A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of grue in Corpus

Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
's ain established supporters grue. on page 39

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Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
ait and leadin on - gart her grue like something ower fameeliar on page 55

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ah grue at the haggis on page 47

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
un be deid hissel. Eneuch tae grue yit sib tae ma seein. An he w on page 10

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ook on her face that wis hauf-grue and hauf-fascination. on page 158

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
glaikitness that wuid gar ye grue. But stupit or no, they hae h on page 84
at the Government wuid gar ye grue! At a time whan Scotland face on page 104
ks an the Saudi Arabians. The grue-inducin sicht o Nigel Farage on page 116

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
S, BRISTLE SMIT, AND GRUMPHIE GRUE. GIE YIN PEEL PER DAY. IN FEL on page 30

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
id Wee Grumphie. 'It gars him grue.' on page 32
Did Grumphie trummle? Did he grue As inch by inch he warsled th on page 139
it's jist that I think I did grue a wee bit. Ainly at first. An on page 144

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ut jist tremmled wi dreid and grue, a wird which here means "an on page 50

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The unco vyce gart grue. "Ye'll bear on page 19

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
en - this stound's garrin me grue. Can ye no speir at thaim hen on page 10

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Aw yon empie boxes gie iz the grue," A answert. on page 79

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ever ettle nou. The stoun and grue that gaed ben him was no ane on page 17

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
a that wis needed tae mak me grue and shidder lyke a hauf set j on page 118

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
bein kittlin, gars ye aither grue or guffaw: She kissed him goo on page 127

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
an a life wes like, canna but grue at the scenes in The Gorbals on page 127

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
. The thocht o it gars a body grue.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
a sudden thocht gart ma flesh grue. He'll hear fae ma accent A'm
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
toll. Ein bauld Mirren gied a grue, fur shae thocht he wes gaun
l hir memore, than wi a cauld grue shae mynded o
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Yer very name can gar folk grue.
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
garred me grue at the time an it still scunn
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
til Inglis readers gars them grue at the thocht o sic an appear
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
arent concession turned tae a grue o dreid an disgust as the res
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
unfauldin on oor doorstap, an grue at the European “imposition
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
exts, they wadna get that wee grue o feelin orra aboot it that m
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
There wis a wee nervish grue rinnin through Scottish Twitt
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
kin an luggin-in that gart us grue whan we watched “The Lifes
scunnersome, ugsome things we grue tae read o, the like o whilk
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
wa aw the things that gart us grue fernyear. Lat fernyear tak aw
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Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
wid gar me grue. I'd aye tae tell her faa on page 44

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
n. Ilkie dentie step gart her grue wi pain, bit she smiled fur h on page 123

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Siccan a grue as I gat aat mamen," the Kein on page 19

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tie o Dr Bandara still gied a grue, kennin his bonnie young doth
in like daith warmed up. Wi a grue, Brian kent his Da wad luik l
us rizzens. It gart them sair grue that cannibalism, ill-wull an
nged the medicine bottle wi a grue. It wis a dreich room, an a d
cht, a great skreich o wae an grue fulled the chaumer till the v
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ntil e lang girss. It gars me grue jist mindin on’t.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
sake, an fyachie he wis. Wi a grue, he turned tae gyang. Bit som
he dichtit the tears awa wi a grue.
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
ach, ye Greba craa, or gar ye grue, on page 21

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
taybag an spoon, T'wud gar ye grue. on page 14
in bluid fae stane It gars me grue. on page 31

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NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
T’wud gar ye grue.
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Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
ness wi a bodie at wud gar ye grue, or waur. Ye cud fin yersel i
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