A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of harry in Corpus

Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
s an Cawdor, Rangers, Celtic, Harry Lauder, on page 77

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
on Weasley. Does that make me Harry Potter? on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ook like Albus Dumbledore fae Harry Potter but ah ken fae persona on page 125
ed hope tae aw the loners and Harry Potter wannabees. But ah'm he on page 185

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Quite richt, Harry,' the mither said. And tae Ma on page 19
'Harry!' cried the mither, turnin pe on page 39
'Ah heard him, Harry!' the mither skraiched, still on page 40
'How come ye've got a beamer, Harry?" she said as she pit the tra on page 49
pened!' the mither cried. 'Aw Harry, how sappie-heidit can ye get on page 57
Also on pages 88, 232
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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
e fower, an sin that time, wi Harry Watson an Lorna Pike, oo set on page 59

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
that palaver, she said, Me an Harry are jist pals. Aye jist good on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A copy o 'Blin Harry' i' ma haun, on page 129

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
on Weasley. Does that make me Harry Potter? on page 4
ners and Burberry caps behind Harry. Ah get the fear. Their schoo on page 5
lack greasy hair walks up tae Harry. She looks at me. on page 6
Ah spend lunchtime wi Harry and Ruth, and they tell me th on page 11
the world o guid, but ah love Harry Potter, and if that specky bu on page 17
Also on pages 18, 21, 27, 50, 51
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
s Kronykil (c.1420) and Blind Harry's Wallace (c.1478) may more a on page 15

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nor gaed tae wrack, tae harry, sneck - on page 71

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MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
And some tae harry. on page 13

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
t an rank in defeat, is Blind Harry's Wallace, is Joe Jordan in S on page 17
yir syphilitic Harry Tudor, on page 77

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
r bairns' buiks aheid o baith Harry Potter an Walt Disney's High
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
w Fitt's gallus translation o Harry Potter, that threw doon ilka
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
. Fowk wi their first edition Harry Potters. Fitba supporters tha
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ew pillar o national culture? Harry Giles, yin o oor best contemp
ou, tae the warld o Dunbar an Harry Giles.
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ds up, keep goin" Suddenly… Harry Kane, the opposing team membe
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
, an eighteen year old called Harry Reid, was fund in the wids pi
wi a crossbow. According tae Harry Reid’s parents, he owned a
olis cam up wi wis like this. Harry Reid wis a cruel wee bastard
theory the rozzers had aboot Harry Reid wis spot on, by the way.
dug. Big Brenda wis incensed, Harry Reid had nae chance. He wis s
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
id Lion was jist aboot empty, Harry the barman’s glum face was
ned his glass and shouted tae Harry, “Twa pints o Guinness, ple
œTwa pints o Guinness, please Harry, hae yin yersel, he’s payin
dreich November High Street. Harry the barman looked a little le
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
teacher, and ither boys like Harry and Chris wur the first tae s
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Is McNulty – ah mean, Harry there?’ McDade sais, ‘ .
by the collar, ‘Fuck knows Harry. Ah’ve never seen them afor
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tic glamour, juist like oot o Harry Potter, tae chynge me intae s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
en Scots frae the likes o Sir Harry Lauder an ither Scots comedia
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
teacher, and ither boys like Harry and Chris wur the first tae s
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
a, Aw AÂ’m wantin fir Yule is Harry Potter in Scots. Ta. https://(2017) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
fir bairns intae Scots, like 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (2020) twitter link
rners ken the Scots wirds fir Harry Potter-isms? 'Quidditch' is B (2018) twitter link
Click here tae find oot aboot Harry Potter translatit intae Scots (2017) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
they kept hackin doon ma pal harry wis outa order - mon the mig (2020) twitter link
a huv tae say ma pal harry kane is gettin the ruff treat (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Frunky Kinset, Gibby Burnett, Harry, Hilly, Skim, Ma unkil Zool, on page 50
injin. An ov coarse Gibby an Harry hid thi Spray. Me an Ronalt h on page 51
bby meenwhyle managed tae get Harry baak aboord thi Spray an thi on page 52

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Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
ed for muckle Jimmy Oot amon' Harry, Tam an' Dick on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
mairret a fairmer chiel caaed Harry. He gied me twa bonny dothers on page 67

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
c'mon! Dinna dee ess te ma!" Harry liftit his fit an kickit the on page 81
a couple o month back," said Harry, finnin his face an neck grow on page 82
"Ah'll jist wyte, than." Harry hottered aboot on the step. on page 83

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ck an fite tiled fleer te see Harry an Mitch Mintie an their pal, on page 8
in te snip awa it the edges o Harry's skillfully arranged kaim-ow on page 9
Harry Mintie made a queer kinna cho on page 10
sign up pretty smairt," said Harry Mintie, furlin roon in is sea on page 11

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Is thit nae Harry Thompson ower thare? A de ken
icht soos-lug ta be wi thaim! Harry yaist ta be sae
smert. Harry wis aye ....... Peggy .... yi
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
Harry Gillanders and Aileen his bra
Harry’s hairt wis fair full o pri
Hooiver er wis one problem Harry could see
Afore lang oor Harry finally realised
Harry realised we a sigh

@cligeey tweeted
Dirty Harry the nicht #Clint(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
‘- aye, thur son, Harry –‘
Potter who haed a son called Harry. Come tae think o it, he wisn
en sure his nephew wis called Harry. He’d nivver even seen the
seen the boy. It might o been Harry. Or Harold, There wis no poin
‘Harry. Nesty, tinky neem, if you as
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Shetland

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
d til the schuil it Roberton. Harry, the auldest i the faimlie, j
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Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ore an tired o the games that Harry an Gary played. Ah was sick,
‘Harry an Gary dinnae like my games.
innae be at St. Joseph’s wi Harry onymair an ye winnae see much
‘Harry an Gary say that ah'm a right
o nonsense! Pay nae heed tae Harry an Gary!’
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