SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 214 Title : Cuddie Douk, Eyl O Arran Author(s): Iain W D Forde Copyright holder(s): Iain W D Forde Text A cog a pace insett Atween rin an mounth, A daysett lik a pent-buist Wadgit at deleirit wattir-bowes, Gowks chiffer seignals Peitchin ae bettir nor Morse, Maws ruggin draigons o thairsells, A clenkit boyart Tethert an howdin griement Ti a pactioun o waffs, A foir-schortent tanker A branderin o owerlops, Hailie Inch lik a blak Mobie Dick schorin Ti rowe ower in its sleip An droun aw mankeind, Polaris ablo-sie boit Myndin its ain fell beisines, Luimin mirk an malagrugous Lik a weird's day ein. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Informed lay people: Specialists: Males: Females: Other: Anyone reading Lallans Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 2002 Title of original (if translation): Cuddy Dook, Isle of Arran Author of original (if translation): Stanley Roger Green Language of original (if translation): English Word count: 90 Text medium Periodical/journal: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Lallans Publication year: 2002 Place of publication: Perth Edition: 61 Part of larger text: Contained in: Lallans Editor: John Law Page numbers: 139 Part of a longer series of texts: Text setting Other: Literary and interest in language Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 624 Forenames: Iain Initials: W D Surname: Forde Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Architect Place of birth: Edinburgh Region of birth: Midlothian Birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Edinburgh Region of residence: Edinburgh Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Publisher Father's place of birth: Edinburgh Father's region of birth: Midlothian Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Teacher Mother's place of birth: Edinburgh Mother's region of birth: Midlothian Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Everywhere Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Where appropriate