A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

guessed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 9.6 9.6 0 23.2 32.8 0
Number of occurrences3118 6 0 4 3 0
Number of authors18 11 4 2 1

Occurrences of guessed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
apped them, ah wunner?" Alice guessed right away it wis lookin fir on page 33
me runnin oot ae the wid-(she guessed he wis a flunkey cause he wis on page 55
er-boax in her haun, an Alice guessed who it wis even afore she goa on page 112

4 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Hae ye guessed the riddle yet?" said the Hat on page 44

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Naw,' he said. He'd hauf guessed, but. on page 1

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
thirs time yi'll huv guessed fer yin last rhyme. on page 54

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
nivir huv guessed, any cunt kens on page 40

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
heart as well as ma ain so ah guessed she probly got her puni fae M on page 29

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Gowp, as mibbe ye've awready guessed, had hoddled doon tae the edg on page 82

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Jung guessed it, if ye appent up the box on page 23

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
wife said. "You tellt me if I guessed yer name, ye widnae tak ma so
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
a ipod soundit diffrint an' A guessed rat wis tae dae wi' ri stinki
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hey were aboot fourteen, Bill guessed. Twins, Wu-Yun an Bai-Yun. Th
r mony a day, an they ne’er guessed he wis there, keekin at thaim
oo auld they were - Beatrice guessed thirteen or fourteen.
reakfast the neist mornin, he guessed that his comrade had injuret
4 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
c justice. Never could ah huv guessed whit wid lie aheid, that glor
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ropped them, A winder?" Alice guessed in a meenad at id wis lookan on page 31
"Hev ee guessed e puzzle yit?" e Hatter sade, on page 67
epperbox in her han, an Alice guessed who id wis, even afore she go on page 110

3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
- That's when ah guessed Mieras wis the Cyaard's faith on page 118

1 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
look at me and richt awa she guessed there wis something nae richt
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Help ma boab, Wid ye have guessed it, I am back fae the deed. B(2016) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
slippit dem, I winder?" Alice guessed in a meenit at he wis seekin on page 33
"Is du guessed da guddick yit?" da Hat-makke on page 71
er pot in her haand, an Alice guessed wha it wis, even afore shö w on page 115

3 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Am so good at Pointless dat I guessed Dave Edmunds afore dey played (2019) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
pped thum, Ah wunder?" Ahlice guessed in a meenit that eet was look on page 32
"Hae ee guessed th mddle yet?" th Hatter said on page 69
er-box in hur haun, an Ahlice guessed whae eet was, even afore she on page 113

3 matches

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