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Use in varieties of Scots

spak Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words96.7 84.3 78.4 19.9 435.9 124 22.1
Number of occurrences310164 52 2 75 12 5
Number of authors71 46 9 1 11 3 2

Occurrences of spak in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e end a tryst wis gree'd. Bob spak ne'er a word out-throu the ha on page 18
Her faither spak the nems o the crossroads alo on page 25

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ertin tae look for it whan ye spak tae me.' on page 33
yne, efter a bit seelence, he spak again: on page 77
Nae dout anither vyce spak, for he answert it: on page 83
An he spak nae mair, because he wis gree on page 89

5 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Then up and spak a young moose fine. on page 8
Oot spak he, his heid ajee on page 31

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
pleesant lukkin lass wha Ah'd spak tae aince ir twice afore an w on page 27

2 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
whit Perry wis seein, when he spak, wis that either drama in Sco on page 37
hat opens the hail pley an is spak bi the hail cast. In the firs on page 40

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he price o corn.' The wey Rab spak, Edam jaloused somethin no ri on page 72

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
is his wont, Skald begoud tae spak in his ain mainner, savourin on page 14

5 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
spoken, but, certes, naebody spak 'Qoheleth' ony mair than onya on page vii
Ma luve answert an spak tae me sicweys: on page 4

3 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
So ye spak and the world didnae listen, on page 21

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Wha spak o ither nor Mark, that he'd g on page 42

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
s ye wuid expeck, gey near aw spak ane o, ither o oor ain tungs. on page 20

1 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ey were needin tae ken fan he spak aboot caaf beds. Thinkin o st on page 87

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ay. His lines shoud aither be spak bi a male actor live or be a on page 1

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
at tyme, bot at the incummers spak ane "English" tung. Ye ken at on page 13
cairn, an ein mensefu cheils spak o eikin a chukkie ti'd. Bi a on page 25

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
laes wes, an courss-lik as he spak, he hed nane o the apperance on page 4
resaived a pistil, an nivver spak wi onie bot the neipours, an on page 6
nivver's mukkil's muivit. He spak til'm, as afoir, owre hiz sho on page 7

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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
rra het up an onfreindlie, an spak wi a guid bit friedome. on page 6

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
dna speik afoir the Keing hed spak sae thai hauddit thair wheist on page 43
Barbar stuid an wyted. "A hae spak ti Colum an he says gie it a on page 44
ti gie soun avysins. Whan he spak, the Keing leistent. on page 46

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
he owthar hed a waarm hert an spak til thaim direk-lik, wi quate on page 4

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
he spak a wee bit on page 63

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
He gied it laldie, spak it plain on page 15
An cheerly spak o journey's end whaur she on page 24
hen we fund him, tho nae word spak he on page 26
seized Dumbarton's rock; they spak on page 48
Unfashed, the Lawland men spak weel on page 50
Also on pages 75
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ekin doun at the Den, afore A spak. "A can see that, Airchie, A on page 125

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, they sang sailin sangs that spak o storms an ill wins, thochts on page 62

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
An up spak, strechtwise, the canny an gu on page 43

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
It's a lang day or I spak wi a mensefu man, wi harns ah on page 47

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
day, son" Doon thoner awbody spak Scots aw the time. I mind ain on page 7

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
wirds maistly sayed that they spak Scots, in response tae a sind on page 9

4 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Whit hairst wes here? The ill-spak talk o fuils, on page 59

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
ither, be mercifu to me!" but spak back as afore: "Lee me alane on page 112

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
aboot thaim whae speik or hae spak it. Ah strangly encourage ye on page 3
aw thaim whae speik it or hae spak it, scrieve it or hae scrievi on page 4

2 matches

Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
ongue, namelie that quhilk ye spak. Why dae ye Hielanders persis on page 11
mes: As I thocht. The mair we spak, the mair I am persuadit that on page 12

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
wi thair orra brawness, that spak o haurd wark throu the Scots on page 21

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
The philosopher J. F. Ferrier spak o thocht takkin its time. Tho on page 96

1 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Scots is closely sib tae, an spak i the ae kintra as, a major w on page 107

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
uffie wee maid in the kitchen spak up, even though she wisnae me on page 97
ed aroond in his heid as they spak o whit he had done, or forgot on page 108

2 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Than up spak Hadubrand, the ither's sinn: on page 87

3 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
d lugged intae ilka wurd they spak. Sune, she wid be
the deid-thraws. She niver spak aboot onythin but the
He spak steively eneuch:
3 matches

Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
time Ah thocht tae masel tae spak the Inglis kis the tawse wis
t wis then Ah kent Ah hid tae spak ae wey at schuil an anither w
at ither times. Noo Ah still spak jist hoo Ah want bit Ah never
aces whit Grannie hid when Ah spak tae her in the Inglis. Div th
4 matches

Peffers, Bob Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, poetry
An spak our ain leid syne wi yaised t
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Even the meenister cam tae spak a wurd,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
wick an sayin what funny they spak. Ance A'd gotten tae ken the
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ekin doun at the Den, afore I spak. "I can see that, Airchie, I
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
n they imagine that Scots wis spak the wey Douglas wrate it. The
But naething spak;
ae Burns's time. Burns hissel spak o Scots as "auld", "braid" or
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
brig ti Aiberdour’?” Shae spak
nie Roddenberrie’s draucht, spak
2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
shair whit tae say for he’d spak oot gey ramstam, but efter a
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r what haed Janice meant. She spak quait, like she wis still thi
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rter wis awar that the MSP he spak til was no aa that browdent o
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ar Giordano Bruno (1546-1600) spak aboot sindry warlds afore thr
vel Armata, fae 1817, Erskine spak o a veage atween warlds in a
didna commonly see or ken. He spak o ae instance o a wumman crye
3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
spak o hard wark an hard lifes, fa
her, daed, the latter ne’er spak ti thaim, gin thay
t efter anither wee while she spak up again.
haed seen an tholed. Syne she spak o the
4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
lie performance, Scott e’en spak til the audience). He believe
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The vyce spak caum-like, ettlin to quaten h
indwellers left. She spak o some lads as likely to get
spak mensefu, grown up athout the
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
s whit fittit best, an Willie spak aften aboot the period as bei
the weeks efterhaund, Willie spak o his renewed howp in the cre
2 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
the Scots leid, but he rarely spak it in his ain hoose or wi his
nae hae a choice o the wey he spak maist o the time. He'd had a
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
e’s a guid amoont o haivers spak aboot the Pechts, an little t
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
turnt tae the 1940s. Fowk aye spak o the lichts, but the war in
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ldnae or wadnae leave, Sellar spak his maist famous wirds: “Ac
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
veisitor we played wi, tho he spak nae English; an our lullabies
juist heard – the tongue A spak amang my schuil friens an wi
2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
er utter bumbazement, the dug spak.
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
s uncle Eck – acause he’d spak up fir Churchill. The sully m
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
e coud mak out hou his spreit spak o Beatrice (deid langsyne) bu
import o the heivenly leid it spak. Cecco aiblins hedna a saul c
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
place. He gaed tae Lanzhou an spak tae Beatrice’s boss. Walfar
in wi it. Raggle an Derriakin spak a lot aboot thair granmither.
They spak for a while aboot ither thing
They spak for a while aboot ither thing
year auld, seiven, ten, they spak aboot thair ancestors, bit it
6 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
rk Aganis the Weiris Maitland spak at length aboot the daurk an
for grantit amang thaim that spak it in the heichest places o t
ing cless fowk – thaim that spak Scots – cuid tak a haun in
3 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ry owerhyped, but the fear it spak til wis real an rational. Eve
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ll never die” were thewords spak by Salmond on the 19t Septemb
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
A' thru the nicht we spak nae word
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
o pluricentric Global English spak and scrievit in Scotland.
tate tae state, it is English spak with significantly siblike US
lary specific tae the English spak and scrievit in Scotland. Muc
turs o baith the scrievit and spak leid).
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Scots is the Germanic leid spak in Scotland. It is closely re
maist pairt been scrievit and spak ower the centuries) and gramm
nglish (the variant o English spak in Scotland) as opposed tae b
3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
He spak ne’er a wird but gaed strau
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert The Dug, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
There yince wis a dug that spak lik a dug:
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Noo she wis souple she spak owernicht
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Scots is baith leids that is spak in Scotland
compare leids vs cànanan or spak vs bruidhinn. The hale biggin
, and are pairt o the English spak in Scotland forby.
cotland, includin the English spak in Scotland.
ie centuries syne, the Gaelic spak in Scotland wis referrit tae
13 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Dylan Thomas wid hae said he spak lik 'he had the Elgin Marbles on page 54

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
an spak o death in ways at distanced on page 10

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
r yer Grandfather, indeed! Ye spak as if ye hid been in the midd on page 94

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
g, lingerin look; a look that spak o a deep pyne; an a look o pe on page 8

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ill ee prophisy att e prophit spak: 'A will cry ma loonie oot o on page 8
is o him att e prophit Isaiah spak fan he said, "A vice roarin o on page 9
They were fisher fowk. Jesus spak tae them: "Come wi me an A'll on page 10
t at his preachin, cause | he spak wi aathority, nae lik their a on page 15
er his fadder. Bit his mither spak oot an said, "'Na, he'll be c on page 81
Also on pages 83, 84, 91, 93, 95, 96, 104, 105, 106, 110, 112, 114, 115, 119, 121
25 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
is chaain teuch beef. Syne he spak, an his words cam like sput o on page 19

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
d, nor whit he did aw day. Oo spak different leids ye ken. Moseg on page 80

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
wippit aroon her. The prince spak tae her doucely, straikin her on page 122

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
heild on wi waffin about, she spak again, in a wee blate-kyn vyc on page 25
doutit fae the wye the Queen spak at she wes jist a haet fasht, on page 31
t a haad o the fyaakie as she spak, an gomed roun for the aaner on page 63
, gomin awaa fae Ailice as he spak, "tae be caa'd an 'eggie'sair on page 77

4 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Then up an spak a Cooncillor wise,
Syne up an spak a ladye fair*,
Up an spak a ladye syne,
3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
But naebody spak.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
dy. The anely fowk he kent fa spak like yon bedd inside the radi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r lug...'Fin I wis a bairn, I spak as a bairn, I kent as a bairn
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
wes estimate near 1.6 million spak Scots as their mither tongue.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
he’d learned her lesson, he spak some magic
tin transfixed as Miss Buchan spak o the starnie.
Tho Furly niver spak o’t, he hungeret fur the au
3 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
A wifie spak an ah axd "f''lyke noo?", an
ae bla' up sic wis e wye shae spak tae me
2 matches

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
They spak hid ower atween the twa o' th
, bit hid wis the fishin they spak maist aboot, for some boats h
2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
shö tried ta curtsey as shö spak-fancy curtseyin as you're faa on page 9
wis foo ta get dry ageen: dey spak it ower among demsels, an eft on page 25
said da Lory, trimmlin as he spak. on page 26
e "Yon's Bill!" dan da Rabbit spak - "Catch him, you at da daek on page 39
da hookah oot o his mooth, an spak in a döless, sleepy voice. on page 44
Also on pages 46, 51, 53, 60, 62, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75, 80, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90, 93, 95, 117, 119, 120, 121, 123
32 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Dan da Göd Man spak, 'Lat wis hae licht.' An da l on page 3
oot whit wye dis wis, a voice spak tae him. 'Come nae closser. T on page 15
is foo o his glory.' Whan dey spak da hale place shook an wis fo on page 53
n him lik a doo. Dan some-ean spak fae abön an said, 'Dis is my on page 83
telt dem ta sit doon. Dan he spak tae dem aboot life an da Loar on page 113
Also on pages 151, 155
7 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
Noo-a-days he spak maistlins tae himsel, tröttl on page 6

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
niece Davina. Shü cam up an spak tae da medical fokk, an somew on page 16
Eftir dat we aye spak. I didna keen muckle aboot he on page 42
I spak back an fore till shü dozed on page 45
body can tell fur sure, bit I spak wi him aerlier on dat eftirnu on page 55
sed sometheen, fur nane a dem spak. "Weel lat me tell you dis, d on page 73

7 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
e o kennin whit languages dey spak. Da Indo-European languages h on page 13
Germanic languages dis tribes spak wis distinct bit understaanda on page 14
Da man spak tae da wife. on page 46
I/we spak til Mary means at da spaeker( on page 53
− Wha spak til dee? on page 60
Also on pages 69, 74
17 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
an left her tied tae da pier; spak tae da costgaird on da marine
1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
ne year aald again. We herdly spak aa da rodd hame. Man hit's ee
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
wa tagedder. An though Hunter spak ceevilly till’r, an funned
tened whin he cam in, an shö spak till’m es kindly es ever sh
ore dem. An dey öt. Mistress spak ceevilly tö. An a hale an ha
e wis doon till a glöd, shö spak ta me.
4 matches

Ritch, Paolo A Remembrance Day, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, poetry
An dat wis da last time we spak.
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
" shouted John. "Dat ring dad spak aboot!"
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
Dey spak aboot gettin a new tag fur he
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
rowback tae dat time I met an spak wi #PrincessAnne twice in 24 (2020) twitter link

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
rs a fair few aald bodies I'm spak wi wha says 'scabby' an aa.(2020) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
aerd us oot richt innerlie an spak fair, but wis cowpit sidelins on page 5

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
lassie in Broughty Ferry that spak aboot the Toe Brig, kis she t
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ma heid’s inti snaw sen Ah spak it.
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Hei spak the treuth, bot hei didna tel
ht ont thum. The laist tyme A spak til Dave, wis it the heid o t
huz, thay spak i guid Border Lallans an wuid
Borth’ick i thain days, aa spak ae guid
grit tales tae tell an affen spak aboot the ongangins in an abo
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Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
tho she wisna hearin a word I spak. I touched her broo. It wis t
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King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
a." "Fisther Gibson." Leonard spak wi a smile. "Is thon wee on page 6
e weans left the rum an Grace spak. "An who's leukin efter the w on page 16
wi his clesped forefingets an spak richt an careful. "Mrs Higgin on page 40

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Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
ure. Gerald jined in. Dorothy spak onlie tae ax whit gate tae ga
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