A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of wuid in Corpus

Central

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Simmer Strand, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
returns tae wrack wuid abandoned in the saun. on page 42

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
preesed me whan she seyd, 'Ah wuid.' on page 27

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e daein rifle dreel wi bits o wuid an strampin his big buits, he on page 26

1 matches

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
The wuid older than Andrew himsel. on page 122

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
Noo, whit choices wuid YOU rather mak', eh? Ye're ga on page

5 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
tae sned wuid on page 32
mak twa bits o wuid intae a cross on page 24

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
We cam ti the edge o a wuid an there were styles an fence on page 77

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ks o the Unionist pairties. A wuid suggest that, in spite o aw t on page 8
tish estaiblishment that they wuid raither hae oniebuddie fae UK on page 9
e? Weel, we ken there's a lot wuid like the job, bit seriously, on page 11
in. Anither wey o pittin that wuid be tae sey 'think fer yersel' on page 15
he new laun o 'Great Britain' wuid be tried bi Oyer and Terminer on page 17
Also on pages 18, 20, 21, 24, 28, 30, 31, 33, 42, 51, 53, 54, 56, 61, 65, 68, 70, 74, 82, 84, 88, 89, 97, 99, 104, 105, 109, 111, 116, 120, 121, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129, 133, 136, 138, 139, 141, 143, 144, 145, 148
78 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
haein a Pictish mither. This wuid mak some sense o an auld stor on page 14
pecks o Scottish society that wuid hae been seen as affy peculia on page 16
der tae dae this he thocht he wuid be better aw his lane, his gu on page 17
g lad he wisnae the kind that wuid hide his feelins. Because o t on page 22
ay. Fowk thocht that Napoleon wuid land troops in Scotland and l on page 25
Also on pages 30, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69, 72, 78, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 92, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128
142 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
da wis a stingy auld pig: he wuid take the eyes oot yir heid an on page 41

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
white ants whusperin through wuid. on page 16

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
"Wuid!' on page 96

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
us luikin buird, cairved frae wuid, on page 87

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
If ye'r wuid tae get stertit, we'v pitten on page 4

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
the Scotch Perlament, tho it wuid liklie be a cause o a bit pow on page 11
ombs ontil skelfs sae at thai wuid be ti haun whan we note a raf on page 12

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
he cam bak frae'z daunner, he wuid ax gif onie sie-farin men hed on page 4
the first o ilka moneth gif A wuid anerlie haud ma wedder-ei ape on page 5
d. Ma father wes aye sayin we wuid be rewynit, fur fowk wuid sui on page 6

12 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
po wi sneist, lik a mannie at wuid projek a jurnay til the mune, on page 1
nastier, a bittie daft as sum wuid a pit it, mukkil follaed abou on page 3
ie as frae onie thocht at A'l wuid note it on the jurnay. Fur ma on page 5
in a verra tentles traiveller wuid sein mishanter brewin. That f on page 6

5 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
rampit wi lang syne in Paris wuid growe intil sicna be-in. on page 1
"Acause A think ye wuid be saufer." on page 3
hiz feit, fur he thocht at he wuid waatch the danssin fur a wie. on page 4

7 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
thai nivver kent whitlik thai wuid be makkin neist; picturs o hu on page 42
than kerved it, an furby thai wuid fit the desing ti the stane, on page 43
heize bi blokkin out shaps at wuid stey in the ae pece. Bot the' on page 46
an he tirned awaw sae at nane wuid sei the Keing o the Norlin Pe on page 47

5 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
sairie thochts. Nivver agane wuid shae hae ti skreive anither w on page 2
am frae hir penn. Thur stores wuid hae cum furth oniegates an it on page 6

9 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
o ma bairn-wuid's on page 31

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
At ma whisky-wuid sang. on page 5
For in the naked wuid the wind souchs keen, on page 33

2 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Thon's the ward, white wuid fer the palins, white benches on page 43

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
cannons' rair, the splenterin wuid, on page 50

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
uke. Fine I ken I dinna hae a wuid sae bonnie masel." on page 42

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
aa the wey doon the wuid, on page 6
Gang nou lass - why wuid ye bide on page 8
A dinnae ken whit the ithir wuid say, willnae imaigine it. on page 18
- No doot it wuid be aginst the rules. But gin on page 19

5 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
lang it, the mair bearable it wuid become, till the map fetchit on page 8

2 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
elvin bridged, signal towers, Wuid an a big turf wa, Fae Bridgen on page 5

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Northwords Now 43 - Donald Adamson, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central, poetry
hou thay wuid hae seen it on page 28

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
craiturs o the wuid. on page 21
broon men, knottied like wuid, on page 36

2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
thlie A skiff, see, in cannel-wuid coble on page 19

2 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
iels thai heild wes sklintert wuid, on page 87

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
So plant a seedlin in the wuid on page 97

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
doonbye the birk-wuid's gowden street on page 52
has burnt oor verra Wuid for fuel. on page 54

3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
rossin yer fingers an touchin wuid.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
tae his knawledge o jynery an wuid tae conneck the life o Jesus
ne, wi his daith on a piece o wuid. The very title is strang. It
din wi the formin an shapin o wuid is clear tae see in the poem.
3 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
erqueerest maist gait tae tak wuid be tae uize the seestem we no
e 1997 U. K. General Election wuid hae been unner each different
2 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
t B and Q for muckle clifts o wuid.
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
). Is he waik-mindit or juist wuid? Na, na; Woodville kens bette
. Jock heizes himsel up, reid-wuid, but founders an is taen hame
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
aes on tae offer the spellin "wuid", whaur this should be in the
as alternative spellins, but "wuid" shouldna be thare at aa: hou
's wrang wi writin "fuit" an "wuid" should aither staun abiech,
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
hitlik a perjink cosh wone it wuid mak fur a baist wi fyow waant
“Wuid ye lyk ti cum owre?” speire
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ein a lak o soshwal skeill at wuid let uz frae makkin guid uiss
s at the stance, the surveyar wuid tak me ti the Howgate Inn fur
brace o whuskies an we wuid waarm wir dowps afoir a rairi
cotch Baronial houss an weill wuid med fine flets, wi a vyow o a
technologie wuid wun the vissiers roun an allo
48 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
bairnies were droont, an the wuid whaur a puir chiel haed hangi
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
“Gie me some wuid an I’ll shaw ye,” the str
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
n. Just as weel. If he had, I wuid hae spit in his.
it intae a dam. Billy Bunter wuid see ye was far ower busy tae
orkin i the toon, yer faither wuid bike tae his work. Whiles, ye
his work. Whiles, yer mither wuid tak the ither ane, the lady�
Ye wuid hae likit tae be a Ruth. Ye�
16 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
t sonnet tae Dante wes a reid-wuid flytin.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a pile o wuid juist in time for tae pick up
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
left him nae sae blythe. Hoo wuid this ither bein react when sh
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
the wird amang yer colleagues wuid ye?(2018) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
on3 Awwwww! Sorry tae hear. A wuid send help but you left us Sco(2014) search twitter
@JeffBrazier A wuid hae loved tae say MEEEEEEEEEE(2014) search twitter
some studying. A wee retweet wuid be guid efter! xxz http://t.c(2014) search twitter
@andipeters A wuid o happily sent it tae you but(2015) search twitter
Brazier A was just thinkin! A wuid happily buy ticket if a could(2015) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@IshbelMcF tweeted
d’you ken her?’ Een ‘her’ wuid be tricky, BSL grammar yaises(2018) search twitter
ither ain wha'd be interestit wuid be @HarryGiles.(2016) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ntertainers like Andy Stewart wuid yaise it tae feenish their pr(2018) search twitter
ther, thon's no the message I wuid want tae sen ye ataa!(2018) search twitter
In ither pairts o Scotland it wuid be doags that are weelcam. #s(2016) search twitter
mersRM @MrEdByrne Hey JJ, wha wuid hae thocht, sax year syne, th(2017) search twitter

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
l fae side tae side in a reid-wuid feem an chitterin wi firr. "T on page 27
takin ony tent ava o the reid-wuid bridder. But he cwidna richt on page 60
t Humphy Dumphy was rael reid wuid, tho he didna say ocht for tw on page 80

3 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ans o Gaels an ither Scots at wuid hae kent the game. Forby onyt
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ddies in the next pairk micht wuid draw ower muckle attention ta
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
d thegither as ae kingdom, it wuid help the English reverse the
this, but he spiert us gin A wuid ging doun tae Edinburgh an de
2 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
h wis engert min, ah wis reid-wuid, an ah screicht it hir "Ma pr
1 matches

Southern

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Wuid that comes tae land. on page 49

1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Wuid (tha like o haggit timmer or
ke o haggit timmer or gethert wuid)
2 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
trip-trapped ower the shoogly wuid.
in Bluebell Forest, a sparse wuid wi a wheen o spindle-lik tree
2 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
bae coontin tha rïngs in tha wuid,” sayed John, “but we’r
. The’ wrocht sair, fur tha wuid wus that teuch an tha ex kep
den leg frae this thoarn tree wuid. It’s guid an strang an wud
, lukkin at John splittin tha wuid intae blocks.
hisellin tha teuch an gnarred wuid whun tha oul wumman hirple’
12 matches