A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'sweir'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of sweir in Corpus

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
'Sweir on Betsy's life'
Solemnly vow an sweir
urthermair, I solemnly vow an sweir
Furthermair, I vow and sweir
. He's half-shelt as it is. I sweir he spenns mair time in the st
7 matches

Aberdeen

General Northern

(South) East Central

Pete, Fortune Lallans 102 - Trotsky's Treatment, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
camsteirie tyme o ma lyfe. Am sweir ti mak mention o oniebodie in on page 91

1 matches

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
ie leukt doun and Jeanie coud sweir she saw her smirk and gie her on page 1

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
a sorts o unco thochts I'd be sweir ti think again. on page 78

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An sweir that guidness bides tho lilie on page 30

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
n writers, maist o thaim bein sweir tae yaise spoken Scots in con
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
a mind o thair ain an is gey sweir tae gie up thair hard won Eng
ck o thair heids an awbodie's sweir tae be the first tae tak the
2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
o bagpipe muzak, I sweir this is nae lie:
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
rebeirs wis naewhaur near sae sweir tae mak uiss o aw the guid wo
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
aff hiz horss an pued a sweir Ebenezer frae hiz munt an int
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Sweir Adam
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e, wi laddies bein parteeclar sweir tae volunteer for onie projec
1 matches

West Central

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
a fair bit ding: ye'd sweir ablo yir braith. on page 133

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hair bi the ruits, an richtly sweir on page 104
sane fowk aa owre wid sweir he wis as mad an bad as Labeo on page 119

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
offer for the MS.. Hogg wesna sweir, but anerlie gin the buik ste on page 116

1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
An A sweir A willnae pest ye agane.
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ular customer, ane wha wisnae sweir tae gie her a big tip forbye. on page 60
t by. Howivver they were affy sweir tae say. Sweir tae tell fowk on page 97
ten built by fowk wha werenae sweir tae push their ain interests on page 116

4 matches

Edinburgh

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in tae ithers. For daurin tae sweir the Covenant, their richt air on page 27
ames as heid o the Church, an sweir never tae rise in airms again on page 45
reat Day of Judgment, I shall sweir allegiance tae nane ither tha on page 46
idin buits ... That garrd him sweir, an ye ken hou auld Tammas fe on page 61

5 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
inna pauchled onythin, Maw, I sweir it.' on page 56

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he baith o thaim. Nou she wis sweir ti ring Ann, for fear at Bob on page 18

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
tatterwallop goon; the day, I sweir on page 35
The voice was yours, I sweir, on page 43

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ae thrie weys tae chuse. Yin, sweir tae serve me as King. Twa, de on page 14

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
voice skraiked back. 'Ye're a sweir and thrawn wee wirm, and ye'r on page 36

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Pooh, sweir tae me ye'll no forget aboot on page 167

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an sweir the milk wis soor on page 25

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
a sweir stramash o joy an sorra on page 44

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Sweir won frae her, else dreid disp on page 8
Sweir wis his horse an sadly laith on page 24
The sangs o peace are sweir, but aa can yowl on page 29
A fear sae monstrous lowers, sweir horror's thrust on page 30
war sairly sweir tae please, on page 49
Also on pages 78
6 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
I sweir it on ma faither's grave. on page 35

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
For aye, I sweir! - Ye'd gie your hecht an br on page 45

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
sweir is ma sister, see, makin mane on page 19
the gloamin, see, A'm gled an sweir ti gang hame on page 28

2 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
m tae the "Big Teegers." an A sweir Auntie Aggie wis thinkin, "Ye on page 118

1 matches

Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
He was sweir to bid them ben, on page 57

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
seitiation whaur a bodie can sweir an aith in Scots, an mak a sp on page 121

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
le kenspeckle fowk. He wisnae sweir o screivin ither fowk's stori on page 16

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t airt tae gae. Some fowk wud sweir it's the anerly airt tae gae! on page 91

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ns in the herts o the weak an sweir,
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r aboot 1700 wis mair an mair sweir ti uise - s endins efter plur
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ther’s caur. Wi that an the sweir blissin o ma faither, I stert
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
�ll no dae that again, I’ll sweir.’ The rider nodded back, ti
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
set on tae maw, sum affa sweir tae cut gress, doun anenst th
kaaners i Sud Afrika; whae ir sweir tae speak wi ootlins, gif the
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A sweir he cam efter me on page 6

1 matches