A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'w'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of w in Corpus

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
'kidnap' me for a blink if he w(2020)

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
ee instead a photo o a man at wöre his lear licht. on page 19

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
uages fir 1,500 year or mair. W'ir seen da Greek an Roman Emp on page 13
w voiced labiovelar approximant on page 26
s wint tae spell it is - bye. W'ir follooin dis convention. on page 30
lang or stressed velar soond w'ir pickit a system seen as af on page 32
aekers. Da øse o silent e an w characters is fun aawye ithin on page 36
Also on pages 42, 49, 61, 70, 72, 76, 89, 101, 102
20 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Whaar springs sab dey wösh da sonsi faces on page 36
On da third, da decks wis wöshen bare, on page 59

2 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
omised at dey wid tak care an wüve as dey trotted doon da da
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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
appier even more es da simmer wör on, wi a cheerful an canty
adderin, an da mair da simmer wör by, da darker cam da ask,
2 matches

Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
Me knees dyeen wäek, me hands start tu shak,
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
tradeetional Shaetlan laek J.W. Laesk. Dis is da wye at I sp
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
thing te think aboot. Fit've w; got te look forrit till on a on page 86

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
irk oot foo they mith dee awa w; him, bit they were feert at on page 116

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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
pe he himsel wisna comin doon w’t ana. Nae maitter he’d n
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
roo he lookit like a bamstick w’t cockit on tap o ees nappe
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mbled but each time I got awa w’t by sayin ‘I canna stand
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
es got their bait an wun hame w't chatterin aa the while aboo
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
’d begged him tae leave her w’t but na na he wiz takin it
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
guid, yer bilingual (or soon w (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
Alane I wis, binna the wísdom o Henryson, on page 138

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The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
eel appointed public building w’ loads of seating and the r
1 matches

General Northern

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Jist woke efter a 4 w’ik sleep aff the back o’ a (2020)
Lang may yer lum reek a’w ma chummys a’n fellow dandie(2019)

@beast_afc tweeted
uals cos they wid link better w(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
! Useless ginger nut replaced w(2018)

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
back an' forrit aw day, in aw w'athers, jist lookin' at the w on page 13
ma heid, ye see the w'ather's no aye the warst o' t on page 21
nae like it whan Ah hear that w'ather, an' Ah dinnae kin whar on page 22
the fish whan ye can in this w'ather. on page 23
atter an' oot they gan in ony w'ather. They tell me that a wu on page 24
Also on pages 34
9 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e Like a coorse tink! Ti dang w'it! on page 16

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
itional fable. It's true that W.S. Graham taen nae tent of th on page 95

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
My mere facade juist stares; w' its maim and scar on page 12

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
1/- e.w. on page 58

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
wul mind o him whan thai read W. S. Milne’s Aesopic prose f
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
forgí us á úr il díds, as wí ín forgí ðém ðat did u
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
The buik is weel named, as C W Berry maks guid yuiss o the n
C W Berry's faimly, that seems ta
Narrative by 'Lochinvar' bi C W Berry,(ISBN o 9531703 o 6)
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The W L Lorimer Memorial Trust Fund
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
is ongaun is tae tak place in W H Smith's stertin at 6.30pm.
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
chin eric b against wee jocky w - top drawer darts n 2 great (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wan time when ah wis in Tesco w ma ma an nearly took wur legs on page 66
's been charged in connection w; Lesley Ann's death. Ma da sa on page 130

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
o Ettrick: 'Anecdotes of Sir W. Scott' an 'Familiar Anecdote on page 116

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
essie Kesson, Vincent Park an W. Lindsay Simpson. He gat a te
aw at Embro univairsitie ablo W. L. Renwick, but wes appyntit
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
a man,” says ma faithur, “w'uv broke ri back e' it so wey
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an time goes dead s l o w on page 19

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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
ks an wis regularly entrustit w; aw kinds o sensitive tasks f on page 34

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Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A made ma w’y back tae oor arranged spo
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
gainst her will, would in ony w’y lessen the confrontation?
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
fessionalism only lasted hawf w’y up the corridor afore A b
n, then change roles. In this w’y we’d assist in gettin�
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
his is called the Boom, cause w’en it ‘it's your ‘ead i
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
gangs upo fower legs, or haes wíngs, is a freend. And mind a
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
st gaed for a dauner whan the w.o. wis here. Whiles he gaed t
lik cud tak him hame, bit the w.o. tane ower. She caaed a sel
wart the door, an cut aff the w.o. afore she cud spick. Rongy
ke her, Rongye kent that. The w.o. thocht her mainner wis fau
The w.o. leukit at her as gin that
12 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
, we did. This I dae. Iona it w's...she pointed that oot. on page 3

2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
for the day... m-mebbe neist w-w-Wednesday, when Ill be wark on page 42

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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
eishes o the Scottish people. W illie made it e'en waur for m on page 14

1 matches

General Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
sic makars as Agnes Adam and W. D. Cocker wrocht in thon mai on page 37

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
verra still, haudin it ticht w; baith hauns while the crood on page 54
vitamin U, vitamin V, vitamin W, vitamin X, vitamin Y, and, b on page 155

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Neill, W. The Tungs o Scots (1997). Ak on page 24

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
in afore them tends tae hae a w soond noo jyned, for an insta on page 64

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'W-whit'll you say?' he spiered. on page 41
nd Wee Grumphie said, 'A-aye. W-will we?' because he wis aye on page 55
aid Hoolet, comin strecht oot W) it. , on page 75
doon tae is this,' he said. "Wéit does Christopher Robin da on page 77
it means Education, it means w the things that yersel and Po on page 81
Also on pages 152
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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
un wifie sings in the choir - W on page 17

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
r name, not the colour o her. W wis for wellies that ye splas on page 120

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Aye b-but Y-Young W-Wullie's on his wey here noo, on page 65

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@MartinBroon tweeted
ome fitba’ ??. ????????????. W.A.C ???? https://t.co/evoofgO(2020)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
butnben...tae safely isolate w their fower bi fower fu o wai(2020)
be said of Brexit voters but w reference to Voters in Englan(2020)
det tae dae the Scots Lairnin w the Elph or w SC&T - speceef(2020)
McHarg; ye'll hae tae mak dae w @DunsPitcus, CheJoanna an @Pe(2020)
My inner binary OS wad crash w fundamental conflicts. I maun(2020)
and 1 other occurrences.

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ecordin o ae crack atween Ian W Landles, History teacher it H
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South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
discriminated against people. W(2020)

Donegal (East Donegal)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Lyttle, A. G. Yarns 3 - Lastin Memorial, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Bangor, prose
‘W. G. Lyttle. Ay, A lake that.�
‘Naw, A meant W. W.’ A lauched an clippit him
and Proprietor,” it sez, “W.G. Lyttle” – his ain last
3 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
terScots blethers inaboot (by W.G. Lyttle fae Newtownards). h (2016) twitter link
Lug in tae this. W.J. Lyttle's books aye have a (2020) twitter link

Synthetic (no region)