A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of low in Corpus

Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
takkin the low road tae anither airt on page 32

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
he cooker. Turnin the gas oan low, ah tell Tam tae keep an eye on page 10

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
k but he keeps it on the doon-low really. His full family is qu on page 8
ontae the platform, lyin doon low. The Roadrunner tries tae cha on page 35

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
angry red aw the wiy. A push, low in ma stomach, gathers energy on page 3

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
t should he call you scalbert low life, dreich on page 36

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ed tae furever slumber in the low. Ken suttin, eh? the wey she on page 59
py owner does it? that's some low belted stereotypical pish." on page 65

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
all but she hud tae jouk doon low tae get through the doorway. on page 180
aithered. The ceilin wis that low that wi a jimp Matilda could on page 184

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
place than Brexit Britain, a low-tax, low-pey haven fer dirty on page 51
uised tae. The plan is fer a low-pey, tax-haven economy leevin on page 56
iration fer Scotland tae be a low-pay, tax haven fer the rich w on page 81
n aye mind, settin yer sichts low micht avoid disappyntment, bu on page 154

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
distressed look, low rise, ankle length, on page 66

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
, Mr Sterling an his buddy Mr Low, a local magistrate, cam tae on page 26
fession. Howivver Sterling an Low had nivver heard tell o onie on page 27
raig Pier in Dundee in a lang low-roofit room. The room was fu on page 93
at aw that were peerin in the low door an windaes o the wee cot on page 98
h an the lads decided tae lie low fer a few days. A muckle lot on page 107
Also on pages 114
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Decadence reached an all time low! The newspaper rants; on page 44
ir rock bottom, an morale wis low, on page 73

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
wings. Then it hunkered doon low tae the groond as if it wis g on page 55

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Tae croodle low alane on page 55
ing that's tryin tae bring us low on page 142

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
n search this kingdom high an low. Mak the heidlines on ev'ry n on page 85

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ich here means "cooked ower a low heat", The three orphans blet on page 44

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
curtseyin low. on page 31

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Blaw cannily the wee bit low, wi airn on page 9
eftit snipie bummed abuin the low; on page 23
Sea's in a low wi the young day's sun, on page 38

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
thered Airchie wis hou Wullie Low's wis caad Tesco nou, like th on page 125

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Bothwell: Ti see ye low maks me the same, on page 35

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
in a-low the bed. on page 129

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
the back door, an entered the low kitchen. on page 17

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Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
me richt doun, brocht me sae low on page 19

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Vyces are low, few picters taen. Nearhaun, on page 14

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
us, cuddy asses / Parnassus, low wits / poets. The neist twa p on page 141

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ots Dictionary - "a piece of low-lying ground, usually by a ri
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
hed hes wey tae the tap o the low Peterhead Hill (cried Pee-the
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Perrie, Walter Lallans 74 - The Lion Laid Low by the Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The Lion Laid Low by the Man
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
thered Airchie wis hou Wullie Low's wis caad Tesco nou, like th
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ye a corrie-fistit-gun, slung low, auld laces cinched aboot ma
nch o them were sittin on the low wall ootside a close there- s
reflectit back aff the presst low pillow o damp cloud, smotheri
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
on 9 July 1676 an reportit bi Low in his Memorials:
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s leiterarie Scots wi whit JT Low cries ‘the rhythms of the s
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
nae wicked, evil, low deceiver
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
s leavin her here hersel. The low-hangin ceilin light above us
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
oor heeds up high if we felt low or were losin in ah game. Ah
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
phaudin the population at its low level wis a sair fecht.
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
hersel: jings, thon’s awfie low. It wis a plane stappit fu wi
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tch a breath, ah stare at the low sheet ay clouds flung oer the
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
reet light, reflected aff the low clouds, percolatin in through
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
st is swiftly rebuffed by the low-level civil servant he’s be
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
keepin his centre ay gravity low, graspin at weeds an exposed
tammy oan, pult doon aboot as low as ye kin waeoot coverin yer
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
fae hame, but ah’ve tae lie low till this virus hing is ower.
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
follow up hill. A ducked doon low an’ sped diagonally across
a neuk in the hill an’ kept low as the chase passed me by. Al
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
n. A slammed ri lamb in oan a low light an' wint oot fur a wee
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
. The river wis running quite low as there hadnae been much rai
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“We’re coming down low,” Beatrice remarkit tae Bil
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ny higher An’ standards wur low whin a wis settin’ the bar
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ed yisterday. Goat it oan the low heat ben the hoose, so ah huv
medical conditions? Diabetes? Low blood pressure?’
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
It simply gangs tae show how low we’ve a’ got. Ah try tae
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
his flair like a minefield. A low hum then began ringin oot aro
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
rookit, slitterie sin boonced low on the horizon. He skirted th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ty, poor health, bad housing, low incomes than confuse people w
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
he cooker. Turnin the gas oan low, ah tell Tam tae keep an eye
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ots. These straiddle high and low register and include exemples
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
ternoon. Bar’s dark – wae low ceilin’s n hardly any room.
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Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
eik yer ain eldin tae mak it low bricht;
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
why, in the 1930s, did Robert Low (né Dundee) and Dudley D Wat
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Kirk Jn, Albert Better Thigether, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
low
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
the telly he lits oot a soft low-pitched bark in response tae
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ot up and turned it on it was low but that was the first time I(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
s past... Cost a fortune them low profile tyres... Got tae take (2023) twitter link

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Low demand for oil! I'm away tae (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ously, nae pressure - put it low doon on yer todo list ?? (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
re ye go. We'd caw an item of low grade material a "shanner" (2020) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
orked but the income was very low and they were genuinely strug(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n grasses r the lowest of the low imo anyway - b oan tae you (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Billie: Ah'm runnin low. Needin a booster. Ye'll hae on page 40

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Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - Doric Dwams, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Low yalla sun. on page 30

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
l ae day "Nae winner you feel low on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
the sin, low on the easin streens tae stra on page 3

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
reet, Thi onley draa baak wis low water bit we cure't at we a l on page 21
Thi sea is low, It kin be high on page 35
ee weis flashen ma, evin onna low beem." Weel, lukkuly sumbudee on page 65

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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
the plaque wi his name in ab'low. on page 25

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
Low yaila sun. on page 26

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t; yon green tay rip-aff; the low carbohydrate; the egg ane; yo on page 16

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
They're aa calorie coontit an low fat." on page 70

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
le er nerves. "Ah'll jist lie low fir a fille. They'll seen see on page 24

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
aboot bidin in a low cost hotel. on page 163

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t say he wis kent for haein a low flashpynt. Ae meenit nice as on page 17

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
: she found hersel in a long, low hall, wheech wis lit up by a on page 10
d time roond, she came till a low curtain she hedna seen afore, on page 11
ame near her, she began, in a low, shy voice, "If ee please, Si on page 17
ily always hated cats: nasty, low, vulgar things! Dinna lit me on page 21
ce thoucht), an id sade, in a low tremblan voice, "Lit's get ti on page 22
Also on pages 30, 53, 75, 78, 81, 88, 89, 110, 114
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
haumer, bit there was a lang, low table, wi ae bairn-sized seat
moron. He’s certainly very low on the scale. I’ll get him
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
nsar Eck kent a wifie doon in Low Street at
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
richt thing movin up here fae Low Street. Oh look a fireplace,
anna hid jist moved hoose fae Low Street up tae the tap o the
T.V. mannie says pressure low,
an sma steens landin doon in Low Street. Neest day of coorse w
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ey crept in backwyse inno the low moo o it, nae muckle bigger n
uce widna pitch his tunes sae low,' Minnie heard Mrs Baxter, fr
d them, his voice as sweet an low as a cushie doo. He hid gaen
paraffin lamp wis flichterin low an the shaddas war heich on t
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tsunami sax year back – Mrs Low, I think she wis caad, frae B
Ye ken Neil's spunk-coont wis low . . . an forbye he'll be gwee
n an murder in its een dookit low aroon his lugs an skreiched l
inn hid aik-panelled waas, wi low ceilins. The ae wee windae lu
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Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
ied Callum we his heed hingin low witin for her respone.
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
that brocht the trees low.
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ae the devastating effect the low velocity rounds hid on the hu
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ivers fleein fae its mooth. A low groan started deep in Jeemick
’ve jist been stunned? Wi a low groan Jeemicky teen tae his h
itiful whimper turned intae a low scream then got even louder a
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
fae him as the bullet pierced low doon in his left side. He’d
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nin aal cunt in the toon. How low can a man get? Oh me jist wai
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mixture o starvation and very low temperatures. Mary sat on her
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
uicidePreventionDay If u feel low, suicidal, have anxiety or de(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@JedmacPhee Nihin wrang wi a low flier midwik(2020) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
on ih fairm. Ih lowest o' ih low forbye. Orra = dirty and loon (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
some fair cracks n rummelling low cloud #Tarvesmin(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@ionafyfe Jist a low fleein clood! (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
the sensory-seutid low-gravity raves apae Olympus Mo on page 82

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The low yellow light ower the Flow on page 112

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the kirkyerd the island lies low on page 17

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An muttered a low an solemn oath on page 84

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The haeds o oats hing low, rattlan like tubular bells, on page 95

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Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
But on Sunday morning at low-watter we leave wur problems
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Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
e the shop, they met in wae a low o folk comin an gaan back and
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
du troo tae her, shit's aafil low, an haverin, tinks du's dere on page 35
see da grouse, just hear dat low hurrin noise dey makk, bit di on page 91

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
an Scots, wi a lok o Dutch an Low German bits ithin it. on page 7
. Norwegian, or laek Dutch an Low German). So a aft quoted answ on page 12
kers o Middle Dutch an Middle Low German. Dat wye Shetland wis on page 15
orn, Scots, English, Dutch an Low German. Shaetlan is grown an on page 16
Norn alang wi da Continental Low Germanic languages (see da pr on page 20
Also on pages 23, 42
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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Low da mödow lies, a löf o land on page 36

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
d to at least as much for the Low House."
riginal representation of the Low House in the arts."
ment in the alteration of the Low House by these natural agents
any of the inhabitants of the Low House are under the misappreh
disreputable character of the Low House must be protected from
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
he motivation to perpetuate a low-prestige vernacular with no o
"A low-prestige vernacular with no o
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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
On the tap side o the Laich (Low) Road, i yon neuk i the Green
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The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
year cos the witter was that low. Hei said that wasnae guid fo
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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The peats' quait low, the week's saft licht on page 17
Bak agane, low on page 23

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
en: shae fun hirsel in a lang low haal, whuch wus ht up bae a r on page 10
ont time roon, shae come on a low curtain that shae hadnae noti on page 11
r family ave hatet cats: bad, low, aawfu things! Dinnae let mae on page 23
Thin they baith bowed ower low, an thir curls got tangelt th on page 56
eel, an aal o thim bowed doon low. on page 78
Also on pages 84, 118
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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
"Dïd ït no set oor hairts a-low, whan he taakit tae iz on tha on page 112

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
hits harder whin spirits ir' low. on page 48

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
book ain binder broucht me low. on page 13
Surely fixed till kap us low on page 14
Bended low wi heid in hands, on page 21

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@the_gellick tweeted
a101 Weel, yer naethin but a "low and vulgar" hallion, Simon! (2019) twitter link