A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of nails in Corpus

Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the point o yon queer square nails on page 22

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
starin intae space bitin her nails, Cin tell she's no far away f on page 29

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
for patchin the sail, a box o nails. on page 59

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
between a dirty hand wae long nails. He walks up n Danny snatches on page 13

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ie doon oan the usual hard as nails. on page 1

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
h resist the urge tae bite ma nails. on page 7

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
held thigither we nails on page 99

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an she wis sittin paintin her nails wi Tipex when Mister Anderson on page 24
pped it an ah broke two ae ma nails tryin tae get the Sellatape u on page 43
y did wis fix her hair an her nails an complain abjoot how crap o on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
blaw yer neb, cut yer fingir nails, polish yer shuin, iron yer s on page 61

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
wi thair nieves an nails, an then wi mells, an sae oan on page 120

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
"We ken hoo tae mak yer nails drap aff and yer teeth grow o on page 10

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
h resist the urge tae bite ma nails. on page 4

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ykiel. She had her hair done, nails paintit an a facial frae the on page 81

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
e an skartit wi blak, brukken nails; an the culmas cutt acorss ae on page 3

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
air wi one hand and bitin the nails o the other. on page 26
at the groond and pickin hur nails, Ah felt bad and guid. She wi on page 57
ht o ma filed, but unpolished nails makes me sigh. on page 84
wheelchair wheels creak like nails oan a chalkboard when she com on page 90

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
, yon widden thing wi roostit nails, on page 60

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
e screws gets hemmered in lik nails raither nor driven in proper on page 96
me. You cairry on claenin the nails ooten the auld timmer. I'll s on page 97
"Guid! ye've got rid o aa yon nails, Ian. Weel duin!" he said, "I on page 98
stertit knockin in imaginary nails, ettlin tae luik grawn up and on page 99

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
rip it juist wi her lang pink nails the time she wis proggin at t
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
morn. My! Wis I mad! Big hob nails a’ ower ma pipeclay ... and
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ken why ah decided tae dae ma nails raither than just sleep, but
n ma bru, ah wis feenishin ma nails aff. Ah lay doon in ma bed, i
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y rope there, tie it roon the nails tae keep it shut.’ he sais.
pe roon the bunch ay corroded nails that ur bunched the gither an
it an unwind the rope fae the nails, shooderin the heavy door ope
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
music’s playin. Ah paint ma nails. Ah need a distraction, and a
n hold fur a nurse. Ah tap ma nails against the bedside drawer.
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
hae. I tear at the mud wi my nails till I get to the fur, and I
p my arms, my hands, under my nails. My breeks feel wet, and Lugs
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ngers wis lang an tapert, his nails neatly cut (wha by? she wonne
aggle’s haun, an his broken nails, wis the badges o his craft.
en clenched his haun till the nails bit intae his luif. Gin this
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ah crawled under his kip. Mah nails screeched against th' flair,
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@ClashCityClarky tweeted
dy clingin on bi their finger-nails. Arts, media, sport. Ye dinna(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ndee Hingin oan by oor finger nails. It's the hope that kills ye (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
Abi aye hus braw nails fer a mechanic(!) #Corrie(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
v seen the colair ov ma hans, nails an evryhing eilse efter a dae (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
eddon5 good to see u got your nails and hair done and had a sesh (2020) twitter link
no get a tattoo - or get eer nails done - or hit the sunbeds - (2020) twitter link
fat66 @JamieCrawfordd hard as nails ma son - no seen a raker lik (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
g an proceedit te pare is tae nails wi a penknife, howkin an powk on page 54
e'd great lang spikers o reed nails like cats' cleuks. on page 80

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nines - aa reed lipstick an nails an weerin a wee fur jaicket w on page 27
r reed hair an her lang, reed nails - Ah cud even see her pintit on page 64
e. sculls, boxes o staples an nails. Maist o the bigger bits o fu on page 94

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
better things than haimmerin nails inno fence posts. They war th on page 51

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
n smackit doon like nine-inch nails oot a bucket. on page 118

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
ers saain plunks, haimm’rin nails an playin prunks;
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
pit her airm wi her ain sherp nails till she drew bluid, tae stop
tae watch him chappin in the nails, tho she kent it didna hurt.
spunks. She tuik her hard wee nails an rugged them doon the ice.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an spikit's a porcupine. Hir nails wis lang an blaik an her een
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n white cannelss an nine iron nails o the kind used by smiddies t
ie hid geen her the nine iron nails tae use if ‘Malediction’
nie an teen oot the nine iron nails an placed them ontae the shov
l she laid the shovel and the nails ontae the coals and slowly le
the fire tae mak it lowe. The nails began tae really get hett an
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
d or rived, ony auld bolts or nails or screws, wad en up sometime
dna like Maisie. She bett her nails an pickit the bogies frae her
l o explodin orange peel. Her nails war the same colour’s her l
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah wis cutting ma toe nails in flechie hinmaist nicht an (2014) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
is in. I want ta see whaar da nails gied in his haands an whaar d on page 155

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Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
tought is she sat biting her nails in a dwam. Tinking about her
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Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Thair were washers, nails an screws an things an the od on page 10

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