A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'understand'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of understand in Corpus

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
o freedom - sheu wid nivver understand. on page 39

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
"You can't understand what it's like, to free yours on page 138

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
So they understand. on page 125

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
letter? This folk will nivver understand him! He’ll be famous – a
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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
govrenment? – or gin we cad understand it, right enof, bit chos tae
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Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
correctly so that people can understand what you're saying." on page 35

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@tattooedselkie tweeted
@JoEdwards41 I dinna understand yun. I'm by no means perfect (2021)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the lot. As a comfort ye’ll understand. It teen Dr Makadoork weeks a
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s Gordon at all times! Do you understand?”
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Mid Northern B

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
You tell him ye understand, on page 37

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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
mbers and percentages I dinna understand.
But fit I dae understand is that, fit wi energy prices
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General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
level. Hardie Tackle coodnae understand fit wye some players jist fel
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
, it might be o relevance tae understand, hid at one point been a busi
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TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
Shae says "I'm sorry I don't understand, say, do you come from Bhutan
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
Well then, that I understand.
le mainer. Yes, I’ll say. I understand, I’ll say. That’s so funn
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
at fit she's offering & then understand fit why! #dodgystomach #getma(2019)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
id it for donks. Could nivver understand the need masel. BMW marketing(2020)

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
Aiberdeen like? Oh you don't understand? What a surprise. You've gone (2024) twitter link
. Like how difficult is it to understand Aiberden? But I'll bet she di (2023) twitter link
dee wi' you min? Oh you dinna understand 'Aiberdeen'. Surprise? Not. (2023) twitter link
Effie, I've told you I don't understand the Scottish voting system. B (2021) twitter link

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
aw these rich cunts kin never understand; it takes aloat ae blood, swe on page 21
high school. Yae've goat tae understand yin hing. Bairns fae ma area on page 22
Ah couldnae understand why Stevie hudnae mentioned A on page 33
n as ah tried tae process and understand why Aldo hud done what he did on page 97

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
April couldna understand a word, except mebbe "chicken on page 74

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
but my grandkids dinna. They understand it, but they dinna spik it. T
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
“No, no, you don’t understand” she skraiched. “It’s a
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
That nane but me wad understand.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
"Understand" Onybody that can unnerstaund
an", shuid pit a tick in the "Understand" box.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
"Can you (a) understand (b) speak (c) read and (d) wr
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
My brain went numb trying to understand it.
ut it is doubtful if we could understand much of what the Scots langua
strange words which few would understand.
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ma dug voice, she’s doesnae understand ma normal one ????(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
_Pacey @ajmc1066 its awrite a understand lol (2020) twitter link
rian_Pacey @RyanMusselburgh a understand - eer gettin oot ur depth no (2021) twitter link
to go ahead imo - but a can understand brechin fighting there quarte (2021) twitter link
r these people - only a can understand them lol (2020) twitter link
just a shambles joe - a kin understand your frustrations - if its g (2021) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

West Central

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
weird that ye didnae like or understand it wis probably yer ain fault
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@annieones tweeted
las4Moray @ScotTories I canny understand it, i voted for Ruthy, where (2021) twitter link
@ScotTories I canny understand it, i voted for Ruthy, where (2021) twitter link

Dundee

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’Ah understand, Doac’’ ah sigh ‘’Tim
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
an nae cunt, gees them shite, understand?' The crowd mutters assurance on page 25

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
l way. In a way that a didnae understand wit he wis laughing aboot. He on page 41

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
with that smile. The I don't understand that reference smile. The You on page 1
The I don't understand that reference smile. on page 2

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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
it, willing to listen to, and understand basic instructions and execut
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General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
most MSPs can be expected to understand spoken and written Scots, and on page 121

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
"Right. . . what we have to understand here is the difference beween on page 37

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Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
heard him yase that I didnae understand, he'd laugh, but no tell me,
roperly, so that everyone can understand you!' I kent better than tae
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
I think it’s when yi cannae understand who yi are anymair – when y
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
people won't understand it."
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McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
We understand ye didnae go
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@jack_capener tweeted
. How many non Scots speakers understand what the likes of "mair nor a(2018)

@jax6754 tweeted
rneoffic! Guid game, and I'll understand if you dinae mak it oan air f(2014)

@billykayscot tweeted
we’ll miss your insights but understand your reasoning. Look forward (2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
awfy politely, "fur Ah can no understand eet masel on page 42
"Ah hink Ah would understand that better," Ahlice said fai on page 90

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
, it’s deffo helpin’ me tae understand its history within, when a wa(2020)
this. The real reason, is tae understand ma circumsta(2020)

General Ulster