A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word '-day'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of -day in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
steppit inte the shimmerin mid-day sin. "Look it aat heathaze. I on page 7

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
he Nor-East as it is the ilkae-day spukken leid an for cultural
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
r 8 tae lat Jed oot fur a hauf-day – "Nae a meenit langer!". F
Sector's heidman fur yer half-day's darg."
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r an cursed them foriver-and-a-day. She keepit this up as she kn
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Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
decidit tae embark on a thirty-day ‘Hungry for the Homeless’
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
nthinkable, makkin the day-tae-day lives o mony a gey lot easier
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General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ructit oot o a kinds o day-tae-day rubbish an a few mair ambitio
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(South) East Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
tin yoursels mensefu? Praesent-day literary Scotland has an unco on page 96

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
cots nation yaises it for ilka-day spoken communication. It disn
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n he’d been til the fore the-day, Rabbie wad a skreivit a new
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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The-day I saw a TV ad for a CD
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
appin oot a richt ricky-doodum-day on his keyboard, but I teuk a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
s Scots as a language for ilka-day communication. Gin this spoke
written forms o thair ain ilka-day language at ilka opportunity.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ption o her nature! Ay, lack-a-day! that's our besetting sin—t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
necessar tae bring aboot ilka-day uiss o the leid on a normal f
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
as a spoken language for ilka-day communication, is thon common
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
aels spoke Scots as thair ilka-day language, the leid wad be in
rers spoke Scots as thair ilka-day language, the weird o the Sco
Scots, uise Scots in yer ilka-day language an shaw yer Scots cu
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West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
he door. That wis ma second aw-day streetch. It wis pure torture on page 103

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
trae before'). But for aw, the-day, we wad haurdlie think on thi on page 116

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Goodhall anelie weeks afore D-Day, (i thae sterk days, monie fo
Weakling, to-day.
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Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
A modern-day highwayman on page 49

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Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
d and buried under the present-day city, wander through a labyri on page 9

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
im that yaises Cornish day-tae-day is like tae be a guid sicht s on page 107

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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
irk an tae the tent o praisent-day clessical muisic listeners. I
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
This is ma great B-day.
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Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Whan thare's nae mid-day at aw on page 48

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Ayrshire

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
aboot aw kinds o dreich daily-day troke he didna in the least c on page 133

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
bsessive'. In the hurry o ilka-day life thare wis whiles whan Ka on page 15
t, wi the editorship an thon D-Day coup, her ain column an sax a on page 16
n furth o thon lang-kent, ilka-day environment, o a suddenty he on page 20
a lang wey aff her ordnar ilka-day speak. Thair faither haed see on page 29

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
As awbody kens, whan it is mid-day in Nor America the sun is gae on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ae ma unner-cloots tae ma ilka-day claes war wringin weet an hun on page 23

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
played wi the wee bairnies aw-day, dinkin-up thair daft dallies on page 22

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
fur the uiss o Gaelic in ilka-day situations and formal settins on page 2
there is cleir, ilka-day evident o hoo an 'airt o ling on page 15

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
In short, it gets uised daily-day in mony forms by hunners o th on page 7
o livin writers an makars the-day still uise Scots in its modre on page 9
anguages uised in Scotland the-day, whether Gaelic, English, Can on page 14
sts an professional groups the-day conclude that the problem has on page 17

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
, whit ave birthdays? Here the-day, awa the morn. Help yersel, T on page 26
've no seen onybody the-day,' said Pooh, 'no sae as tae s on page 35
le, and if I dinna see him the-day it'll be a gey while langer.' on page 50
ant tae come swimmin at aw the-day,' he gaed on, birlin slowly. on page 91
ter no come,' he said. 'No the-day. on page 106
Also on pages 107, 113, 141
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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
atchin wi fowks and thair ilka-day patter. Scots is the leid o t on page 3

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
hir auld acks bydes steive the-day in modren Scots law (www.opsi on page 22

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
stottit baas til, an weans the-day wadna ken a skippin-rope or a on page 129

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tae the mair 'ordnar' an daily-day Scotland fae Gaeldom an the L on page 131

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e (arguably up tae the present-day). I the phase o anglicisation
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
unkers can hae the ultimate ae-day ainimal career adventur. seei
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the same bourds an baurs daily-day, an aye
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
ce o giein respect tae thon 28-day windae, in
tit itsel tae act throu the 28-day windae conform the
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
raelly dae affeck fowk dae-tae-day. Hoo confident are thae fowk
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
ue o coontless thoosans o ilka-day fowk across the laun, whae ha
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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Oor Holy-day wis just as ca’d,
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South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
tMiggins Me tae, tomow is ma D-Day fur ma preparation tae visit (2020)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Ticht wee Serbs, tha peep-o-day clan on page 5

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Synthetic (no region)