A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bonniest Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 11.2 28.8 19.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4221 18 2 0 0 1
Number of authors25 12 10 2 1

Occurrences of bonniest in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
ie, lookin aboot her, 'is the bonniest, brawest place in the warld. on page 3
'That this is the bonniest, brawest place in the warld.' on page 5

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
passage intae the bonniest gairden ye ever saw. How she on page 12

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 82 - Belike a Mishanter, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
the twintiet Julie, 1714, the bonniest brig in aa Peru brak an cowpe on page 29

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Hou no? The flooer is the bonniest thing there!' on page 56
Tae me, this is the bonniest an dowiest landscape the warl on page 95

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"The bonniest yet I've ever seen. on page 14

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
t alang the passage intae the bonniest gairden that ye ever saw. Oh, on page 11

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it gettin the bonniest weddin dress? on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
"Wha's the bonniest o them aw?' on page 22

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
e no gae an pick the biggest, bonniest aipple on the tree. on page 89

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
bairns looked oot and saw the bonniest hoose in the hale row. The br on page 19
ans blethered awa aboot their bonniest memories o on page 44

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e no gae an pick the biggest, bonniest aipple on the tree. on page 89

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
come here," cried the tallest bonniest woman o the lot. This wis Que on page 39

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the bonniest o aw! The best!
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
His ain gairden wis fou o the bonniest flouers as weel as a muckle b
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ch. Tae me ye were always the bonniest lassie in the toon, richt up
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
Hippomenes thocht she wis the bonniest thing he had iver seen. He fo
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
braw bike juist the same. The bonniest ane ye’d ivver seen. Bairn
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
rd the Cooardly Cromdale, the bonniest pleesure cruiser on the east on page 44

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
hocht that she jist wisna the bonniest o wifies, mebbe it wis the pu on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eshully fin ye'r nae jist the bonniest o laads yersel." on page 48
y ear, Betty, an ye'r aye the bonniest quine in aa o Buchan. Ye dinn on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aaed her Helen an she wis the bonniest thing Ah'd ivver seen - a bu on page 45

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
oked along e passage intill e bonniest garden ee ever saw. She wante on page 11

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
apen door o e kitchie. He'd e bonniest bleck markins 'at iver ye saa on page 27

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
chnicolor snarled, "Thats the bonniest flooers roon
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
neuk o the kailyaird, an the bonniest rodden tree in the district a
se an wanderin willie, an the bonniest butterflees bedd there, an th
t an lift its lid. It wis the bonniest thing she hid iver seen, an a
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
They are jist the bonniest things ye hiv iver seen. Ye c
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rve o the tower there wiz the bonniest lead glazed windae she'd iver
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, an thank ye ma, yon’s the bonniest wee cairtie a loon cud iver h
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@glenlivetloon tweeted
@endless_psych He's nae the bonniest huddock in the #indyref ocean(2014) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The bonniest hat in aal the wirld - in fa on page 73

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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
incess Gem-de-Lovely cam, the bonniest lass in aa the land
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Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
uala an they saed she was the bonniest cailín in the land.’
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