A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'nurse'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of nurse in Corpus

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
he handbrake aff the district nurse's car. on page 15

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
d nae time eftir I left wi da nurse haddin her hand. Da nurse's n on page 45
an onnly dochter, an hedd ta nurse her fokk whin dey cam aald an on page 77

3 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ye'v an erse like a district nurse." on page 20

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n. An Ah grat an grat fin the nurse cam te tak her awa, leavin ma on page 45
Ah nurse the wee black bookie against on page 79

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
doon at the Fir Widdie wis a nurse in the toon. She caad it 'rig
leaves the mistress free tae nurse him in ither wyes.'
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
i Lanka tae merrie Lakshmi, a nurse, an tae stert a faimily. Syne
rkit at her Da's surgery as a nurse an wis richt gled Nava cud di
ike thon. He'd niver haen tae nurse onybody afore. There'd be lif
ill tae move, twa war hired, Nurse Emmett an Nurse Mackenzie. Nu
Emmett an Nurse Mackenzie. Nurse Mackenzie tuik the nicht shif
20 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
his broo wi a damp cloot the nurse gave her. The blood fever wiz
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
id tae be taen tae the schule nurse tae hae
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Doric spiking Aberdonian army nurse - read 1st chapter for free (2015)
Doric spiking Aberdonian army nurse: Christmas at Erskine https:/(2016)
t story about Aberdonian army nurse Read opening pages free at ht(2016)
Hospital, aboot Doric spiking nurse https://t.co/zvnOJi7q2q https(2017)
Ah wis an airmy nurse, shall ah pop roon wi a banda(2019)
and 1 other occurrences.

General Northern

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ool cleaner. Her granny wis a nurse an wis eventually the heid mi on page 57

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
jist wait an see. Fin a nurse pit some draps intae his e'e
nurse. " You ken I'm a dab hand wi
n ward seven. She wis askin a nurse fit wye tae get
tae ward seven. Weel the nurse wis tryin desperately tae mak
best tae keep calm fin, a wee nurse in a affa hurry
7 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t A ner got the chance. A wee nurse cum in, shae leukit
scuddie ye ken. Files anither nurse wid daunder
cawin fur a nurse whin a leddy doctor cum in an
oot a almichtie goller fur a nurse. Shae wisna lang comin ben, a
ot hain a gid lauch. A aulder nurse
10 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
le so up ah went ,there was a nurse there wi horn rimmed glasses
1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
reath as ah enter the ward. A nurse is sittin behind a desk at a on page 178

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n the soleecitor cam, he an a nurse witnessed
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Hoo am I? Ye'll hae tae ask nurse.
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
84-5 tae become a psychiatric nurse. His wark appears regularly i on page 205

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
real. Want me tae go tae the nurse with yi, said Harpreet. Naw, on page 18
as the cleaner, the auxiliary nurse, an the superviser ae the sch on page 33
she had tae get sent tae the nurse cause she went an puked up aw on page 105
everythin aw cause her ma's a nurse there. Yi know, said Nicola, on page 153
dhill made me lie doon in the nurse's office an ah missed fifth p on page 169

10 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
or real. Want me to go to the nurse with you, said Harpreet. Naw,
ir sick yi huv tae go tae the nurse an they gie yi milk ae magnes
ncy spendin three oors in the nurse’s office. In that three oor
3 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
dhill made me lie doon in the nurse’s office an ah missed fifth
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
e them. Ah mind Nancy the nit nurse fae primary school she used t
ne enubdy wantin tae be a nit nurse.
2 matches

Dundee

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ril didna say naethin. Whan a nurse cam tae tak thaim tae the war
s thegither in front o her. A nurse rushed up, then realised whit
weill an Rongye had went tae nurse her.
e tae spick tae a parteecular nurse on the ward - there wis a co
shed inside an fund a Tibetan nurse that she kent she cud lippen
10 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
circle an wait. A middle aged nurse, a wee wumman wi huge earring on page 3

3 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the main ward, noddin at the nurse who’s sittin at the desk fu
course. I’ll leave you with Nurse Callaghan over there. She’l
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
er ma usual hauf an a hauf an nurse them fur a while, passively f
1 matches

Ayrshire

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
the door by an awfully smiley nurse, who takes Evelynn’s arm an
The nurse takes us tae a seating area w
time tae leave. Ah signal the nurse who takes Evelynn ower tae th
n the rear view mirror wi the nurse holding her in place. "Ah’m
4 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he wants ti dee,' the hospice nurse sayed, 'ye'll hae ti lat him on page 31

3 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
an muckle mair - nurse tae the man I mairriet, on page 81

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Sometimes I hear a nurse, and I say til mysel, I ken y on page 47

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
y o a wumman that haed been a nurse an wrocht in ane o the muckle on page 10

3 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
The nurse gied him a swippert look. She
'Weel,' the nurse answert, 'she'll last twa day
as the nurse wis aboot tae walk awa, and a
The nurse gaed ben the hoose yince mair
The nurse spiered, 'Weel, is yer mither
8 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ied a ‘community midwife an nurse’. She didnae hae a certific
haed nae sillar tae gie tae a nurse. Them that needed ma granny w
2 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
t. Got the third degree fae a nurse. Noo Ah'm waitin on an actual(2020)
tions he wis askin me tae his nurse, an he objectit tae ma "tone"(2020)

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
Dinnae talk aboot her bein a nurse hen. Sare fit or nae sare fit (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ece wha is a very hard workin nurse says she couldnae gie a shiny(2020)

South East (Borders)

@officialAliRed tweeted
d was force-fed Calpol by the nurse. ???? https://t.co/fn5VHFm7Sb(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Synthetic (no region)