A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'burd'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of burd in Corpus

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Me peedie burd gied wan long squawk and whis on page 12
nd the middeen, till the poor burd start tae slump on page 13
And no wan single peedie burd survived that stormy trip. on page 14
In quantities meant fur a burd. on page 19
Bit he's free as a burd and he'll nivver be mine on page 38
Also on pages 55
10 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Maps, a globe, burd posters on the waal on page 42

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
In freendly chat wi burd or biest - An half believe i on page 5
urds! Why, she'll eit a peedy burd as soon as look at id!" on page 29
"Only mustard isn't a burd," Alice remarked. on page 87

3 matches

Mid Northern A

General Northern

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
kle ginge Teegar lowpt on the burd table an wheeched awa Mosegi! on page 80

1 matches

(South) East Central

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Grey Feather, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
cast frae an antrin burd on page 7

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Whan there's a craikin flair-burd that she hears. on page 18

1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
als wiz tryin to get wi every burd in the queue but it really wi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Lendin a burd's ee view
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ide janila gomez this gawjuss burd fae the usa has popped in a w (2020) twitter link
n al no hae nowt said about a burd a fancy lol (2021) twitter link

West Central

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
us an' tell 'um tae tell 'e's burd tae stert gerrin' ready cos s
ken who's playin whit bit rat burd e' his is a Philistine whin i
came in wi' ma brur an' 'e's burd an' sat doon' in ri kitchen.
blether tae ma brur an' 'e's burd 'cos A'd loast ma vice.
yed watchin' ma brur an' 'e's burd gerrin' right in roon' aboori
7 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
a craft fair ru'r day rer. Ma burd wis huntin' Christmas present
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Wi’ ri auldest brurr’s burd
y didnae say the joakey wis a burd
The burd an’ the wean an' the dug an
an’ boozy Whin a cawed this burd a bor-fly floozy She wisnae a
Ah’d been eyin’up this burd fur the last twinty meenits
5 matches

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
d aboot it. A pulled an elder burd, ma big cousin's pal. Paula C on page 6
y young team hus at least wan burd who's a juggernaut in a track on page 23
steamin tae talk tae another burd. on page 26
Danny talkin tae another wee burd behind me, Emma Black, huvin on page 27
'Least A wis doon pokin a burd, no fillin ma fuckin nappy" on page 33

6 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
"Daft big burd! Diz he no know? on page 9

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
n drinkin yer tea like a posh burd tae prove that ye're a pure p on page 8

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
managed tae catch up wae that burd, Tracey; the wan ah’d been
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r an there’s a plukey faced burd staunin in the doorwaiy ay th
nashin its teeth an me an the burd recoil as it gags, chokin its
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
up the stair, dae ye?’ the burd wae the wean sais.
ds him, ‘That’s ma fuckin burd ya prick!’
‘That yer burd, is it? Did ah hurt yer feeli
The wee burd wae the wean’s staunin oot
4 matches

Ayrshire

General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
eagull. 'Mammy! That poor wee burd's gat a stump insteid o a fie on page xiii
slept in. Hur hair is like a burd's nest, and hur eyes are red on page 113

2 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ye’re a bit like a burd migrating
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ot a tongue that wad chairm a burd aff a tree.’ Wee Johnie pau
s chairmed mair nor yin bonny burd intae the bushes as weel!’
2 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ane o they coos might be his burd(2020)

South East (Borders)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
A wee burd joins tae sing, for tae welco
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Fam Raven wi yer burd's-ee view, on page 21
Or buy a taakin burd. on page 43

2 matches

General Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
There was a special burd that she should meet,a very s
An man he was chuffed as a burd could be tae see the wee broo
k wi glee,the noise o a happy burd
3 matches