A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'fyles'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of fyles in Corpus

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
k their richt names, fur they fyles cheenged sae aften it wis aa
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the feathers on a doo's dowp. Fyles, jist tae see the rikk furl,
ie eneuch, gin their spik cud fyles be gey coorse.
, the ithers cad him: glaikit fyles, bit hairm tae neen. Bappy wi
em noo. They near bide wi us, fyles. Ma says ye'd think they war
aften. He'd hae a forewarnin, fyles, syne he'd drap tae the grun
15 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t tae Tarlair ilka day noo an fyles twice fitiver the weather. He
ome hame in an affa state – fyles soakin o weet an blae wi the
maun needs tae let things oot fyles!”
at sea. She’d a t-name that fyles wiz used but I winna mention
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hae thawed oot a bit and wid fyles come doon tae the kitchen for
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
an forrit daein a wee daunce. Fyles, she didna mind that she bedd
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Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
i a couthy kwintra tongue wad fyles enterteen's in e lang simmer on page 55

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
irsled in hell? Ah ken Ah wis fyles ill-trickit but seerly Ah did on page 41
be, mi man?' said Jamie. 'Ah fyles gets a bee in mi bunnet, but on page 44

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
muckle aboot hersel; mummles fyles aboot the bomb, the 'cruel se on page 38
his heid. 'Georgeson, there's fyles I think ye're ower gweed for on page 41
a mile apairt, ten mile lang, fyles as mony as sivventy ships, wi on page 44

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ae their evenin service, ye'd fyles hear them singin some o the h on page 74

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Murray, Campbell Dinna Quat, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Fan things gyang wrang as fyles they wull;
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General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Steady rain fyles turnin tae sleet,
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ane o the Scottish regiments fyles formed the bodygaird for the
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
hey rockit the teacher's boat fyles an ended wi a row or a scud i
a row or a scud in the lug or fyles baith wi lines thrown in for
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
mak a guy and tak him wi them fyles they were guisin' and the pen(2020)
on tyres fae Turra tyres, so fyles e buggy wiz gettin its new be(2020)
nnies made. Chowie toffee wiz fyles cried Coo candy.(2020)