A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of friend in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ot ae the park. Our only real friend left is Taz, but he's distrac on page 25
maw told me the story. Why ma friend Shaun wore different trainers on page 38

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Stream,' said my professorial friend, on page 30

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tly tae greet me like an auld friend. Ah appreciate yur efforts ta on page 23
lieve in yae, ma hairy little friend. on page 25

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
'Ower here mi friend.' on page 78
new friend. on page 97

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n, an Harpreet said, Kirsty's friend. An then she said tae me, Are on page 36
se yi yi'll always be ma best friend. Well, ah said, When am ah ev on page 120
Yir best friend tn the whole universe on page 123
Tour new friend Linsey on page 169

4 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ut he niver really had a girl friend, Ah mean somebody he brocht b on page 76

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
'Friend o the people?', there's nae e on page 42
Soap-Boax Major (wance her friend), Will henceforth wisely note on page 47

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
silver trinket that reads, 'A friend in need is a friend indeed.' on page 46
est in real life. Ah showed a friend Leanne's duck-face selfies an on page 85
snae made there, and that hur friend-o-a-friend's sister wis James on page 86
s. There's a white ribbon wi 'Friend' written in gold letters acro on page 112

6 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
"Well, lead oan ma friend." An they headed aff. on page 17

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
"Guid-een," quo' I; "Friend! Hae ye been mawin,
At length, says I, "Friend, whare ye gaun,
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
(To My Friend in London, These Verses)
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
wis Burns' Epistle To A Young Friend (see Makar's Neuk an Poem o t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e beer greets us like an auld friend. A strangely comfortin sensat
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ys. “Sometimes talking to a friend, listening to music, or even
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
I am very sorry, James my friend, it was me! I killed Colin Ro
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
get this tae him via a mutual friend. It wis at the time jist prio
ythin’ from him! Oor mutual friend telt me o’ the time Henrick
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Yi' lost yir partner an' friend,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
man. “A very quick-thinking friend.”
“A friend of Beatrice?” demandit her
“Yes, a friend of Beatrice,” the Tibetan a
�Come and give your long-lost friend a hug.”
xtensively grilled by our old friend, Hsien. I have an unfortunate
8 matches

McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
rpesctives, frae a freind o a friend (a dominie in a schuill in a
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
ch, settle an argument with a friend, wee bit o
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s an blackcurrant fur ma lady friend here, whenever yer ready.’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’Anything you say, my friend. On my life’’ the boay pi
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
Bell2505 Mornin tae you to my friend ??(2020) search twitter
beach, walk, lunch, till her friend phoned tae ask her oot for co(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
z1964 But fingers crossed yer friend disna hiv it anyhoo.(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
These are my friend's and I'm proud tae ken them.(2018) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
hey will not be told. A local friend of mine contacted many foreig (2022) twitter link
onvo with an Irish republican friend of indy 2yr ago - I was stil (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
then we were messagin a good friend of ours and didnae realise th (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
waa-heid" either in fun to a friend or in reply to someone shouti (2021) twitter link
even oor nationality. You ma friend have been unionised wae their (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
u tried sucking a fishermen's friend?" Dougie replied: "Do you not(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
h @amy_lou1934 nae worries ma friend n pass oan ma best tae amy n (2020) twitter link
nough to get a tip off from a friend on twitter n took the game in (2021) twitter link
just now - keep the heed up friend (2020) twitter link
ontact at all now from a good friend of his either - thanx for yo (2020) twitter link
asking for a friend - are the gyms still closed (2021) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
me," Ah said. "And this is my friend, Maggie." on page 30

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
He wiz a gay tipper, friend of Dorothy on page 101

3 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Id's a friend o mine-a Cheshire-Cat," sade on page 81
id how far we go?" his scaly friend replied. on page 97

2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
like Cyaard wis a lost doggy-friend. Gloag bade him bite the tink on page 118

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
a constant friend is He.
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
catch up with my teammate and friend Jim Bett today and show him r (2022) twitter link
up late for the bus wi his ‘friend’, Jim Bett fishing oot a lic (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
hid fer a lang lang time! Got friend request fae a random "lassie"(2018) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
/ spontaneous / 'informal' / friend group the medium, the more th (2020) twitter link
'cast'. Cassen oot - is when friend faa oot. And if ye hadna cass (2020) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
h amigo. Which is Spanish for friend and non abusive..I think ???? (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fishermans Friend on page 149

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
t's good for da soul. My late friend called dem 'Girny whelks' bec(2020) search twitter
d da name o dis auld familiar friend. I'm more used to seein it em(2020) search twitter
dem lots. Dey are a gardeners friend too. https://t.co/KcwPhh0A1m(2016) search twitter

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
ister, a brother, an uncle, a friend (who was murdered), a colleag(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
e ye, yer family, relative or friend was attendin *Royal Caledonia(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
e delight to the tastebuds my friend and there never will be anoth
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
n aul Scots wurd for a lad or friend. No King Billy - but an (Uls (2014) twitter link
say tae ye! But weel spelt my friend! (2014) twitter link