A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of pits in Corpus

Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
eet. So, she grabs oantae me. Pits her airms aroond me and say's on page 36

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ouce pouk o ma sleeve. Morton pits heez key intae the luik an pu on page 81

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
lugs but what the horn-spuin pits i the heid. She's as thick as on page 48

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
in a wee place. Cause awbody pits their neb in, messin in yer b on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
is laird o aw the animals. He pits them tae wark, he gies back t on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
We stumble oot wir pits oan the first ping on page 52

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
- mind, whaur the auld cley pits on page 100

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
fishin' there, as weel as the pits. Sometimes she yaist tae both on page 31

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
tin aw ayr the accordion; she pits it oan, the hair goes back, e on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Crime Fower: She pits her clarty feet on page 34

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
cam owre ti Dunkellie and its pits and your mither and this shoo on page 75

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
cos their presence obviously pits oaff the regulars, Especially on page 69
an the shipyairds or doon the pits it gave yae a life long sense on page 89
Then, he pits his hand inside the bright ri on page 116
started tae dae suttin which pits a smile oan ma miserable puss on page 156
loured zippy which jist aboot pits him oan a par wae Dougie fur on page 168
Also on pages 180
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
olicy anent toursim, ane that pits publick guid afore private pr on page 89

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ch other lik the plaits ma ma pits in ma hair. Yi can see aw the on page 11
case she sits next tae me an pits me aff ma work: cause she's C on page 45
havin the hair under her airm pits an on her kegs even though sh on page 94
s never shave under thir airm pits. That ure gies me the boak. E on page 95

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
When the Pits were gaun this place wis aliv on page 66
Gaun doon the Pits wis an easy road out on page 67
It's no the same as when the Pits wir gaun, on page 71
ilt oan coal, but there's nae Pits nou, on page 74
ine, ah'd aye worked doun the Pits, on page 76
Also on pages 80, 103, 114
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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 pits and places daurk in the airn- on page 33
Whan thare war pits in the grund, on page 118

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
. Thon's whan yer bit screive pits ower information, raither nor on page 4
Sae - stories that pits us in mind o teachin, stories on page 60

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Iona hings up an pits the phone in her pootch. on page 3
ledder tae jouk awa masel. He pits doun his phone an leans ower on page 4

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
mer o the Scotch Perlament at pits furrit anither pairt o the ow on page 25

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
lae sklave, a daungeruss rodd pits hir out o hir wutts, in schor on page 3

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
led the tomataes and took the pits oot the olives. Sunny dundert on page 44

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
pits his nieves ahint his back on page 50

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
y Dempsey. Then he gets up an pits his airms aroun me. It turnt on page 136

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
but thir twa wis. The lassie pits her mooth tae the laddie's lu on page 125

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
saicont hauf o the ploy, and pits thegither a sma anthologie o on page 54

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Lawless murder she pits ti richt, on page 30
(Mary Beaton pits it aroond Mary's neck.) on page 35

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
miners tae howk coal frae the pits on Grieve Hill tae fire the k on page 17

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
idens horizons tae infinitie, pits questions intae dry mooths. A on page 24

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
s o activists an hobbyists an pits doon ruits i the Cornish comm on page 109

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
til AD 900. In its ootset, it pits a body in mind o warks bi Nor on page 110

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McPartlin, John Lallans 73 - Wrack, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
aimless here. A skelp o sleet pits on page 77

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
r o ma youth tae warkin i the pits. Sae, yae wey or tither, Ah t on page 132
ht as a machineman i the Fife pits (curiously, fir me, he ne'er on page 133
s virtually invalided oot the Pits eftir a bad accident that aa on page 134

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
d. In Mark's chapter, Fleming pits the richt amoont o smeddum, g on page 135
tertainin Willie Wilkin, Hogg pits us back on the richt gait. It on page 139

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ain it wi smooth regions that pits us in mind o oor Moon. In fac
s. Oor Moon keeps us richt an pits the haims on oor planet's wab
besom is used acause the tail pits fowk in mind o the lang twigs
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
the lads that pits ruifs owre yer heids:
wha pits the flairs unner yer feet;
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
armed bi watter pumped up the pits an rain thit’s settled in t
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
change a cat’s hippens, ir pits its claes oan, ir wind it. A
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r, Campbell is killt, an this pits the leddie in an awfu swither
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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
pits aff her winter grim an grime
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Fairnie, Robert Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
onal or Minority Languages an pits its consaits o the Scots lang
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
but thir twa wis. The lassie pits her mooth tae the laddie's lu
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
st wi what daft A'v been. She pits the matches on the coonter an
py luif. A gaes up til him an pits ma pound coin an coppers in h
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
ch other lik the plaits ma ma pits in ma hair. Yi can see aw the
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
d) Act 2005 an eikit Guidance pits forret thit there be a propor
aes a Framewirk Document thit pits oot hits relationship wi Gove
dit up for modren readers, an pits oot a threid o scuil-college
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
as ‘Glesca’) siccan maks pits ower a colloquial register â€
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
itural speakers o braid Scots pits - it endins – makkin a sind
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
e leive oor lives in a wey at pits ower mukkil wecht on us human
an thrang in the field. This pits us in a guid poseition ti unn
fe an a wey o thinkin; ane at pits the ‘Yirth’ first an allo
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
t the dross o the Appalachian pits for the promise o a better li
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the oak pits on its claes,
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Roberto!’ Sergio pits his airms round Boabby and pl
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
s juist the picters the words pits intae thair heids they tak te
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ir fowk as it lets in. Nothin pits ye aff a thing mair siccar th
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
airlament. A sign or twa that pits whit's in oor minds a wee bit
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Clerk’s entry in the Grove pits forrit the cantata Odo di mes
s a interactive timeline that pits events, componers an ithers i
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
y shaws the importance Europe pits on fishin an whit a fine bart
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
example, in No a country, he pits thegither a string o clichés
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ower it, taks his sark aff an pits it on haud wi his cígarette
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
Pits me in mind o’ a joke – it
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
s owerance o aa the bease. He pits them tae wark, he gies back t
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ched his chin, covert wi tiny pits unner the stubble that Iskand
e he had ither patches o thae pits that
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Pits Tae tell ye the truth a'm faw
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
A referendum pits a question tae voters. For th
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
en frae Halieruid. The voters pits their cross agin a candidate
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ulist-nationalist stance that pits a bodie i mind o UKIP, or o P
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Whan she pits on hir festive face
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
nks back intae thair binks an pits a lug tae the soond speaker a
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MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
ck, as scriever Michael Issit pits it, wis ‘ootcomes and agent
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
through the door immediately pits ma emotions oan red alert. Co
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
happy this place makes him it pits a bright look oan ma dour pus
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
witch oan. Which consequently pits intae focus what ah shite hol
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@MartinBroon tweeted
Ha! See whit happens when He pits the boots oan the right feet!(2019) search twitter
lex_Murray92 ..oh aye and DGW pits His boots back oan the right (2019) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
airnScots @natlibscot Naebody pits bairnie in the corner(2019) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
doon south - its endless - pits the time in! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
g the oors o darkness. (Bruce pits oan his announcer's voice) Ma on page 40

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
ot mocked!" (Aunt Mary ayewis pits on the English fan she wunts on page 35

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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
So ae nicht Dod pits a bittie hay in my richt buit on page 124

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Pits me oot o kilter on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah canna say it really pits ma up nor doon." Gerald looki on page 30
his te look it a piece an she pits on a pun." on page 68

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
match the aul een. An naebody pits new wine intae aul wine-skins on page 88
nel an haps it wi a pottie or pits it aneth e bed; bit he pits i on page 93
"Naebody lichts a cannel an pits it awa oot o sicht aneth e bu on page 100
o e laa tae faa. E chiel att pits awa his wife an mairries anit on page 108

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
April tae November the castle pits on a licht show ivery evenin, on page 18

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
penny, my man." An wi that he pits the penny in Dod's haan, an w on page 107

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
' she says. An up she gets an pits her coat on. 'Ah winna be lan on page 77

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
dae for me.’ An wi that he pits his haan in his pooch an fish
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
g frae lack. As Isobel Murray pits it in her introduction: ‘..
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Pits a body richt aff their bloomi
Pits winter in oor minds uppermost
Pits winter in oor minds uppermost
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Pits winter in oor minds uppermost
Midges an flees pits me intae retreat,
Pits winter in oor mind uppermost,
Weet sleety shoors pits sna awa,
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
sud hae bin wytin. Sae Pranny pits her haun in her pooch an takk
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
She pits a silver penny in newborn bab
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Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
describe the ferm, her Scots pits ye there, richt in the very h
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
grunny hid a gloryhole. Fair pits folk oot faan ye're playin Ca(2020) search twitter
Thon sticker kindo pits me aff. A'v nearly missed a p(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol1 pits us tae shame :-((2012) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
! Shite-fer-braens! Fuck." He pits a jentle haand on her back an on page 54
a this weeks. Astrid staps an pits aside the sketch an draas fae on page 94
gods is wi her (an yass, sheu pits up a prayer a second anent th on page 106
Eynar pits oot a advert on page 149
iddies, print-oots, bruck. He pits a simpler message tae Noor: " on page 150
Also on pages 153, 156
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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
then pits a patch on the boy's breeks on page 117

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
's get back to the Van. Aggie pits on her hat. Hats cover lots o on page 30

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
till a shout pits thir plans avildroo. on page 95

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
pits himsel back tagidder on page 32

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Negation pits da truth o a staetment da tid on page 88

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Hit pits a spring i wir step, on page 57
at his baerd; at da bead he pits i der löf. on page 68

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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
canna tink it. Maybe he just pits it ta da back o his mind.
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
First, hit pits doon ony attempt ta oese ony
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Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
a reed-pype an pits yin til hir ain lips.
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
He pits his heid richt up his airse, on page 49
Ma sowl he aye pits richt agane; An gars me aye t on page 68

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
tellin ye that oniebodie that pits awa hïs wife - fer ocht ith on page 5
! An ïf that ïs tha wye God pits claes on tha gress o tha fiel on page 7
A tell ye that oniebodie that pits awa his wife, fer ocht ither on page 9
he' wudnae match. An naebodie pits new wine ïntae oul wineskïn on page 78
Naebodie lichts a lamp an pits a jar ower ït, or pits ït u on page 83
Also on pages 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Man, that pits mae in a bad owl mood, on page 34

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
le tae cum aboot. This Roadin pits forrits, owre a tack o 20 yei on page 6
tha heid o thon, mizhures 'at pits fowk aff uisin thaim or skait on page 15
tha lang'r while. This Roadin pits forrit a spaesicht fur tha hi on page 27
urn'. Tha Ontak fur Goverment pits forrits fettlin mellin atween on page 49

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
material bein' performed pits acroass a notion o' Ulster-Sc on page 43
iation (Norlin Airlan Brench) pits oan a wheen o' pipe ban' cont on page 44

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Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
Pits up wi aa, trows aa, lippens t
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