Doric Scots Books
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Buchan Claik: The Saat And The Glaar O't - Paperback - Peter Buchan; David Toulmin
Although Buchan Claik is presented alphabetically, it is more than a dictionary. It is a hoard of words, sayings, proverbs, rhymes and reminiscences from the North-East of Scotland.
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Collected Poems And Short Stories - Hardback - Peter Buchan
For many years, Peter Buchan was the voice of North-East Scotland's fishing communities, dispensing wisdom and good humour in his poems and short stories which were published regularly from 1945 to 1991. He wrote mostly in Doric.
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A Dash O' Doric - Paperback - Robbie Shepherd; Norman Harper
In the eleven chapters found in this book, each packed with humorous anecdotes and stories, Robbie Shepherd and Norman Harper provide a tour of the wit and wisdom of the North-east of Scotland.
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£5.99
Dash O Doric - One For The Road - Paperback - Robbie Shepherd; Norman Harper
In this book, the third in the perennially popular Dash o Doric series, Robbie Shepherd and Norman Harper continue their fascinating tour of the wit and wisdom of the North-East, showing that the wells of humour in this part of Scotland are far from dry.
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A Doric Dictionary - Paperback - Douglas Kynoch
This dictionary includes Doric words and their English equivalent, with details of the areas from which the words originated. It also contains phrases, proverbs and old saws in general use in the 19th century.
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Doric For Swots: A Course For Advanced Students - Paperback - Douglas Kynoch
This sequel to Teach yourself Doric provides a course in the dialect for the more advanced student. The extracts used are drawn from North-east literature, covering several regional areas and many different periods of time.
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£3.99
A Doric Word Book - Paperback - Norman Harper
Ever been lost for words or just completely mystified by what you hear? This is a new series of pocket books designed to introduce some of the wealth of the spoken and written word in Scotland to those who may not be familiar with them.
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Lang May Yer Lum Reek: A Collection Of Doric Proverbs, Sayings And Rhymes - Paperback
“Thousands” (well, over 1,250!) of proverbs, sayings and rhymes from the North-east of Scotland, encapsulating much of the culture, language and humour of the area.
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Magic Mo-Ments - Paperback - Moreen Simpson
'Magic Moments' is a selection of some of the best of journalist Moreen Simpson's columns from the 'Evening Express' newspaper in Aberdeen. For more than a decade, Moreen's Friday night 'ramblings', as she calls them - peppered with her native Doric dialect - have been delighting readers.
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Robbie Shepherd's Doric Columns - Paperback - Robbie Shepherd
A collection of over 50 of Robbie's 'Press and Journal' columns, this book showcases Robbie's wry observation and humour expressed in the Doric tongue.
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Teach Yourself Doric: A Course For Beginners - Paperback - Douglas Kynoch
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Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon: Doric Scots - Paperback - Gordon Morrison
This volume contains stories and poems written in Boddam Doric a form of Scots language, about Gordon Morrison's experiences as an inshore fisherman on the north east coast of Scotland.