A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'prayer'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of prayer in Corpus

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
thrappled intae prayer. on page 12
pipes an circuitry, as if at prayer. on page 26

2 matches

Shetland

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Sunday skweel. Ah said a wee prayer aat Jesus wid lut her in - c on page 67

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
s say, 'Ma hoose is a hoose o prayer, bit ee've made it a den o th on page 113

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
chin noo. "Wi'll hae te pit a prayer upstairs fir a dry day." on page 14

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
le wis ringin the summons tae prayer frae the muckle moo o the Ste
t takkin tent o the littlin's prayer:
aither hid telt her...the Big Prayer noo, nae the little een, thou
syne gaun ontae the Littlin's Prayer, 'Noo I lay me doon tae sleep
ed as she ay did, an said her prayer, 'Thy Will be dane', an lay d
5 matches

Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
sed ower their chest as if in prayer, ae leg thrust back lik a cra
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
The Lord's Prayer in Doric seen at St Machar's (2016)

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
an, wad he mak im wullin. The prayer was answert tae sic effeck th on page 30

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah find masel cairryin a wee prayer on page 6

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
lka Tyesday, faan we haud the prayer meetin.' on page 88

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ble Study on a Wednesday an a Prayer Meetin on a Setterday, forby on page 72

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
was she deein askin for mair prayer an allooin me tae gyang aa th
orsin her lees an seekin mair prayer; fae him, tellin o his wife�
2 matches

General Northern

(South) East Central

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
as he coud and gied up a wee prayer that she'd disappear ower the on page 1

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Ye hivnae got a prayer, on page 8
oper funeral. A coffin, a wee prayer, a ceremony. That's whit aa t on page 64

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The text o the Lord's Prayer is fae "Sermons in Braid Scot
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
er, it’s gittin it’s no a prayer at aa. Amen.
ered on here... it wadna be a prayer. I want tae pray, Faither, bu
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
A Prayer Frae the Hert
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ht in the middle o the Lord's prayer, she jimped up, claucht her b on page 102

1 matches

Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
wee atheist's prayer mate, gies us a haun oot ae t
1 matches

Dundee

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
that they spick the langage o prayer?” He drappit his vyce e’e
that they spick the langage o prayer?” He drappit his vyce e’e
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
m quite literally livin oan a prayer.
1 matches

Glasgow

Ayrshire

General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hew held his braith in silent prayer. on page 39

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Please God hear ma prayer; on page 16

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
zen, an burriet ootby, wi nae prayer, on page 40

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
us, a depressed wee atheist's prayer. on page 93
But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer, on page 105

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
an white sheets and bells for prayer ringing through the nicht. So on page 3

1 matches

Swan, Michael Lallans 102 - Mebbi Ah Spak Owre Suin, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
gybargyin the hale time aboot prayer energy apportionin, an it fee on page 96

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
't give to be if i was mary's prayer on page 32

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
angels, while the douchtless prayer on page 33
2. A Baundsman's Prayer on page 60
On prayer-saft pace; on page 80

4 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Tak it, queen, as an unspoken prayer, on page 35

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
e ma bed, like A war makkin a prayer, an read the pome tae masel a on page 83
nd!" Saicretlie moothin a wee prayer tae Rabbie. on page 84

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
resaif our prayer. on page 97

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
men, usit greit devosioun and prayer all that tyme.
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
Thur wis a quick prayer endin wi, “Spare the green

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
His prayer buik hud been haunded doon th

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Jist mak ae earnest plea an prayer.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
non religious but have said a prayer or two in my life, fitba dinn(2020)

@jax6754 tweeted
wuid be Bon Jovi Livin oan a prayer! An oldie! But a goodie!?? Hu(2016)

@LairnScots tweeted
am O'Shanter an Holy Willie's Prayer: https://t.co/x2ZLBa5g6B #Sco (2020) twitter link
tive games oan 'Holy Willie's Prayer' an 'Tam O'Shanter' at https: (2019) twitter link
y's Blood' and 'Holy Willie's Prayer'. Nae printin, nae photocopyi (2019) twitter link
O'Shanter' and 'Holy Willie's Prayer' wi oor new interactive lairn (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
frae stabbin hoarnit beese Ma prayer an answer sen. on page 65

1 matches

Synthetic (no region)