A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

aits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 5.7 7.5 0 0 0 22.1
Number of occurrences2111 5 0 0 0 5
Number of authors11 6 2 3

Occurrences of aits in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
n jalouse, Wheat and baurley, aits and hay, Clover, beans, and n on page 6

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
tae stap in, bit the thocht o aits an hinnie on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
She chores a bool o parritch aits. on page 34

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The aits frae bere, kent stirk frae st on page 18
Granny's winnin her aits. on page 64

2 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Wheat and baurley, aits and hey,
eed sugar. Ye will hae aa the aits and hey ye want.’
stance, haint three firlots o aits at the hairstin by ingaitheri
3 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
_liar The secret is tae yaise aits. Nane o this almond pish.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wis wytin fur. Ae boorichie o aits stude shimmerin in the strang
far the last o her faither's aits war cuttit, an dowpit doon in
t byre o beasts an parks fu o aits an barley tae add tae their w
3 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
t's the hairst the day fur ma aits
Bit nihing beats the aits an' her's fit wye...
2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ten than naw heppens whin yin aits cake; Alice had got that much on page 14

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Thra aits days tis gien til thee on page 22
Rejoice tha treasure whan aits foond on page 23
Then dumped them ruined in aits wake on page 47

3 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
wye ye dae it wi tha parritch aits on tha tap o it. A wus that f on page 26

1 matches

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