A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ills Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 10.3 4.5 0 63.9 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3620 3 0 11 0 2
Number of authors18 13 1 3 1

Occurrences of ills in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
, then, ma feres, that aw the ills o this life o oors spang frae on page 6

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
tae forfend the ills occurrin on page 16

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
oic auld hermit facing life's ills, on page 15
ast auld Herd beset bi life's ills, on page 19
x wis aye a cure fir Scottish ills. on page 41
Juist think whit ills ye micht wreak then, on page 94

4 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
n glamour that will bless yer ills on page 11

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae price tae pey til eild-ills gripe on page 16

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
Dauvit Purdie shaws us o the ills o the gammlin in 'The Cream C on page 7

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ill sense o aw oor kintra’s ills.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ills o Scotland. Maistres Stein kâ
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
ic auld hermit facin life’s ills,
t auld Herd beset bi life’s ills,
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aited ower lang tae get their ills seen tae. “Heighmaist leevi
e holidays an a’ the winter ills mair tae the fore its hairdly
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n the like. E’en sortin oor ills like takkin a spail oot a sai
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e Inglish fir aw Scotland’s ills. Frae the Massacre o Glencoe
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ear, than, feres, that aa the ills o this life comes frae the ty
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
cotland that haed mony social ills, cawed apairt wi industrial w
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
nation tae deal wi aw kinds o ills and wounds in the 17th centur

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
"Cause gin ye forgie the ills ither fowk hiv deen tae you, on page 13
wird an get a cure for their ills. An noo an ann he'd haud awa on page 87
till him an be cured o their ills. Them att were sair made wi f on page 89

3 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
so far dus he shift wir ills. on page 43
l dem dat A'm taen awa aa dir ills.' on page 57
ein himsel he took awa aa wir ills. Wi aa dat he's dön he'll ha on page 59
est bairn. I sal owerlook dir ills an firgit whit's past. I da L on page 65
Forgie da ills wir dön on page 93
Also on pages 149, 173
8 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
an keep de fae hits ills.
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Dir ain faat if dir ills sood owergaeng dir weird!
freendless, lang is hed saek ills ta dree
2 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Hae ye heerd enough o me ills? on page 19
An dinnae mine yer aches nor ills, on page 55

2 matches

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