A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

eyed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 12.9 9 79.5 17.4 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences4625 6 8 3 2 2
Number of authors32 14 5 7 3 2 2

Occurrences of eyed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ike tae show ye! A wee bright-eyed terrier, ye know, wae awfy lo on page 23

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
yours,' His wife's aw watery-eyed like that, 'Please leave us a on page 2

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the yin-eyed Chihuahua ts nae doot king on page 70

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
min. Mean, here's me aw weepy eyed aboot losin ma yin true love, on page 75
Craig says, still, aw bright eyed. on page 77
asel. The pair ae us aw teary eyed and moved. Well, try and live on page 81
then looks up at us aw teary eyed "Lads, they're the best runne on page 133
e couch. Starin intae his doe-eyed eyes ah find masel unable tae on page 157
Also on pages 183, 91
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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Brand new mannies, an wet eyed grannies, on page 107

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wide-eyed the weans tak in the warld's on page 12

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ssed three young laddies, who eyed him as suspiciously as he did on page 44

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
wis tae spend the day bleary-eyed because o Maw. on page 14
quiet, just like Cathy's wan-eyed fox teddy did when she wis ma on page 40
ay naw tae oor Gary, the blue-eyed boy o the family. Ah never hu on page 49

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an cat eyed her an she eyed cat on page 37

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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n roon the four ay us - wild eyed an unhinged lookin - he thin
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae himsel afore gaun aw cross eyed again as he realises he’s l
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Wi’ blear-eyed students tryin’ rolls.
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND
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Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Ma cross-eyed heid is gazin’
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
mple’’ he answers, aw bug eyed n that. ‘’And I can see t
1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
-on. Cannae wait tae get damp-eyed when @mickbrick54 speaks this (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Bit Madge wis eagle-eyed. "Fit's aat ye're hidin? Are on page 32

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Busty, blue-eyed blonde, 32, single, likes pub on page 50

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
A peedy bricht-eyed terrier, ee ken, wi oh, such on page 22

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
fin they knocked the big one eyed cat near came throwe the glai
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
as clean and nae severe black-eyed hag wiz gan tae say as much a
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@McGoo1888 tweeted
ads wus missing ah hand...wan eyed Stan the Jambo well obvious.. (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
d doon twa seekness pills and eyed the windy sky. on page 20
ugly loon! He's an ugly four-eyed gappus, Peedie Stinky Broon." on page 68

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Tacketie, shark-eyed an shifty, I stryte awey cloc on page 7

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
and shae's no nearly is cock eyed is shae wis. on page 86

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
So thowt eyed gae hid a queek swash. on page 104

1 matches

Brown, Moyra Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wae a one-eyed pink rabbit and Maureen the b on page 29

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
o thur window noo, even beady-eyed Mrs Dursley, they widna be ab
1 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
his heid tae fix them, beady-eyed.
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
shaa dee him! A peerie bricht-eyed terrier, du kens, an he's bro on page 23

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
hie-shaepit, wi hits ain cock-eyed on page 31

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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
I stöd an eyed da bar, slappet me face ta cl
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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Wide-eyed the weans tak in the warld's on page 219

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
lik tae show ee! A wee bricht-eyed terrier, ee ken, wi och, sic on page 22

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
and an handed it tae an eaget-eyed Daniel. on page 57

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Goshen's band he eyed wi faerin. on page 15

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