A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'spell'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of spell in Corpus

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
I chuckled as I cast a spell and on page 28

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Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Annie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
castin hir spell on the sea. on page 30

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Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A'm needan a spell on page 31

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
stardust and chanted a peedie spell on page 36

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
But eftir a spell sheu peeks an than thir nothe on page 46

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A Spell o Good Wather on page 157

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
He pit me under his spell. on page 131

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I chuckled as I cast a spell on page 154

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Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
the reasons why this current spell o deep cowld is profoundly re
1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
antra is no tae be faered – spell yir words whitivir wye ye wan

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Geoffrey moaned, "do I hae ta spell it oot? Shü fancies dee. Sh� on page 38

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
da wye maist fokk is wint tae spell it is - bye. W'ir follooin di on page 30

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
canna teach it. You canna mis-spell a language at haes nae spelli
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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
Hit doesna maitter foo you spell your wirds; we aa spaek diffe
nt, so it follows dat you can spell onywye you laek sae laang as

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Such a rare spell of calm sunny settled weather(2020)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e'll say, 'There'll be a gran spell o wither,' an sure eneugh, th on page 103

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
He’ll cast a spell o’ richt gweed will
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
z supposed tae hae broken the spell as they’d started again. He
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
mean Futtret, which some also spell as Futret?(2014)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ots phrase for a stormy, cold spell at the beginning of May. Norm (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
jist richt. Ah dinna need ti spell it oot for ye. on page 76

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General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
the twa o em stood ere fer spell bound, ey agreed it wis worth
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Richt fine spell o wither bare an rare.
There hid been a richt gweed spell o
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@AMaxwell54 tweeted
eved, sae naebdy kens foo tae spell it!! Gin ere wis, Ah'd hae 'a (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
@DoricDictionary how de ye spell jei'lt as in am jist jei'lt ((2014)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
gie @air_ingy Es phones Doric spell checker still disnae get it. (2019)

North East Central

(South) East Central

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
caw and see if she fancied a spell teachin on God's ain island? on page 1

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McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
o the fuck's gonnae ken if ah spell wrang' on page 7

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Not eastern spell, but north's reality. on page 30

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
That's no how ye spell it. on page 68

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
A raicent spell in hospital, for aw that A'm
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Peffers, Bob Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, poetry
Ah canna spell guid Scots, kin you?
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The RWS gaes intae hou tae spell wirds that's parteeclar tae S
novels, an lairnin bairns tae spell, the RWS is o smaa wirth, as
A single letter's aesier tae spell than a digraph;
· A digraph's aesier tae spell whan baith the letters is the
an gauns, expeckin aabody tae spell ilk wird juist ae wey, like i
7 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Ruth’s spell cam shae pit a tapsiltourie o
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
b, ye're richt. It's truth ye spell!
On aw that hear ye cast a spell
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Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
icked Witch o the East cast a spell oan them an they aa fell asle
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
yHeartsFC at leest u n me kin spell brother - dinna b upset cos (2021) twitter link
ts like the laddies under her spell - surprised she n jason huvn (2020) twitter link

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
lie priest wha faws unner the spell o the Ill-Ane. John preaches on page 139

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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ng pure or true in the wye ye spell or the words ye chaise. Niver
‘Hoo wid ah spell that please?’ a latter day
‘Hoo dae ah spell choob in the Scots leid?’
the wye tae spik, or speak or spell wur ain voice.
d pen till ma work. Microsoft spell checker is wan hing, but fowk
5 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
fir a spell, thi perfect place ti dwell, on page 63

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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
deid while they were awa. The spell, or glamourie that the Wee Fo on page 29

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Rebecca, Casey and Stephen The Baby Dragon, the Wolves and the Lassies, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
nce wha the carline had put a spell on years afore. Rebecca merri
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Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
f they websites that does yer spell-checking and that (he, of cou
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Beatrice tane the first spell o drivin in the mornin. She w
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ld be the yin to break ma dry spell. Ah could feel ma baws swolle
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Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
he keenest o devotees tae the spell it casts on page 11
whan ye first read a spell ye luve on page 33

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
A spell that taks awa the cup aye spi on page 11

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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
Studies prelim), the original spell haes been fittert wi tae mak
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Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
“How dae ye normally spell lion?”
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Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
! The twa groups stoppt for a spell an faced ane anither. Then a on page 51

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General Central

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ookin up tae onybody that can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesna sp on page 69
jist shair o himsel. He could spell his ain name HOOTEL, and he c on page 73
ae speak tae onybody that can spell TUESDAY. on page 147
is gaun tae when he begun tae spell it; but, when at lang and las on page 153

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
ut her words wir like a magic spell on page 52

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Ane rede-wod spell did scho devyse on page 37

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
if no tae screive or spell. on page 49

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Spell yer horses, men." Ten yeir au on page 63

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
efeatinlie settin aboot ti re-spell the hail o the words skaired on page 4

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
c, enchantment, witchcraft; a spell, especially one affecting the
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
wi the Scots Government will spell oot whit
wi the Scots Government will spell oot
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
mptin tae screive i Scots can spell wurds significantly different
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
selves how he might break the spell she wis unner,” sayed Laren
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
h went tae Aberdeen Uni fir a spell. Thinkin bout ma past jist ma
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
twich, Lancashire) decide tae spell it Wullie? I can only jalouse
e the ‘please yersel hou ye spell it’ schule o Scots orthogra
conceit that says, ‘dinnae spell it the same as English, nae m
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@jack_capener tweeted
ots originally, so no need to spell it the Irish way :)(2019)

@jax6754 tweeted
cottish tae! ......although a spell heed heid! Hee hee! Hugggssss(2014)

@MartinBroon tweeted
@sheenz_m_ Aye, spell check eh? ??. ????????????(2020)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
@bmc875 A aye spell it "gey" whan scrievin Scots.(2018)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Força mossa! Nae idea how to spell it. Too many decades since I (2020)

@billykayscot tweeted
ric_Ally @SMWSUK Cuid you twa spell heid correctly please!(2020)
ckson_Carlaw Awa an learn tae spell, you.(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
is asked whether or no Ah cud spell an if Ah unnerstuid Inglish.(2020)
intae life an the brief magic spell wis broken.(2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
says tae him 'Bit how dae ye SPELL it?' :-) #teacherproblems(2016)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
sKat That's a strange way tae spell MUNTER ?? (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Dictionars but if ye want tae spell it 'ootwi' then batter in :-) (2020) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
fe As faur as ah'm concerned, spell it hoo ye think it should be (2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
yin o thum didnae ken hoo tae spell "eejit", an that hei hed tae on page 108

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
a fauss close spell turns ti cauld again,
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
tle throch this airticle, tae spell the names o baith fock an pla
tae lair tae read, skrieve an spell, i ma ain hamelt tung, ‘Sco
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Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
the yorlin seemed tae cast a spell ower her. She gied me a haund
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
fine. Yon's hoo we'd tend tae spell it owre this wey.(2020)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘King Lir’s wife cast a spell on the four weans,’ ah saed
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General Ulster