A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'collar'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of collar in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
the workplace among the blue-collar workforce, or in local shops.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
whit wis up, dey hed pitten a collar aroond her neck. On hit der w
'Mam! Dad! Smootie's wearin a collar! Did you get hit fur her an n
e home this morning wearing a collar and name tag with your phone
boot gettin a new tag fur her collar wi baith names an baith phone
4 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
s - suncream stains aboot da collar dat I canni shift. So I’m lo (2019) twitter link

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah think Ah'll git Argo a new collar." on page 63

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tuckin his napkin inte's sark collar an lookin like he wid raither on page 28

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
shame, raelly: Ah'd te pit a collar oan im an, fir the first time on page 17

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rae pittin its heid throw its collar...rub it wi a soo's piddles,
it weel. Hingin doon frae her collar wis a jabot o fite lace, pree
blaik suit an his fite dickie collar, wi his blaik goon ower it aa
m tae examine her, lowsin the collar aroon her neck as he did it.
4 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@KAZ1903 I div like the reed collar(2020)

South Northern

Aberdeen

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
the meenisters claes an a dug collar?" on page 100

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
Syne, seein his collar an tie, A gaes oot; on page 35

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
ae haan clootchin an upturnit collar, the ither waggin till him ta on page 30

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
ltit a hert o steen. He'd nae collar, e craitur, an wis in nae hur on page 27

1 matches

General Northern

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
wis weirin a fite sark wi nae collar, galluses, an tackety buits. on page 51

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
the next thing's ma collar felt, his haun in ma pocket a on page 1

1 matches

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
a fair haud o his legs an his collar, but if he pusht him onie fau on page 89

2 matches

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
er her an ah just grabbed her collar afore she went under a car. T on page 7

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hink twice aboot takin Aldo's collar and leash oaff him and littin on page 66

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
irched an' airned my sark an' collar, an syne she got my guid-anes
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
s time o mornin, till a white collar in tie an jerkin queued up ah
t at the civility o the white collar, an spiered at the wumman qui
an turned back tae the white collar wi a wee bit nervish chitter.
wi the ceegarettes. The white collar cam oot wi his paper.
end ma heid, leavin the white collar staunin thare wi his airm oot
5 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ss that hoved ower his jaiket collar, the een ticht rimpelt to tak
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Ye yanked at the collar o yer coat that was ticht roo
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@angrya1975 Maybe for a white collar worker, bug you cannae expect(2020)

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
nged up man fallguy, heukelt, collar felt, on page 123

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
it gags, chokin itsel wae its collar in its attempt tae get at me.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nt oer, haudin the dug by the collar, ‘Fuck knows Harry. Ah’ve
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
d oot aw aroond the tap o his collar like a rubber ring. He turnt on page 51

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
a black coat wi a high black collar, as if she'd been talkin ti h on page 17

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
tchen as he heaved the muckle collar ower the noble heid o as bonn on page 17

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ew wi enough verdigris on his collar no tae hae turnt a hair.Mairs on page 72

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ng teacher was bilin ablo his collar tae. He had tint his ane free on page 37

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ick feenger inbye the creeshy collar o hes sark. Thocht aboot writ on page 16

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
growe oot o Doug’s collar.
1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
tural blond peeking above the collar ay his tanktop. Ah shouldnae
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
light. There was hair on the collar of ma coat and it lit up inta
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
oot o the Star Inn Close, his collar up an his bunnet poued doun o
1 matches

South East (Borders)

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
o' a policeman's hand on his collar.
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)