A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bread Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 8.5 11.2 0 93 0 26.5
Number of occurrences4516 7 0 16 0 6
Number of authors21 9 3 6 3

Occurrences of bread in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ir migration wis "to get more bread" - in Scotland they were pui on page 56

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
That I maun weave for bread. on page 115

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Garage wi a note fur fags an bread an milk. on page 81
wis awright fur ma da tae buy bread an milk an a lottery ticket a on page 99
an her ma had nae messages or bread or anythin; aw she had wis th on page 136
d to give you peace - garlic bread is in the freezer - try not on page 169

4 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
They'll throw ye bits o bread an stuff
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Bread and Butter Politics
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
in the right environment shop bread goes moldy quicker, probably (2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
veHallCoLtd Dinnae mind a bit bread dipped in lard after a fry up(2020) search twitter
armers shop to open for fresh bread at 8. I could nick some ?? fo(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
nflicts. I maun bury masel in bread bins an Angela's footwear(2020) search twitter
@MhairiHunter Guess - am i a bread bin quine or fridge Lassie?(2020) search twitter
@wgsaraband Bread bin o bad boys(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ss online. Bit like squeezing bread which is essential (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
dead!' 'Man shall not live by bread alone! But by every word that on page 30

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
eacup in wan han an a piece o bread-an'-butter in e ither. "A beg on page 106
oot o his teacup instead o e bread-an-butter. on page 107
ove a week or so-an what wi e bread-an'-butter gettan so thin-an on page 108
ed e Hatter, "A cut some more bread-an-butter-" on page 109

5 matches

@Franwella tweeted
broon bread, toasted n a rare cup o coffe(2012) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
at of thy face shalt thou eat bread on page 20

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
sood never a clined him wi da bread-knife." on page 70
helpit hersel ta some tae an bread an butter, an dan shö turned on page 74
ee haand an a piece o clined bread ida tidder. "I beg your pardo on page 112
k or sae-an whit wi da clined bread gettin dat tin-an da plates p on page 113
ker guid on, "I cut some mair bread for clinin-" on page 114

7 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
d Man's son, du cood aesy mak bread oot o yon stons.' Bit Jesus s on page 85
t ta be. If a bairn akses fir bread, whit fedder wid gie dem a ma on page 97
An he took da bread an whan he'd gien tanks he br on page 143
ein dir supper, Jesus took da bread an blissed it. Dan he brook i on page 153

5 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
- lik bread ta brack - notes we play or on page 108

1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
maa’s eggs we wid git some bread. If dey wir enough eggs for d
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ken tae lay aff o da mylk an bread. Dere’s naethin waar for ga
1 matches

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
d wae us who were aye getting bread poultices fer ivry ill. Grann on page 46

1 matches

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
to partake A piece o' tattie bread, Some wheaten or some soda Fo
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
The Bread Van
e in all sorts o liveries,the bread vans when I was wee
dy vans that came roon wi yer bread
rawers sure they were full of bread ,aye all the best o stuff
4 matches

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