A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'glaur'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of glaur in Corpus

Shetland

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Than yer fit stuck in glaur on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
aiglit wi dubs, wee tossils o glaur hingin frae the hinneryen o't
uggit the ploo ben the clarty glaur till it grew ower dark fur th
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
malinkie shanks, aa barkit wi glaur an scurls, fur he wis ay faai
ikkin tae rug hersel ooto the glaur. She'd seen Neil Duguid haein
arry – we were aince in the glaur, bit noo I'm on the up-an-up
toor-sookers that trawled the glaur ooto the founs o the quarry h
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the dubs ivermair, laired in glaur, fin fa sud spy her bit an au
me. Faith, the clarty dubs an glaur o the steery
2 matches

Aberdeen

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
him pleiter in the glaur o tar, an still on page 9

1 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
on lass wis frae hid brock an glaur an keech on page 40

1 matches

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ndie: Ach, A'm aw slaigert wi glaur! (Luiks aroun) Bi the leivin on page 48

1 matches

Scott, Finola Lallans 102 - The Galloway Hoard, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
Aw muscle and glaur, he's preenin on page 10

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
r speerit. I wis there, i the glaur o the battle an wi the queues on page 75

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
A couldna lift masel oot the glaur.
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
in slaw to faa awaa intil the glaur an gress o the craigs peth.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the stoor neer sees a drap o glaur.
It's deep in glaur, an och, the smell!
2 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
watter that's clarty wi glaur, nor dis he get droondit in t on page 106
imily's guid name through the glaur, dis it maitter on page 113

2 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
as ye wrastlt thru the glaur on page 143

1 matches

Dundee

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
sein him die in the Hollebeke glaur. The wes sumthin gruesum in t on page 2

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
race tae table. Nor could the glaur an haar on page 112

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
aps awaw an schaws platchis o glaur at smell lik ploum-kake, an t
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
o Jura, ar nocht but clart an glaur. Awmaist the hail island’s
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
haurd gaun ower scree, san an glaur. Aften the only tracks dooble
1 matches

Glasgow

Ayrshire

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
It gaithers glaur an syne rins ower on page 10

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Whitit bi the undevaulin glaur on page 22

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
face doun: an drouned in the glaur. on page 9

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n guffin wi cack fae the burn glaur. on page 20
dreezle, an the steuch o burn glaur on ma haunds wis mingin. A ha on page 23

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
t o platchie saund an claggie glaur on the bottom. Aw roond the p on page 59
ackit. Oo claes war maukit wi glaur an drookit. Oo juist cuidnae on page 63

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
a wheen auld fitmerks in the glaur aside the perk yett, an jalou on page 22

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
es ithers waur claggit bi the glaur. on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Gowdie's shuin were caked in glaur on page 33

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
me o the wee man, get aw that glaur aff yer breeks! Ye hae tae ge on page 61

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ame throu the sub-zero winter glaur on page 10
glaur on his pus on page 15

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Sic claes as his tae ripe the glaur, nae queen on page 37

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
in tae get the bottle out the glaur and he fell in'. on page 54

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
d, or bairns, or dugs, or the glaur o the grund, or the lift itse on page 47

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Cakit wi glaur, fae rakin through the stoury on page 123

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
rin aboot up tae his knees in glaur efter yet anither flood. An w on page 17

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
bits o shells caked in yellae glaur. Maistly they were sauf eneuc on page 18

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Then cowped intae tha glaur, an dee'd, bake-doon. on page 23

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
umfoonert tin sodger, as warm glaur slittered roon aboot him. on page 78

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
baith wheels lairit in glaur, ay, and the fowersome aa fan on page 31

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
deluded pleiterin in glaur on page 95

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ne o waashin tae trail in the glaur. on page 65

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
aye kept Man hauden tae the glaur on page 54

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
reins trailing in thi glaur. on page 76

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Thi Leerie, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
can glaur oor thegitherness. on page 93

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
a survived the bluid, feem an glaur cam strecht hame an gat mairr on page 16

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Suin oor Leodhasach is howkin glaur oot o the auld faimilie hoose on page 91

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
h in the daurk, aiblins throu glaur, juist addit tae oor reluctan
1 matches

McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
buin traivelin lang throu the glaur an the gloom,
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The glaur o the streets is happit wi wh
ing coud shift thaim frae the glaur.
2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
wis, whit thay ca’d, ae ‘Glaur Student’, it
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
through the dubs and the glaur and the clart and the snaw, on page 8
the first tae sail intae the glaur. As weel we cannae see ootby on page 77

2 matches

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Winter Glaur on page 163

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ndfaither's haun, stampin the glaur on page 195

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
on Carruthers' auld glaur-broun-and-reid on page 11

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
mixt in bluid an glaur testify on page 69

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
through the dubs and the glaur and the clart and the snaw,
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

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