A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'swing'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of swing in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Wir been gittin back into da swing o school and Dave bein at war (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
m es he disappeart throwe the swing doors. on page 35
oster es Muggie shoodered the swing doors: on page 59

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it ere's sma, an ere's 'cudna swing a cat'. Oh, my God!" said Mor on page 9
st balcony practisin his golf swing." on page 17

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ck o corn, an helpit Isie tae swing up in the spars o the reef, f
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
ipes, e bangin o e drums an e swing o e kilts att gars ma hert lo
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s fammils were swaak and wi a swing tae his step he wiz back eenc
1 matches

General Northern

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
I sat on a swing bit through ma brain on page 56

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An yer bird kin swing on page 120

1 matches

Noble, Brian , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Athing’s fairly gan we a swing
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@JedmacPhee The Swing in bye min(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
od het! If yer goin tae shop, swing by mind first ;)(2011)
@aimeeannenaylor Swing by anytime ma luv. Am nae goi(2011)

(South) East Central

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
its aff an auld greenhoose, a swing seat he wis gaun tae dae up f on page 7

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s tiny creature wis tryin tae swing oantae the shelf wae aw its b on page 14
tae take in his attempts tae swing oantae the shelf. Ah'm no sha on page 21

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Swing Hammer Swing! Jeff Torrington
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
bring ma picnic doon tae the swing park on wed - the cucumber s (2020) twitter link

Dundee

Edinburgh

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
way he looks. I mean, I don't swing that way, but he just exudes on page 8

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
nae dae wae that, wee man?' A swing the board n hit him in the fa on page 28
He dives forwards n A swing ma wine. bottle at his dish. on page 42

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
od. The Norwegians're in full swing wi some weird, jaunty hing, f on page 3

2 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
chie Road appears through the swing doors. on page 12

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Ahm choking tae joost fuckin swing it aboot man, cut suhin in ha on page 172

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Stagger and swing that's the thing on page 43

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
he railings, wi the burn, the swing, the Park in the fucking Dark
wiz high on this side. A rope swing hung fae a sycamore tree. The
ment ay lookt queer. Ablo the swing - mebbe fifteen, mebbe twint
3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ck! Ah mind that cunt takin a swing fur me. The fuck wis that aw
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
les oot man. He took a fuckin swing fur me in there. Ah’m off a
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in Cranhill, nae problem tae swing by oan the waiy an get ye.’
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The rumour mill wul swing intae full flow. The keyboard
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ae. Ye never meant tae take a swing fur that boay in The Auld Shi
1 matches

Ayrshire

General Central

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
pit yer haill body intae yer swing. Watch me.' on page 19

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
And sae, wi wan muckle swing, the sodger taen her heid cle on page 36

1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
assumes a universal national swing, gies the follaein distributi
assumin a universal national swing is glaikit – for ane thing,
dna get as monie votes as the swing says they wad tyne. An, o coo
3 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
porridgebrain Ooh, hou did ye swing that? Ah cannae get tae SpecS(2020)

@weenell3 tweeted
than a can of Red Bull you'll swing fae the trees ?? x (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster