A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of deed in Corpus

Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
z anely sax whin heez faither deed, bit een then he wantit tae b on page 78

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
And she deed on page 40

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Browning!' But afore the foul deed cuid be dune, a smirr o rain on page 45
nor ever! .. . May this foul deed haunt ye aa yer days an nicht on page 47

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
dichtin his hauns clean o the deed, on page 81

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Syne Guid King Alexander deed, awa wis law an lee, yill an on page 9
r virr." An he keelit ower an deed. on page 14

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
r yer supper. And now Wendy's deed. And we've got four dugs. D'y on page 41
ming tae the top wi three wee deed dugs. on page 42

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
We pull ayr in a deed toon near some watter, the su on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
en cried oot, 'Ye've done the deed! on page 24

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Tho, gin a body deed, his bed grew cauld; on page 42
the Nethergate, but mair sae; deed ay. on page 74

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
passed the rotten corpse ae a deed bairn. Everboady else appears on page 48

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
The deed wis done. Awthin wis ready. L on page 134

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
raither than the deed. Memorials hae on page 191

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
lang period o ull health, he deed on April 5th, 2001, at Glen o on page 4

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
minence than Victor Hugo. She deed at 21 in a diabetic coma. Her on page 5

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
nae seen him since we did the deed, she said. That's awful, said on page 58
ah tolt her. Ah hoped ma good deed fur the day didnae mean that on page 169

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ina, efter the excitement had deed doon, 'I'd like ye tae keep t on page 25

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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
Leukin is also a deed o worth that wirks. on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
rite in ony Scots dialect, or deed, nae parteeclar dialect ava. on page 51

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ad tae. Great Granny had been deed fer ower twenty year an it wi on page 77

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
nits, we will hae done a guid deed.' on page 104
. 'He'd say "Yon's a gey guid deed ye did, Wee Grumphie. I'd hae on page 105

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Sae hungry she near deed o shame. on page 73

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Och - deed ti be applaudit bi aa your fr on page 33

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
le-heid wi the geenipig? It's deed ken, an cannae eat ocht!" on page 79

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
e gear the siller she wantit, deed aye, some gied her the siller on page 42

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
tae dae tae Zeus if Hercules deed because o him. Sae the sun go on page 43
When folk deed, they trevelled tae the Land on page 51

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
esumed. Bruce (The Pilgrimer) deed as did the Black Douglas cair on page 27
airched tae Durham whaur they deed o ill-usage an starvation. Th on page 35

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e ootsets in thae twa steids; deed, it is weil illustrate aw the on page 110

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
gin the bodie raellie dis the deed. In days gaen by, in a rouche on page 22

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
days tae gae aboot the Yird. Deed, it is fae this gang-roond th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
whan. A wrang word or a wrang deed at the wrang time cuid suin c
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ettin the verb concord richt. Deed, the feck o the wark editin t
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
peasant tradeetions an tales. Deed, ane o the meenisters o Aiber
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
he sooth applees thare an aw. Deed, until no lang syne e’en Ul
ir pronoonced furm in Ulster. Deed, durin the twintiet century a
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
thing awfy. Deed yesterday in the hospital, pu
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
present tense hae jist aboot deed oot o English but is still da
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an pondered on the deed He wrocht
fur daein a forbidden deed.
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
‘prestige’ language?1 Or deed wis it by wey o direct contac
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Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
It'll stope yur hert deed an throw yi right oot yur boo
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
job fir yin shooter, dae the deed an’ escape. But whae tae da
art!” The enormity o’ the deed filled ma mind, the tak’in�
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Agin sic a sinfu’ deed!
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
an’s haun. “It is a noble deed,” he assuret him.
I never find out who did the deed, though. I’d really rather
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
guy in the next room lyin’ deed tae the core
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
rack for mony hunners o year. Deed, we likely wadna think a poli
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
"Why, deed, to tell the truth, they're n
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
the Auld Ways an niver lit a deed awa unrewardit fyr guid or il
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Fir you Jack, true in wird an deed,
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
reat Seal o Scotland – whae deed in Mairch 1586, the year the
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
Sir Richard Maitland deed in thon year, and it appears
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Facebook link ( 2020) Central
an slit her throat afore she deed.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Now that ma gid deed fur the day is done. Ah ring
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@MartinBroon tweeted
n yesterday and it wuz pretty deed .....(2020) search twitter
That’s it..Wee island’s deed in the waater.... ??????(2019) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
Mawnin pals! Good deed dun furra day! A save a big s(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- its a cleek that run that deed (2021) twitter link
n followed wae awe these drop deed gawjuss birds fae the usa m8 (2020) twitter link
move guys - junior fitbaw is deed n buried - a rest ma case (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Efter mi faither deed we hid tae move awa - mi mit on page 35

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
We wid aw reyther be cal thin deed we thi fume's. Oneywuly, we g on page 51

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Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
on a Fuirsday. Houaniver, be deed on Guid Friday on page 125

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Fa's Deed? on page 22
k seat - resurrectit fae the deed, wi a muckle stookie oan is l on page 27
h! Morrice." Joyce's face wis deed fite an she hid a leuk © p on page 42
nny, an her rummlin oan aboot deed Granda Robertson an coontless on page 66
ye wint te dee is raik throwe deed folk's claes." on page 69
Also on pages 73, 76, 77
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ely nae? The hoose mi faither deed in, an mi mither efter him? N on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aye the same story...aboot a deed dug or a broken hairt." on page 56
'""Missus Reed's deed!" He soundit aa excitit an he on page 66
Ah felt bad cause Ah kent fit deed meent. 'Deed' meent ye war ni on page 67
ep ower ma face: ye hid te bi deed te get ben the hoose - te th on page 78
he neest thing ye ken they're deed." on page 86
Also on pages 88
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"He's broon breid - deed!" said Duncan, kickin up a sh on page 13
ken ye shidna spik ill o the deed, bit he wisna se quait es ye on page 14
oon te tell ma is faither wis deed - Ah hivna jist bin keepin a on page 16
t Tarves: the main street wis deed an the only life te bi seen w on page 38

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
s three fiddlers were aa fair deed - on page 16
Wull, he thocht, "Ma God, A'm deed! on page 22
Wull thocht he must hiv deed! on page 26

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ther that we aa kent had been deed fifteen year or mair. Ay, we on page 16

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
aal chaamer," thocht Ailice, "deed, I'se be mair cosie, acause t on page 14
itiver she cwid shap tae dee. Deed, eence fan she hed turn't rou on page 24
rowen!" wes her first obsair. Deed an she on page 28
"Deed I'se nae dee ony sicean a thi on page 39
e niver said onythin tae her: deed, his lest obsair wes seeminly on page 77
Also on pages 81, 85
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Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
"He hisna got a kin. His wife deed a while back and his kids din
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
kie', a cottar's bairn fa hid deed in last year's Winter storms
his chaunce till Steenhillock deed o the fever draggin him doon.
ike bits o flesh riven affo a deed hare bi a hungert craa. Then
stable wi thon new horse that deed wi the girse sickness, nae an
nursin a new-bocht mare that deed, in spite o aa his care an aa
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
uf-sister, fur Brian's Ma hid deed in a caur smash efter he'd bi
Fur days efter Nava deed, the Balbutt wis quaet. Ootsi
ay, a month or twa efter Nava deed, the bairns hid cam back frae
sharin sic maitters wi Brian. Deed, 'twas better that he didna,
n his bonnie young dother hid deed in the quarry an a sumph like
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Gin ye faw aff ye’r deed!” A sayed.
a stane, makkin shair it was deed.
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
leuk ower thochtie, A’m nae deed yit! Ma heid’s
re ta leuk.A wusht A coud hae deed richt thare. Onniewey,
ther. Nae matter, shae’s deed noo!
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Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
got ca’d a pluffer cos am a deed shot wi ma pluffer. A can hit
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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
apped it ower the lug. It wis deed!! The next thing there wis a
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Growne-ups deed,
The lassie deed in autumn.
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
faar he could an brunt aa the deed growth in the midden tae mak
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
She wiz weel aware Catty wiz deed but she enjoyed feelin him in
ink that there wiz atween the deed wiz they were aa drug dealers
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
the film that that wiz him a deed man. Accordin tae ma faither
innin doon his face. He wiz a deed man an fine did he ken it. Th
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ell doon stone, stiff, starin deed! The aal Pipe Major hid reach
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ches higher and I’d call ye deed!”
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
g far baith the living an the deed crossed. She struggled throwe
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
t aa ma flooers hiv crined an deed. They’ll niver win ony priz
Neist foreneen fin the win deed doon an the sun cam oot, the
2 matches

@daleser23 tweeted
@RossAndrew7 fas deed like?(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
guessed it, I am back fae the deed. Been aff this tweet thing as(2016) search twitter
thought as my heed is like a deed rat, moo is as dry as Berts s(2016) search twitter
et back in yer box! I will be deed time this is o’er! https://t(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Generous in thowt and act and deed. on page 27
no that ah'm that stupid - 'deed, I think ah'm pretty bright - on page 44

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Martian job in maet; Torsten deed on page 16

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
owerhearan the deed, on page 9

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Noo all is quiet, the deed is done. on page 144

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Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
in shö wis twaal, her faider deed wi leukaemia. Da day o da fun
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Auld Wattie Tamson, whae wis deed afore ma day, wis the ferm hi
t Geordie, that nicht, put ae deed mole
, thar in eet wis Geordie’s deed mowdie. Whan Geordie
wei read i verse ten, at the deed banes wur brocht back til lif
am intil ma hert, quickint ma deed speerit an turnt ma life
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@cammyrudkin tweeted
ornet_2011 gid george #007 is deed(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
on's a stoatir Tom. "Ye've no deed o winter yit.'(2020) search twitter
norkane @UlsterScotsAgen Ever deed. Leeved.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Deed it did, an far shaner than sh on page 34
Naw, naw mae! Yae dae it! - Deed A wull not, thin! - Bill's t on page 38

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ypt. He stapt thair til Herod deed. An aa thïs brocht aboot whu on page 2
och, an tha hale lock o thaim deed ïn tha wattèr. on page 9
man for seiven yeir afore he deed. She wus a dochtèr o Phanuel on page 73
hoarns tuk ower, an tha seeds deed. An ither seed faad on guid g on page 82
cum tae brïng peace on irth? Deed na, ït's deveesion A brïng. on page 93
Also on pages 98, 104, 107
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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Cowl, wet, an' feelin' half deed: on page 25

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Hunners deed, at Sanfiel ir Ba'nahinch. on page 1
dra M'Donal leeved in Corry's Deed, whar the carpairk is noo fur on page 7

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Thon likesey isnae unique, 'deed hit's neir the saime wi' spoa on page 48
daeins intae thon framewaark. Deed on page 49

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Tae rememmer those who deed. on page 26
They battled at Ypres, deed at Messine, on page 30
Thair's bin plenty hae deed since, fur monies a cause. on page 31
Or ye'll wakin up deed themarra" on page 56

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@the_gellick tweeted
'. It's no that A believe the deed, Ye ken, can hant the leevin' (2018) twitter link

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@OorPatts Punks no deed! (2021) twitter link