A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of pickit in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
hers deid on the field tae be pickit by the craws an hoodies like on page 52

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
that some o the stories A've pickit up in bar-rooms are jist the 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
by his side. Nou this day he pickit on William. It seems he notic on page 23
n at each anither an this wis pickit up by some fowk as them mebbe on page 26
n ladled him oot a platefu an pickit up the pot aince mair, whan s on page 61
makkin up cloth that wuid be pickit up, when they'd get paid fer on page 62
he wis keepin up wi him as he pickit his wey atween the stanes. An on page 69
Also on pages 79
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
m, 'Sen me an twa'r thrie han-pickit men aroun the back o the Jerr on page 65

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an the wurkers sang as they pickit the fruit
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rry growed in the gairden wis pickit sae oor auntie could mak it i
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
s sae it wuidnae get weet. Ye pickit up a stick an pleutered awa a
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
she wad hae expeckit. She had pickit up a hantle wirds fae thon aw
Rongye pickit up the plain blue sari. “It
er on the sinlit balcony. She pickit up the first thing that cam t
e yaisin for thair lesson. He pickit oot a ledder whang an made a
He pickit up the envelope, wonnerin whi
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
he commentariat seems tae hae pickit up o this subtle grunnnswell
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
naboot, fan the car heidlamps pickit oot the figure o a maan at th on page 30

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
scenities. The auld manny had pickit up his hat wi pale, veiny hau on page 74

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Mither pickit een up, took a lauch till her on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Bi the time the bus pickit em up in front o the Toon Haa on page 12
t trailin oan the pathie. She pickit up a black marker an screived on page 21
Isobel pickit up ane o the tickits. "They'r on page 29
ze o the place! Cud Billy hiv pickit onywye funcier?" mumphed Sand on page 34
eenit's silence afore Morrice pickit up ane o the holiday brochire on page 38
Also on pages 58, 60, 66, 76, 79, 81
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e, than." Sandy booed doon an pickit up Willie, the wire-haired Te on page 25
n beggin. His face is fite an pickit-lookin an Ah winner far his m on page 43
Hoose on Union Street, gettin pickit up wi the limo, gaun fir wir on page 56
pickit up the slippery customer. "Oh on page 61
a things aat my mam didna. Ah pickit the shiny green paper aff ma on page 64
Also on pages 89
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
i their fruits. Can grapes be pickit fae a fun buss or figs fae th on page 15

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye pickit me up on page 71

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
it roon the table. Finally he pickit up the dug, tho he kent it wi
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
s, that wad be the wye they'd pickit her afore Isie. Isie wis full
ie passin on some claik she'd pickit up in the ferm kitchie.
tae check gfur fear o fklechs pickit up frae the cottar bairns. It
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ate an Anger. Syne twa Javans pickit up a vibration that they kent
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
A jist pickit it ower, an in the hinnerend
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
had seen fit hid happened an pickit up a ma messages an took them
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d Beannie’s priggin, Lizzie pickit up a scone an half hairtedly
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
booed doon an pickit her up, an dichtit her doon.
Maisie. She bett her nails an pickit the bogies frae her snoot, an
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
t's fit I dae an aw. Must hae pickit it up at ma faither's knee (l(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
he led it aff. Dan he gied an pickit five boannie stons fae da bur on page 24

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De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
Grottie-Buckie pickit apö da door. An wid you beli on page 35

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
at Moira as shü cam in. Shü pickit him up an sat at da fire an c on page 30
gude oot tae last night, dey pickit up fower boadies, an he wis a on page 35
An he pickit up his jacket an left. on page 39
a scaar a brakkfast, bit just pickit at it hersel, I wis nivver se on page 52
s he left my office da day. I pickit up my pen an wrot a letter ta on page 58
Also on pages 59, 62
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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
or stressed velar soond w'ir pickit a system seen as aft on page 32
tive *-Ä«kinÄ…/*-ukinÄ…. W'ir pickit da spelleen - kin becis o da on page 42

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
his tyoch nev, at's pickit, on page 64

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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
rs øs ö (laek Swedish). Wir pickit ø as it's da sam as whit's Ã

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
west row o birthday cairds an pickit oot a yallow flooery een wi a
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
jumpit up on da windowsill an pickit apö da gless (a trick her mi
I da moarnin shö pickit at Freya an Magnus's window a
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