A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

glance Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 13.4 12.1 79.5 11.6 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences4826 8 8 2 1 3
Number of authors30 16 6 3 2 1 2

Occurrences of glance in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
r heid!" Alice shot a worried glance at the cook, tae see if she w on page 60

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
in gem, but wae a wee nervous glance towards the cunts walkin up t on page 18
id take wan fur the troops. A glance doon taemake sure ma ain turb on page 34
We aw share a glance. on page 54

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Your glance through rhododendron density. on page 32

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
enues. And as ah take a quick glance aroond the hall. It's visibly on page 52
up oan this, ah gee him a wee glance. Tae ma surprise though ah ca on page 107
name is cawed. Takin a swift glance aroond the room ah noticed it on page 122
Tae which ah glance oor tae Craigy. "Kin yae beli on page 136

4 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ivery day when eh glance ower meh on page 98

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
hills or held in a laverock's glance on a time. on page ix
mps o shaidae faur aneath yer glance at this. on page 33
thraws a licht frost coloured glance on page 48

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n. Ah cast Lizzie a reassurin glance, but she wis starin at the gr on page 57

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hristian the ferm lass gied a glance ower her shouder at the lang, on page 17

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
he tuik in the situation at a glance and, haean bocht a hauf o Gui
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
shut.” ma mither’d cast a glance doon the steep incline toward
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
oot the bins. We occasionally glance et yin anither. It’s lik a
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Sae on Christmas Eve, gin ye glance at the sky,
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
adone doesnae gie me a second glance. Until then, the ainlie hing
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
e gi’e the notices a second glance, in fact few even gi’ed the
few even gi’ed them a first glance. All that changed when the mu
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
turns an gies us a reassurin glance as he shuts the door oer, the
1 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
n and beauty, even before you glance upon meaning’? Whit daes it
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
and Danny exchange a curious glance at yin another. Intrigue soon
1 matches

@fairpechtoot tweeted
://t.co/fGWzKgjK3w Must mean 'glance' in Ulster Scots anaw. Ah've (2019) search twitter

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
sagna wioot gien Blair even a glance. The blue loon spiert Blair a on page 73

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
sar Eck kent his glesses at a glance an asks the electrician,
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
pin fae my verra ain veins. I glance tae deek the gless windaes ha
hale worlds. I get ane measly glance o the wretch afore I dee, afo
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
aafu big chairacter. At first glance, Langside is juist a kintra v
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
arts walking by my side – I glance roon at him and can tell fae
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Lizzie nivver saw her glance up at the photo on the waa o
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wi a sigh and takin a guilty glance at her mither’s cheer licht
1 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
y file by in silence wae wary glance. on page 27

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
an. I could tell, cheust at a glance, on page 3
He left withoot a backward glance when his poor owld pet he'd t on page 52
and sheu left wi no backward glance. on page 59

3 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Shae didna gae a second glance bit I didna care, on page 101
Tae eye them up wae a cocky glance on page 142
y file by in silence wae wary glance. on page 152

3 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
n in,me grandfither wid tak a glance at the shore an say. "Nah, th

Shetland

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
a while til he took a double glance at my left knee. I looked doo
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Da windirs o technology, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Shetland - Yell, poetry
an Gammeldans, bit first glance
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Ne'er a backward glance nor tear on page 35

1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wi wistful glance ye naw lak back on page 17
Wi veiry fleatin glance on page 25

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An nae need fur a bakward glance. on page 17

1 matches

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