Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

fairmer	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	21.2	9.3	46.7	9.9	29.1	0	57.5
Number of occurrences	68	18	31	1	5	0	13
Number of authors	27	10	9	1	3		4

Occurrences of fairmer in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
maister, had been a middlins fairmer, but jist lately he'd fawen u on page 6

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ther wis the dochter o a Fife fairmer an hed a rich store o Scots on page vii

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
signit up tae wark fer a new fairmer fer six months or a year. Som on page 30
ther nor whit we think o as a fairmer nouadays. Nou this mannie, wh on page 77
were hopin tae get a wealthy fairmer or twa on his way back hame f on page 105
he next nicht they attackit a fairmer on the Coupar Angus road that on page 106
ae time an haein a crack wi a fairmer fae the glen. He askit whaur on page 120

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The lawyer thinks the fairmer's better aff, especially whan on page 103
bein a lawyer wull nou be the fairmer OK? on page 104
Thon fairmer, wi his tractor an pleuch, de on page 105

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
o gie us. It belonged tae the fairmer an he'd seen Shuggie knockin on page 28
story. She agreed tae pay the fairmer fer the cost o the cooker but on page 29

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
kkin a guddle o ma plans, Ony fairmer will tell ye that a thrawn cu on page 108

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
s fields - the auld, crabbit fairmer on page 29

1 matches

McCallum, Andrew Lallans 73 - Ecce Homo, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
the fairmer steps intae an unbroken laun, on page 71

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Cain wes a fairmer, on page 72

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
e mony wirds sic as fermer an fairmer or hert an hairt whaur a wee
1 matches

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
Smith, a richt doon-tae-yirth fairmer chiel, hiz whit ane can hope((2018) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
in wreath atap wreath, till a fairmer could walk athort his parks a on page 29
is back? Is it richt that the fairmer should hae a big hoose fan th on page 30

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
he caul Couldna wyte tae be a fairmer on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Jar es te say at the Meldrum fairmer hid faan oot o the ugly tree on page 48
Echt ear later, Ah mairret a fairmer chiel caaed Harry. He gied me on page 67

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
An if Ah hidna bin a fairmer on page 24
goes on. The hapless Meldrum fairmer turns te modern technology fi on page 50

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ak till them in a parable: "A fairmer gaed oot tae shaav his seed. on page 93
e'd-men are fyow. Pray till e fairmer att hell sen oot e fee'd-men on page 97
le: "There wis eence a walthy fairmer fa's grun aye gied a gweed cr on page 102
ngert. Sae he teuk a fee wi a fairmer chiel fa sent him oot tae mae on page 107
riddle ye lik corn, 'jst as e fairmer riddles e gweed corn fae e ca on page 117

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
dle-age beckoned, the Meldrum fairmer's dream o finnin at perfeck w on page 35

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
f o them-an id belongs till a fairmer, ee ken, an he says id's so u on page 22

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
r cousin Peter Middleton, the fairmer o the placie. We sat aff frae on page 51

5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
grandee's dother, insteid o a fairmer's lassie. She wis hett an swy
is bed ava, sae faiver said a fairmer's life wis easy wis a damt le
Tae a fairmer or fairmer's loon
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
. The folk here lang ago were fairmer fishermen, and they’d weer
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Oot frae the byre strode the fairmer, angeret at seein his fine cr
, flee awa Victor Vratch. The fairmer will sheet ye gin ye bide”.
nie lassie craw hersel at the fairmer’s mercy. He flew ower the t
fin Mr Soutar the fairmer speired if he wis comin tae t
he door. It wis Mr Soutar the fairmer.
5 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
g changing fae happy go lucky fairmer tae war damaged soldier, ur e(2015) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases Fit aboot "E' Fairmer"? A pair o nicky tams fir pro(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Then, Keith wis a gentleman fairmer, wi acres o grund tae his nam on page 42

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
alf o dem-an he belangs tae a fairmer, du kens, an da man says he's on page 23

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
aathing wis gaddered in, da _ fairmer said tae his head man, 'Tell on page 103
naethin ta aet he gied tae a fairmer an aksed fir wark. He got a j on page 123

3 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Nixt moarnin da big local fairmer cam alang, an haandit Bertie on page 74

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
f o thim-an it baelangs tae a fairmer, yae know, an hae says it's w on page 23

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Or some poor fairmer, wha didnae win hame on page 20
An tha fairmer knows ye lae alane on page 25

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Tha parable o tha fairmer scattérin seed on page 9
Tha fairmer that saad tha seed on page 82
Tha fairmer wi mair siller nor sense on page 91
hired hïssel oot tae a local fairmer that sent hïm oot tae hïs f on page 96

8 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
An gie a thocht tae tha fairmer, whan nixt ye mak tha danner. on page 22
ab. "She luks like shed ate a fairmer' airse thu a slap in tha hedg on page 24

2 matches