.’ he sais, gettin aw fuckin
? Ye mean cos ay yer brur’s bike an that?’
unt that knocked yer brur’s bike or no?’ ah sais.
7 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
as i the terrace, ridin a wee bike. Ye kept yer haunds ahent yer
It was a braw bike juist the same. The bonniest
Ye could go a bike, but ye wasnae affa guid yet.
i the toon, yer faither wuid bike tae his work. Whiles, yer mit
uik up. “Dae ye like ma new bike?” he sais.
16 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ir a Staff jolly tae mountain bike at Brig o’ Turk. A, sensibl
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
l. He wintit siller tae buy a bike.
“Bit Ah bocht ye a bike sax month syne!” Rongye pro
ootside Rohini - if he had a bike he cud gang an leuk for wark
ye no fin him a saicont-haun bike?”
gang and draw siller for yer bike.”
5 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
echs past us fae ahint on his bike. Ma brither says,"PLEASE, rin (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
ollision wi the lassie on the bike? Or wis that jist a poorly th(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
se fae! Stick em oan yer car, bike, wheelchair, laptoap etc ... (2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Weel . . . thats the first bike run din and dusted for the da (2021) twitter link
miles fae yer front door tae bike aroond a park a breach of the(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@Brian_Pacey oan eer bike mr p lol (2021) twitter link
ted glasgow pollok - on your bike to the man filled full of hat (2021) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
jist birl in mid-air, like a bike wheel. on page 84

1 matches

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
his bike, an we followed on the scoote on page 29

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
So aff on's bike did Willie crank on page 15

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
doon the phone, jumpit oan is bike, an crunkit on page 53

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
luckier than maist - wi'd a bike the piece. Wi'd bike fir mile on page 21
"Nivver! It's like goin a bike." on page 51

5 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
l veesitors embark on waks an bike rides alang the river Loire, on page 17
for them fa choose tae wak or bike their wey roon the area. For on page 18

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
fae scootin aboot on a bike on page 50

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ooh, I bocht a bike in Cellardyke on page 123
An aa i'fowk in car or bike on page 126
y Maisonette Mike, get on yer bike, Maisonette Mike. on page 157

16 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
can's loon bocht a braa racin bike second haan an stack transfer on page 74

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wis his mountain bike wi sixteen gears, ("A'a forri
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
eak. There hid been sponsored bike runs, sponsored wauks, raffle
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
une come by. She pit doon her bike amang the grummle an pykit he
1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
gin owre the haunlebars o his bike.
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
A lie there for whit feels bike hauf ma life an listen tae th
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e it wiz fulled o ground doon bike inner tubes tae absorb the so
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
a mountain bike tae play wi an forgotten aa a
, nae noo he’d gotten a new bike. Bit if he luikit efter the n
it if he luikit efter the new bike as weel’s he’d
the Gerbil, it widna be a new bike fur lang, it wad seen be a pi
farlane wis an auld forgotten bike wheel. He hid aince bin a pai
12 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
On my bike tae look for a chipper
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
e bell on Skittery Wullie’s bike. They’ll be drapping oot of
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah funcy a wee bike ride - far shall ah ging?(2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
obbrown46 Fas at? Batman on a bike? ??(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Am away oot, on ma bike ti see if a can see. Bide oot(2020) search twitter
back ie wis a hurl on back o bike roon oor wye(2020) search twitter
@DoricPhrases Are ye on a bike?(2020) search twitter
@alfordbrad I hid a bike up the Ythan cars sticking a (2020) search twitter
@advancedref Biking with oot bike clips again(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
abandon fleein' about on yer bike or playin fitba wi yer mates,(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The last bike wis a Norton, wae a fancy sil on page 43

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Elrig bike shed, on the side o the road
ir hoose an eersel, ridin yer bike on the
shawn on ma bike, is A wis wont tae dae, doon
e fock leanin ower ilk ithers bike i the mids o the
A hed yonner, whan peddlin ma bike up an
5 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
he place. She’d tak ma auld bike frae the shed, an cycle tae t
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@BrodieDru a wud say on yir bike but efter seein e at the spin(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
e'll never see a bookie oan a bike!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
roon the country on a women's bike an naeb'dy passed ony remarks on page 44

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
For he gaen me his oul' bike. on page 26
Ah feel safer on mae oul bike; on page 39

2 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
We ether rid a bike ir waaked, tae Bl’easton ir
1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘What aboot King Billy bike ramps?’ he saed.
jumpers an scored. Harry’s bike was lyin on its side in the g
up the ramp an teuk Harry’s bike back tae his driveway. Jenny
3 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
Me Da on his bike wi the sun on his face,comin
the carrier at the back o the bike strapped on wi a length o rop
ed the box aff the back o the bike ye see,
3 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
near mak me hoke oot the aul bike mysel! Aa the best! (2014) twitter link