A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of ruif in Corpus

Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ye dinna big a hous frae the ruif doun, but frae the foondation on page 3

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Laundin on the ruif or fawin throu... on page 26

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
in the windaes an doos on the ruif, on page 19

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
a cloud o reek bleckened the ruif, makkin the fire-bells dingle on page 22

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
a raw o lamps hingin frae the ruif. on page 10
ont, her heid duntit agin the ruif o the haa: in fack she wis no on page 16
p a haud o this rope-Will the ruif bear?---Nou mind that lowse s on page 37
y'd ony sense, they'd tak the ruif aff." Efter a meenit or twae, on page 38
lums luikt like lugs, an the ruif wis theikit wi fur. It wis on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ition, for the reek-bleckened ruif jeists were that laich he had on page 22
e waur o weir an wantin a new ruif; but nearhaun wis a staund o on page 50
's foresicht, she still had a ruif ower her heid an nae laird's on page 63
that at least we still had a ruif ower oor heids an some yowes on page 69
t a ruch laft flair up in the ruif trees ablow the theik for the on page 73

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
That hus brucken throu the ruif. on page 202

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Alow a ruif-gap, a rain staint wa's writ on page 16

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
me men wha're thrang up oan a ruif, on page 12
boy ah ken hud tae jump aff a ruif, wan goat kickt tae daith; on page 112
the guilty mistress fir the ruif owre her heid, me fir ma life on page 115

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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
zen champs the harness on yer ruif on page 59
Whan Auld Nick is on the ruif, on page 125

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
s uptuik hiz ludgin unner wir ruif. on page 3

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
lik caprois, the ruif wes o a mair dirk marmore ins on page 2

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Whase ruif can I trust? Naebodie's. on page 35

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
wey, some even domed wi a wee ruif tae beild the fledglin bairns on page 18

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
dreepin throu the laich stane ruif for company. That is aa they on page 136

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
e names written fae flair tae ruif o the deid Jews. Lines loast on page 9

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
in ma watter-cairtie, see, wi ruif o the lillies on page 28

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
phaud. A mair couthie an cosy ruif ower the heid can be fund in on page 65

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
a bits o towe hingin frae the ruif an A didna ken whit yin o tha on page 118

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
y they stertit aipenin up the ruif for makkin the new dormer win on page 99

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
on's jyners wis warkin on the ruif o Creerie's Brewery doun the on page 58

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
, ma birse is aboot throu the ruif. A finnds a saet an sits doun
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e job wes aw duin, a plaister ruif cam doun
ern lum at stak out throu the ruif. Guid fur ye, shae
raised on hir, dumpin on the ruif an winnoks o the kerr wi
the wytin-ruim ruif. It wes nou the gloamin an th
unner the gryte ower-airchin ruif, wes a maist byordinar
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
day she wis seen sittin on a ruif speakin tae some sparrae that
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e managed tae plank it in the ruif o the latrines. The claes an
fluttert in through the open ruif an landit on the bin whaur he
men aareadies on the kitchie ruif tryin tae pit oot the bleeze,
tryin tae get the men aff the ruif, “Lea it, just lea it! Get
en wad be the corrugatit iron ruif blawin aff. Bit they wad hae
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McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
, in a gliffie, I hard on the ruif
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Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
fowk tae climb up on tap o a ruif and then hae a seat. Veesitor on page 16

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t ta birl roond an roond. The ruif gied tapsalteerie wi the flai
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
uid ye’v got it if ye hae a ruif abuin yer heid, an foo easily
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Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
picked up. I peered oot o da ruif an could see da ship tossin a
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Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
tyles on the ruif. In the mornin,
His shantie ruif lets in the blue lift.
the yill-houss wi its theikit ruif.
3 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
rippit ae wheen slates af its ruif tae
e laich biggin, wi ae theekit ruif, an wis fludit raiglar, whan
ither, John leukit up it the ruif, at Yid wur wurkin on, an
s i the wud, ane cuid sei the ruif o the Curlin Club Shed, frae
n the Howcleuch Ferm on-steid ruif gaed on fyre an wis brent til
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Ulster