A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of gress in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
hae banes and sowls ablow the gress, and the gress green and rich on page 16

3 matches

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
sert, a muckle streetch o dry gress and jaggy thorn trees on page 3

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
oom, an crawlt away intae the gress, sayin as it went, "Wan side' on page 50
The lang gress rustl't at her feet as the Wh on page 122

3 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
nd for oorsels a wee bourie o gress on page 12
otside, a snawbird skirts the gress on page 16
itless feet aw droukelt up wi gress, on page 20
Or rauz the hose-gress, owergrown on page 40
Or gress can ah recall, nae cantie mui on page 100

6 matches

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
we clipped the gress on page 171

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
s sooth, the autumn ends, the gress an trees are dowe, on page 34

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
this sheep needs a gowpenfu o gress?' on page 14
Ae morn they wad kythe in the gress, an by nicht they on page 30
An he lay doun in the gress an grat. on page 66
n awa frae me, owerby, in the gress. I will look on you frae the on page 69

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
s wi lambs at fuit lay in the gress, on page 10

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
t the flouers an the blades o gress, but she cuidnae see ocht tha on page 41
om, an sliddert awa intae the gress, giein her the nod as it gaed on page 44

4 matches

Adamson, Donald Lallans 90 - The Myndin o Lockerbie, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
sinkin in the gress, year efter year - on page 37

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
n stotin alang throu the lang gress, fawin twice whan ma buits fa on page 22

6 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
In gress fra whilk thare is na retreat on page 112

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ack. Ower the fence. Doon the gress. Intae ma maw's. In the back on page 1

6 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
mooth-fous o the sweet simmer gress, they kicked up clods o the b on page 6

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wee stibble-rig o gress an traid on page 69

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e cou; sensin the smell o new gress, an ettltin it wis time she w on page 22
nd tae drive her tae the puir gress ootby on the faur side o the on page 24
- a hunner acres o puir hill gress an bleak peat hags, haudin na on page 25
ut nou, ruifed ower wi sods o gress an heather by John Broun an h on page 28
rampt the sax furlongs o muir gress an ruch moss-hag tae Whaur th on page 53
Also on pages 54, 55, 57, 81
12 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
draps her there 'mang gress and flooers on page 45
through simmer gress, on page 81
ower simmer gress - see her kilt sway on page 93
in her memory; the lang green gress on page 107

4 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
uried doun, Dovin on the weet gress. on page 29

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ke ma meedows? Dae ye like ma gress and ma yella gowans? The gres on page 76

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Hing, buskit braw; wi gress the meedie's thrang. on page 149

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ampoo, saip, wax polish, an...gress trimmins in the air. There's on page 5
s a road made o perfect green gress. Naebody, tho, wis traivellin on page 8
kians hoverin on the side o a gress road. on page 12
surface that wisna covered in gress. Insteid, it wis pentit wi mu on page 18

8 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
On the green gress hamewart shaidaes lie on page 55
And gress o ice, on page 128

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ha wis chowin lazily on a bit gress, ' sae noo aw he's wantin is on page 147
and heather - but ticht-set gress, quiet and sleek and green. I on page 163

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
posed in the gress, his bluid birsels on page 43

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Frae shanks o gress waxt hale an fere, on page 36
O deavin lubbard, glaury gress, on page 70

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ots twathree yaird across the gress. A shades ma een fae the sun on page 125

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
le. Tae feenish, A flyped the gress divot back on tap. Oo baith s on page 78

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
maukin, risin quick frae lang gress at the edge o the meedow, low on page 17

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
sinkin in the gress, year efter year - on page 26

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
pe in the groun wi a happin o gress roun the edge. Flung thegithe on page 18

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Nou they walk ower the green gress that was plantit ower the ree on page 136

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
irmers sheared sheep, cropped gress, fed kye. Nae different fae f on page 22

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
o folk streetched oot on the gress. on page 22

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
wa hunner gairdeners kept the gress bonnie and trig, and made sha on page 95

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an we'll get oot tae gress. on page 78
taipestrie vieve as gress. on page 84

2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
skail stane-gress, see, for its sweet smell on page 21

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
owed aboot the grund an rauch gress, een steekit ticht, cheeks bl on page 67
wis scartlin aboot amang the gress whaur it hid been flettent bi on page 68
, howkin amang stanes an lang gress. Tae in the end thai'd tae gi on page 69

4 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e sun gaes up, sheep knap the gress, the mither maks a cup o tae, on page 91

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
- scents o gress, coarn, leaves scowdert in th
tin them tae bring them fresh gress.
2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
A braid streech o coorse gress rin atween ilk raw it the bac
here an thair stauns o rauch gress, a puckle o whit hiddit a sur
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
daein the airnin, cuttin the gress, diggin the gairden an hunner
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
the Yowe, the Shepherd, Gress an Ram.
1 matches

Porter, Steve Lallans 74 - Gone Wi The Windae, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Throu the windae wis the braw gress lawn ornamentit wi spanglin y
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ots twathree yaird across the gress. I shades my een fae the sun
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
id thairfore be maistlie frae gress ruits. That's the pynt A want
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
o faa awaa intil the glaur an gress o the craigs peth.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Half-hid in gress an stour,
that maks the gress a sea o mud.
an lyin in the gress, forgotten.
3 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
nk the watter meant for their gress. Bastarts.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fore wheechin it up ontae the gress!
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aw tae feed on the heather an gress. The keepers organisin theirs
es, grouse feed on heather an gress. Sae it leuks tae me like out
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nd zebra seekin oot the fresh gress that wid sprout up in jigtime
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
t moothfus o the sweet simmer gress, they kickit up clods o the b
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Chile, while the bluid on the gress o the National Stadium i Sant
y canna see the bluid upo the gress?
2 matches

Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
peelie-wallie gress whiskers rustlin a roon,
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
e flooers lichtened the sweet gress
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
Whan out on the gress stertit sic a mineer,
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ole, smeu hole: an e-freaking-gress of water preventin flooding(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
oll...howked oot weeds in the gress an pit in new gress seed, the(2020) search twitter

Doric

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
ck yirth wi nae trees and nae gress, on page 111
Siller gress and stibble on page 120
Rivan rank gress on page 122

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Cut i' gress wi I'mower. on page 135
Ayewiz hae nice gress tae play aroon in on page 162

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
her at e floors an e blades o gress, but she couldna see anything on page 40
room, an crawled awy intill e gress, merely remarkan, as id went, on page 48
E long gress rustled at her feet as e Whit on page 120

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ched Kilrogie wids, an the ae gress park that lay atween her an h
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
seed a roond gizzent patch o gress
in fund the makker o the flet gress –
gress airt, its cawd the ‘Lek’
3 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
sses the pavement, crusts the gress.
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
nd whit like is the taste o a gress-fed staek? Whit like is the y on page 71

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Instead o gress on page 10

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
tough gress an rabbit holes, on page 6
o ditch gress. on page 18

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fields o long gress wavan in the wind on page 79

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The bleached tussocky gress is fine an dry on page 56
Tulips planted in the gress on page 63
Ahm in no hurry,' pluckan gress in naevefils on page 72

4 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Titanium buff gress on page 18
He maks is waey ower the gress on page 148

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The shore when reached ower gress and stones on page 26

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Pepper the tufted gress beside weel trodden on page 16
Aal fuzzy wir the furro gress on page 84

3 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ye trailed the glowan knave o gress along the ditch. on page 62
kye, exploring a field o new gress. on page 146

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
its residual body heat on the gress. And, best o aal, me good nee
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
lder than he wis, an wearin a gress-green cloak! The neck o him!
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Hing, buskit braw; wi gress the meedie's thrang. on page 216

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
at th flooers an th blades o gress, but she could no say onythin on page 41
room, an crawled awa intae th gress, jist sayin, as eet went, "Yi on page 49
Th lang gress rustled at hur feet as th Whi on page 123

4 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Bi the bent gress on page 37
Dowie chirpin in the gress ablo ma aesins, on page 40

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the gress is droukit wi the back-end de
The Gress
Hou braw an caller aye the gress returns!
wunds blaws, an syne the’r gress again.
sae whan gress breirds baith blyth an fear A
5 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
birl ower the gress in the Wastlin gairden.
throu a thousan myle o deid gress.
A souch whuspers ower the hie gress,
The dewie gress drouks ma sandals.
emerant wi gress. An syne……
5 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
s. (Bent is ae species o girs/gress o the genus Agrostis)
e ludge gairden, on yon braid gress verge
e maw, sum affa sweir tae cut gress, doun anenst the Girnwood bur
Watt made machts tae maw the gress an
Watt nou kent thit his gress wuid bei sneddit, sae hei bad
5 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
asts were streekit oot on the gress aa ower Duneira’s hauchs, s
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
re it's as weel Ah mind Ah've gress tae sneck! As guid but. Howp (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Lake gress, a boadys while, that's a', on page 54

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Lake gress, a boadys while, that's a' on page 4
Tha meeda's roastit gress on page 14
In fiels o gress: he taks me safe, Alang tha w on page 68

4 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
tha wye God pits claes on tha gress o tha fiel, that's here theda on page 7
tha fowk tae sit doon on tha gress. An takkin tha five bannocks on page 9
An ïf God pits claes on tha gress that's here theday an awa the on page 92

3 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ella-flooer't whuns, drochtit gress, an on page 2

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ce cud mak oot tha tummocks o gress. Whiles, echas o boomin thunn
nt tha hoose, oan a tummock o gress, her ee lit oan some bricht t
sicht ahint a tummock o muir gress.
ieves wus rottin clumps o bog-gress, plaistert tae tha roon’nes
4 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
tryin tae avoid snecking tha gress!(2020) search twitter