A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of foond in Corpus

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Mile's Wee Windaes Hotel tae foond the Lallans Society, nou the on page 10

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
in night, eh? Long before she foond oot aboot me and the domme. A on page 34
and. By the half-wey stage ah foond massel prayin fur a fitbaw qu on page 35

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
ion wisnae weel and cuid been foond on page 26

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
thro the vegetable drawer he foond fower o thae craturs boond in on page 78
herbit dabs'. Ah gang ower an foond the miasmae iz maist strang c on page 80

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
issin. Gawin back, the ithers foond that she had steyed ahint in on page 6

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
en oan a David Bowie forum ah foond by chance oan the library com on page 7

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Gaein ben the hoose, he foond the soap. on page 19
She'd foond a road and hitched tae toun on page 24

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
before you'll ken it, you've foond yur new best pal. on page 15
Ah foond this half-empty boatle ae Smi on page 18
ah demand tae ken. "Ah oanly foond oot masel two days ago and ah on page 64
ugh this wis the situation ah foond masel in. He's alweys hud thi on page 65
iful wee puss. And ah quickly foond masel bein reminded ae the lo on page 67
Also on pages 69, 70, 71, 79, 86, 96, 143, 153, 159, 186
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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
e notion o whilk is the haill foond o the modern economy. This se on page 59

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
The foond context somehoo wrang. on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ey were there, ilk ane o them foond oot exactly hoo a certain thi on page 18
, the first Gowden Ticket wis foond. The finder wis a laddie cawe on page 26
his hoose tae lift him, they foond him sittin on the flair amang on page 28
second Gowden Ticket had been foond. The lucky person wis a wee l on page 29
en exactly hoo the ticket wig foond. 'Ye see, boays,' he had said on page 30
Also on pages 31, 33, 36, 39, 42, 52, 53, 56, 62, 66, 69, 70, 79, 80, 100
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
this wis a sign that Doug had foond a new wormhole. An a new worm on page 4
It wisna lang afore Doug foond whit he wis luikin for, an hi on page 25

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
He foond anither jaur o creamy stuff c on page 21
He foond a couple o LIPSTICKS. He poue on page 22
better no answer this yin. He foond a lang widden spoon in a kitc on page 32
And aw o a sudden, Geordie foond himsel dauncin aroond the bil on page 34
He soon foond oot. on page 44
Also on pages 76, 88
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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
inguistic Richts that are the foond for principles in Scots: A St on page 19

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
laugh tae masel. "No, hen, I foond a toothpick an jist climbed o on page 29
wee Jeannie frae the tea-room foond a fake note in her till, so s on page 46
MOIRA: Is that whaur ye foond it? How wid it get oot? on page 59
the meantime, the Prince had foond it. When Cinderella had been on page 85

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Jings, look whit I've foond!" yowled the cook wi the muck on page 79
in the cauld ashes, the maid foond a daud o tin in the shape o a on page 81

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Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
Jordan ran aboot his room and foond his semmit and pit it on. The
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Tae foond a leet o the resources Scotla
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
inoffensive wee cratur is the foond o mony an insult alang the li
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
schuils will bigg on that foond an on the bairn’s braidenin
the richt tae hae the foond for makkin sic a choice (i.e.
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
et we hae tae bigg up fae the foond o this diverse Gaelic infrast
ey commitments are - for tae foond a new strategic approach tae
itit tae for tae bigg on this foond an for tae tak mair steps for
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rrit as a langage on the same foond as Gaelic an no can write off
amples frae whit shoud be the foond o spellin – the soonds o Sc
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r at can be referred til as a foond for a expository register.
– canna be acceptit as the foond for a expository register, an
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
agree on. Hou we felt when we foond oot Scotland had votit Naw. I
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Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
mmed doun intae a hole in the foond o the librar, heystit the lid
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tland that wad hae providit a foond for later componers tae big o
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
TB. In thae days, afore they foond the richt medicine, TB wis a
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fu wirds o ma granny whan she foond ony o us puffit oot wi a surf
e pentins tae the computer an foond a caird template I thocht mic
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
h fleet. But Dougie’s juist foond oot that the interests o 1200
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
aboot amang his tools tae he foond a baw o thick twine.
r wis bleck-affrontit whan he foond oot that Theseus had escaped
Athens. An it wis then that I foond oot whit had happened tae Dae
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
the hoose for him, an finally foond him in the gairden, snowkin a
‘Foond a guid ane!’ yelped Doug, h
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
an it will constitute a legal foond that we can hing on tae. In g
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
that foond
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
went and checked it oot. They foond Carol’s boady peart’s spr
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
rs o the human faimily is the foond o freedom, justice and peace
hes the richt tae mairry and foond a faimily. Entitelt they are
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
y uiss o the leid on a normal foond. The Scots Labour Pairty e'en
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
m as whit wurnae didnae. They foond the mulk soor in the jug an t
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Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
Sae, whit for nae foond staundard Scots on the maist
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e dae yin. Luckily fur you ah foond maself a Bruce and ah’ve me
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
fae the skin-and bones pup ah foond last year. In fact, he’s a
intae the livin room. His new foond sense ae happiness is ma runn
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
There’s some comfort tae be foond sittin alain in the pitch bla
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Doric

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
an twa-three sentensis laetir foond meesel fraesan, unaebl tae ut
The third, whit A’m foond in novils rot bi both Orcadia
whit A’m deuan noo, whit is foond teu in Simon Hall’s blog Br
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@peediepuss tweeted
brute o a ting! This eens no foond wae you though I doot(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
is gaen ae sicker an savendle foond; the Waitter Heid fock an tha
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Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
ejoice tha treasure whan aits foond on page 23

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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
ettlins an sel-guidin furtae foond roadins, laas an richt gates. on page 14
(f) Foond sillerie fennin fettlin fur e on page 32
tha Chairtèr) aloos it bes a foond fur tha stannin o kintrie-pai on page 46
(c) Foond effeirin cleeks atween tha cu on page 51

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@the_gellick tweeted
I hae foond oot that #NeilArmstrong did s (2014) twitter link
e wi a wee haun here - I hae foond a quare wadge o daft craturs (2014) twitter link
the heid an kept it - it was foond an they put it in thon new "e (2014) twitter link
I foond a wunnerfu Ulster Scots tweet (2014) twitter link