A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'pride'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of pride in Corpus

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
aard that hackneyed sayeen - pride comes afore a fall. on page 7
a fine young man, a source o pride and joy. on page 15
Such pride and utter silly pleasure. on page 27
n, lass!" and Sadie glowed wi pride on page 36
Italian Chapel, Chiocchetti's pride and joy. on page 37
Also on pages 73
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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
o it must be us!" His face is pride an revelaetion. "It's either on page 44

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me chest swalled up wae pride ... bit I didna tell them I'd on page 128

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Still used wae pride. on page 125

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ier. The wan-off Egoista taks pride o place, its profile suggesta
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Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
n; writan about haem brings a pride in haem at can strengthen the
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Pride an prejudice on page 68

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
d as da waarm, fuzzy feelin o pride an satisfaction wirmed hits w
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
OilyMuggie I recently watched pride and prejudice (for da first t(2014)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
th bi the sins o greed, envy, pride an ither mortal misdemeanours on page 77
here," Ah said, a queer kinna pride owercomin ma disappintmint. " on page 86
" Ah said. "Yer Grunny teen a pride in er gairden. She'd aa kines on page 88

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
pical North-east reserve, the pride wis ere fir aa te see. Dad wi on page 78
r man manoeuvred his mither's pride an joy inno the back o a cair on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Pride comes afore a faa on page 19
"Weel, ye ken fit they say: pride comes afore a faa." on page 24
neest made er think at mebbe pride sometimes raelly dis come afo on page 27

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ift onywye, it wis aa her ain pride that caused the chilblains, s
he chappit hauns war doon tae pride anna. Twice a day, mornin an
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an the hame-grown variety, aa pride an greed an vanity mony o the
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Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
ogy – sharin oor passion an pride in the Doric, bit in a wye aa
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
second tae none which wiz her pride and joy. But as things do in
‘They Carved Her Name With Pride’, a true story aboot a lass
‘They Carved Her name With Pride’ that a strange thing happe
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
rry’s hairt wis fair full o pride

@DoricPhrases tweeted
rases #Doric #love #gaypride #pride #pridecolours #LGBT #LGBTQ #L(2019)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
95 Similarly sad not to see a pride padding on the moonlit braes (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
A maitter o pride for her faither on page 9

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
lt aa the ithers, thrangin wi pride. She wisna quite richt, but m on page 27

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Pride gings afore a faa, mi freen!" on page 89

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
e o his collection, Abbie’s pride an joy. In yon days my fowk d
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
in fae mi moo lik het wax, ‘pride … gings … afore … a …
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Murray, Campbell Dinna Quat, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
ly, bit yet hert’s foo o’ pride;
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General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
It's richt enough, pride comes afore a fa on page 90

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
an naething broken (jist his pride). As he gaed himsel a shak a
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Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
worked the same wye, takin’ pride
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ous wi a strong sense o civic pride for his city - and he’s a d (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
him quotin fae the report wae pride. Like, ah on page 69
goat pleasure fae takin great pride in the joab they did. A feeli on page 87

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
""Looks braw,"' she added wi pride. She startit tae sway. "I thi on page 84
n tap o the bar cooler, takin pride o place. Davie wis a dab haun on page 94

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
've duin weel." Ian glawed wi pride, it wis the firsten time Clan on page 97

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - I Hae A Drame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, poetry
lan o the pilgrim’s pride,
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
-i-the-buik lectures were the pride o the Local History Associe a
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma rose, wi muckle pride invested,
but rose up in yer stubborn pride
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
a host o ithers, guid an bad. Pride at ma haird wark. Freendship
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wis taen wi thair passion an pride in the language, an wi hou yo
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
name, lately o the Riverside Pride,” Dave purred like a chains
r service, lately o the Swamp Pride,” replied the stranger. “
ce he had been booted oot his pride.
ither got flung oot the Swamp Pride aboot fower month ago,” Shu
e they are still in the River Pride). Life wis great. Plenty grub
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
learly brimmin wae a sense ae pride. Like a cat who goat the milk
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West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
a badge fir thaim tae wear wi pride; on page 28
The last vestiges o pride kept her oot on page 59
nou transcended aa his civic pride, on page 87
Pyntin out wi great familial pride, on page 88

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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ak o intae a soorce o genuine pride. Tae fankle atween twa langua
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
self determination or simply pride in yer ain identity. We’ve
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Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Pride, power, castles an lands wir on page 42
but eh huv got meh pride. on page 50
let's keep oor pride an glory on page 57
roots deep in a hardy pride on page 74
How do yi measure a sense o pride on page 75
Also on pages 78, 85
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
mmunists, A felt a wee stir o pride. Fowk in the modern warld ten on page 120

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Edinburgh

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
y wirsels wi mair confidence, pride, an dignity.
irry their identities wi mair pride, but a chynge at the grassroo
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McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The pride o' oor flow'rs,
His he'rt filled wi' pride,
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
her heart, baith filled wi' pride an' fears,
e slaughtered, aw' for Stuart pride,
see, oor culture's shattered pride,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
n reserves o’ courage an’ pride,
Foreswore spiritual pride, for the sake o’ the weans.
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
sense, an' oor, pleasure an' pride,
Yir talent has filled us wi' pride,
Oor nation's pride, sung loud an' long,
on’s he’rt, jist mind the pride an’ tears o’ oor Gowden a
White heid high, chest fu o' pride,
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
it so bad, ah’ve lost aw ma pride at this point, th’only thin
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ctually started tae take some pride in its appearance. It coast a
Ah go straight tae ma pride and joy. Which is the monster
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Glasgow

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wae salt watter, silent. His pride’s hurt mare than anythin an
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
aw that; a symbol ay national pride, as we edge ever forward, tae
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Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
tes, meant that we had muckle pride in car leid and in car airt, on page 18
culture that gied fowk sic a pride in their wey of talkin, but m on page 23

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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
His ugly pride.
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General Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
An that maks him pluff up wi pride. But he isna a man: he is a on page 29
ud tae deave him wi her dorty pride. Ae day, for instance, whan d on page 32

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
through vainity, and pride (as ye, on page 43

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
it windin hir haill bodie wi pride. Lichts flickerit oan the wee on page 14

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
, ma love, ma jo, ma greatest pride. on page 103

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
his phone. His nairae-boukit pride an jey. A lift hit up. Hit re on page 4

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
n, but and ben,' said Pooh wi pride. on page 15
can swim and aw,' said Roo wi pride. on page 91

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an they tak real pride in polishin on page 43

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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
n sodger wis aboot burstin wi pride and aw. on page 70

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - A Braw Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
a braw bairn tae ma pride an joy, on page 59

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Gruggie, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
headin for thi main; thi pride o thi weak, on page 74

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Pride comes buskit i the duds o Sha on page 79

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
burnt Side of your Shin, For Pride in Poets is nae Sin’ and ag
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
upstaundin wrichts that teuk pride in thair darg. Mass productio
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White, George When you're an auld man, (Facebook 2024) Central, poetry
nae maiter if yer pride be hurtit
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
us puffit oot wi a surfeit o pride. ‘Yiv a fine conceit o yers
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
doon the brae, and a wounded pride that’ll last a lifetime nae
eth, sair finger, and woundit pride. Not to mention he wis soppin
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
witter fan quine Lassie crush pride for iday but gin she hauf a ((2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
MDempster Got tae be Mither's Pride!(2019)

@LairnScots tweeted
2915 Wear yer glottal stop wi pride! Check oot @accentricitypod : (2019) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
e? If sae, a wid look up with pride... (2020) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
o glory. But wis it pride that glowered on page 191

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wi aa its holes, weirin it wi pride. on page 28

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
He leukit wi pride an hert-likin til his fowk af on page 21

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@StuartPoet tweeted
5 braw tae see sic speerit an pride in wir leid an yit anither pa(2020)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wull be pride of mae wee yard on page 45
Pride ait cometh befare a fall on page 46

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Dickey, William Yarns 3 - Annual General Report, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ballymena, prose
nks wi us are a source o some pride. Monie years ago he wus a pup
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Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
The’ hinnae larned tak a pride
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East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Inglis's (soon tae be Mothers Pride) was one I used tae see
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