A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'pint'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of pint in Corpus

Orkney

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The winda wis stuckken wi pint bit Ronnie munuged te rug it on page 56
fir bein ticht es twa coats o pint. He'd nivver spint a shillin on page 74
ce at wis harled wi pooder an pint an the claes she insistit oan on page 79

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a han - Ah'm a demon wi the pint brush," said Dot enthusiastic on page 87

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
on an sat him upo e heidmaist pint o e steeple, an says till him on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the place cud dee wi a lick o pint and a bittie o sprucin up, bi on page 8

1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Noo fit’s the pint in that?!!!!!!
1 matches

Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
I mean, aye, she's got a pint bit is she richt?
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ipsy kind. I’d order a half pint o India Pale Ale and slowly m
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Anither excuse fur a pint! Cheers quine! https://t.co/A(2017)
Is ma pint shade tae bright fur ma gaird(2017)
anely gyan tae shoppies fur a pint i' milk! Fit’s the Doric fur(2018)
rs Doric Phrases usin acrylic pint ontae canvas fur anely £60 a(2018)

Mid Northern B

@McGoo1888 tweeted
wid get a full human...so wan pint please. (2021) twitter link

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
doon pint aifter pint or’s lichtnin-een
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
p doon on mi sasser. "Tae the pint, Mary, tae the pint!" Ah says on page 35

3 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
onin for chairgin €18 for a pint o Guinness. on page 8
e'll pey throu the nose for a pint), but dinna let 'at pit ye af on page 15

4 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
me in bold, textured layers o pint on page 33

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n. Syne he looked doon at the pint o his pen, syne at the ceilin on page 86
"Ah'll come stracht tae the pint, Wittgenstein," wint on Chair on page 89

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n Coo, knockin back his fifth pint o bitter. An that exackly fit on page 107

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
at, an mi wife Myrtle takin a pint tummler o barley watter afore on page 72

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Fan it gat a lick o pint an a funcy cloot anent,
1 matches

General Northern

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an aathing fae es pint o reference on page 82

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
at the sodger's green an reed pint. on page 94

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
tae mak your pint nae mair. Aye jist eneuch. on page 10

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
el.' An wi that Bob lifts his pint o bitter an flings it full in on page 8

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Disna hae a pint o'view on page 105
Is a pint o' mild better 'an bitter? (b on page 130
Hame (I telt him tae get a pint or twa) on page 132
Statin yer pint o' view. on page 135
Took her oot fir a pint an a pie, on page 136

8 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Whittle tae an icy pint on page 74

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
i twa tails, an efter anither pint or
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
hat nicht I hid gind in for a pint. He wis there, the communist.
sed tae see me, and I took ma pint ower tae him, sittin there al
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
snae bye-ordinar stey at this pint,
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
and nae knock but fit was the pint I’d get a hydin for that on
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
chmond tae se if he funcied a pint ??. Legend (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
@AFCHereWeGo Got ma first pint at 12 up in that chapel. The (2020)
chances of a free burger and pint for me?(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
@DeesideDon A wid pint em n get on weeit(2020)
@thedecor85 Fa stood on yalla pint?(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
Damn fine pint in the Victoria bit am helluv(2011)
be lovely.....alternatively a pint in the Vic wid de(2011)
@LouiseNicol1 efterneen pint?? x(2012)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
much for lager, Barman; £2 a pint & £7 a pitcher, he says I'll(2016)
ddie aff the boats spills his pint o'er em(2016)
d to flick his tab ash in his pint when he went to the loos! Sti(2016)
the auld craws nest fer a wee pint & in waks an auld flame o'min(2017)
!! I jist aboot chocked on ma pint when she introduced herself t(2018)
and 6 other occurrences.

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
hidin' their treesure, Ah'll pint oot the golden cave in the fi on page 6

1 matches

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
distress? Ma cam ower at yon pint, and liftit Rosie aff frae Ge on page 1

2 matches

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
oddled hame tae take Da fur a pint. The baith ch them past us as on page 7

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
With your pint and your backpack after the F on page 57
To order a pint and a nip uttering only one s on page 60
As his last pint (and yours) are flatly sinkin on page 60
ble that taks mair o a body's pint than finds its wey inti his m on page 75

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nother sip ae ma watered doon pint. on page 49
nly came tae invite yae fur a pint wae me and Craig themorra doo on page 66
been dumped." He then pulls a pint and passes me it. "This yin's on page 73
Ah start chokin oan ma pint. Whilst at the same time tryi on page 78
nside the pub fur a pre-match pint. Fae how busy this shitehole on page 103
Also on pages 104
8 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
r whit? No even the price o a pint. I wis jist gaun tae on page 24
t ma pay, but I did buy him a pint. Nae hard feelins, eh? It wis on page 30

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
ite tae eat in the hotel an a pint or twa o Creerie's Heavy tae on page 59

1 matches

Peffers, Bob Upheeze, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
an e-scrieve an, gif ye hae a pint tae mak, wi wull pit it on yi
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Av coorse ye're wantin me tae pint a moral, Ah've nae doot,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
thin sae that, frae the men's pint o view, the tea-brek wisnae g
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
the remit o this piece is tae pint up the yuiss o the Scots lang
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
site e'en taks the bother tae pint oot tae non-Scots-speakers th
1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
Wur hivin a pint
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
er. Histry no bein her strang pint.
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
me and mum watched dad have a pint ??, then popped intae see aul(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ajmc1066 price oh a pint m8 (2021) twitter link
k00 if they r al join u fir a pint! (2021) twitter link
- n if am wrong eer due me a pint ya wee legend lol (2020) twitter link
slaver - c u 2 n mines is a pint o lager wae a bacardi chaser (2020) twitter link
the highlight 2 nite wis the pint danny bot me - it wis nectar (2020) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.

West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Tammy ordered his pint an asked, “Here, Eddie, whi
tuik a lang swallae frae his pint, then luiked at the three gri
sell; “juist haein a quaiet pint an mindin ma ain business.”
tuik a lang swallae frae his pint, syne cleart his thrapple.
4 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e true A'm takin' a jaundiced pint a' view Shair wuv jeest hud t
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
ved him up a hauf-meisur in a pint-stowp, that he did sae wi a m
1 matches

Dundee

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
it afore we go fur a few more pint-cans ae Miller n a bottle ae on page 16

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ly fuck aw chat. He ordered a pint ae Punk IPA at the pub and pr on page 15
and coke; ah tell him. 'And a pint ae Tennent''s. on page 21
hooder, placin his hauf drunk pint doon on a windaesill by the d on page 27
Ah smile and take a sip ae ma pint. Wan ae the staff passes wi a on page 29

4 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
h that can only be matched wi pint thumpin an opinions thrusted on page 3

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
that! Ah’m still gaun fur a pint, ye intae it Pearcey?’ he s
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae order oor drinks. A hauf pint ay heavy an a hauf ay Glenfid
r me. Tam’s usual is a hauf pint ay Tennents lager an a measur
ur himsel afore pickin up his pint an noddin tae his mate afore
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t’s a good shoap – decent pint.’ ah sais. Nae bother Danny
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
henever ah’m gaun oot fur a pint or that; even just tae walk a
‘Eh, just a pint ma man.’
‘Just a pint? A pint of what? I ain’t a bloody m
‘Sorry, man. A pint ay Tennents.’
s, automatically, at Damo’s pint, wae barely a drink oot it. A
5 matches

Ayrshire

General Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
An here's Susie's pint - she's beelin, oor lass, on page 100

1 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
o its auld furm. That is yin pint. The ither is a wee comment o on page 59

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Hauf a pint o ENGINE ILE - tae keep Gran on page 31
'Hauf a pint,' Geordie said. on page 88
wi anxious een, cowped hauf a pint o engine ile and some anti-fr on page 89

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
a pint o heavy on page 53

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
e hauf-mete tass, nae English pint on page 15

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
And was haen a pint in the East Port Bar. on page 123

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
o its fameiliarity). The hale pint aboot a staundart is at there on page 56

7 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ays (though it is as weel tae pint oot again at the feck o its e
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Onybody fir a pint o cauld sick? Or hou aboot so
elcome tae the fishermen as a pint o cauld sick.
2 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
in the mood fur a pint(2013)

@g_hibby tweeted
ye can forget aboot having a pint as soon as we get there.. Ye' (2023) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
I hauna heard Eddi sing, nor Pint o Wine (which I loe); I also (2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ot & sunny. Ye can even get a pint o cauld beer at wan o the 'AL (2022) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
Also callie best>>>belhaven, pint ae cream over a pint ae vineg (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)

General Ulster