Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

boatie	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	40.9	8.7	171.8	0	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	131	17	114	0	0	0	0
Number of authors	16	6	10

Occurrences of boatie in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
e cross the dey, amaist a fou boatie. Thae sat forrad oan baith si on page 14

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
er wee goatie, won't rock the boatie, on page 107

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rag it thro the toun. An auld boatie wis gotten at the harbour, a on page 126

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
appeart a maist fantoosh pink boatie. It wis a muckle open row boa on page 92
' said Veruca Saut, 'I want a boatie like this! I want ye tae buy on page 93

5 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
a boatie tae sail. on page 30
I Saw A Boatie Sailin on page 32

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
he gurlie watter sweeshed the boatie past the ratton's clooks and on page 77

3 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Nae ower langsyne I saa a boatie on page 10

2 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
n awa agane reengin fir Ye ma boatie floonders in Transylvania hou on page 3

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
im Don an oncy lad et owned a boatie. Al niver forgait tryen siar on page 1
ower thi sea tae keep aw thi boatie's saifer, "Mayic." Fitiver, m on page 4
offin get aboord new feishen boatie's trial tryp's, "Majic." Ma d on page 7
o, Baggy weis thi skipper o a boatie caad thi Charm, shi widda bee on page 9
rt oot, eis Baggy furrult thi boatie roon an steem't fur thi hairb on page 10
Also on pages 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 39, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 65
70 matches

Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
u visit ess wee island. A wee boatie will drap ye aff at the herbo on page 37

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ither Jockie, sittin in their boatie, mennin their nets. He cried on page 10
Syne he boordit e boatie, an his disciples gaed in eft on page 16
Sae he boordit a boatie, crossed ower an cam tae his on page 17
eacht till e fowk fae oot o e boatie. Eence he wis throw, he said on page 87
Ae day he wis in a boatie wi his disciples an he says t on page 93
Also on pages 94
8 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
YELLA PADDLE BOATIE on page 118
Pictir yersel on a boatie on a burn on page 129

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
A ROYAL BOATIE BLEEZIN WI LICHTS sailed on a on page 114
elicht, bit the chiels on the boatie wir feart. on page 115
floodit the abins... and the boatie sank. on page 116
pairty wis held on boord the boatie, jist as the prince's birthda on page 125
he wee sea quine stood bi the boatie's rail. Voices cried tae her, on page 126
Also on pages 128
6 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
for twa-three minties as the boatie snuived quaetlins alang, file on page 73
nn at she wes stull intil the boatie. on page 74

6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
d aabody gin we're tae bigg a boatie."
their hidiehole. "Lets bigg a boatie! A boatie!"
! A boatie!"
aithered trock tae bigg their boatie. Kieran socht towe tae wipp t
quarters o an oor mair an the boatie wis fit fur its maiden trip.
10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
a skyscraper, bit in a boatie caad Rosy Lil, wi dizzens o r
y Lil’s crew wis Birly, the boatie’s wheel. There wisna a
cowpin the boatie up n doon like a see-saw. The
d an thrashed, an smashed the boatie’s hull, till Birly Wheel th
like ony ither eident, cannie boatie... bit there wis naebody haud
6 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ournal mist' be a hoorin' big boatie tae fit een o' thon hairy mam(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
wint tae ging on this mins boatie! https://t.co/IGWv6N0jGV(2018) search twitter
Bonnie boatie aat the Bloo Toon herber. htt(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
el when the heid fell oot the boatie! Guid idea! (2020) twitter link