Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lamb	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	20.9	21.6	12.1	19.9	46.5	20.7	22.1
Number of occurrences	67	42	8	2	8	2	5
Number of authors	37	20	7	2	5	1	2

Occurrences of lamb in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Sae he cuid dine on yowe or lamb. on page 34

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ae A im. A im nae Dugg, A'm a lamb! on page 48

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ool ae her. Mutton dressed as lamb, she said. Oot oan the pull, on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the lamb, the yowe, the muckle tup - on page 65
wi fetishes ovine or eftir a lamb-pot. on page 74

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e that he thocht had lost its lamb, or wis on its last legs (for on page 43
e the marra-banes, an a grand lamb-stew. The creesh she hained t on page 57

2 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
nane haein tint a lamb. on page 7
nane haein tint a lamb, on page 13

2 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
el be hangit fur a sheep as a lamb," A said, coining a phrase th on page 89

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
raither mair substance, James Lamb, that had his ain manufacturi on page 105

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
jist sat doon tae a plate ae lamb chops wi peas an carrots an t on page 86

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
He gently cradled the last lamb o Spring on page 39

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Lamb's fat caunles burnin in maw's on page 118

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
el be hangit fur a sheep as a lamb," A said, coining a phrase th on page 89

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
but it wis gaein oot like a lamb. An talkin o lambs, James Cra on page 17

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Naa, ma wee lamb, naa, on page 25

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Lord God and Lamb o God, on page 97

5 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
seik lamb, slauchters thoosans for cash on page 54

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
I am your Lion, Wolf an Lamb,
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
o Mars bars. Love an fear. A lamb bleatin in a desolation, wunn
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
But lamb chops fae New Zealand,
lt them aw A didnae ken a ewe-lamb fae a tup.
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Leg a' lamb, rat's wan e' ma favourites a
moarnin' an' coatit ri leg a' lamb in it afore A wint oot furra
n' goon whin A slid ri leg a' lamb oot e' ri fridge tae lerrit h
alk, an' rat's whye ri leg a' lamb didnae hear ri compliment a f
et hauf aleevin. A slammed ri lamb in oan a low light an' wint o
11 matches

Valentine, Lynn Thi Loast Bairn, (Wigtown 2015) Central - Arbroath, poetry
ae blait like a sheepie fir a lamb—
1 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
lik a lion rather than lik a lamb an sae it's ta'en a whilie fe
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
solation. I don't eat meat so lamb in a slow cooker is unlikely.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Can I come oot an lamb the day A'm big noo that I'm on page 15

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
wi the aal mutton dressed as lamb image, or I wid o haen on tic on page 94

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Mince is rare fan beef or lamb is int. on page 87
audin forks an knives tae ett lamb cutlets on page 162

2 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
eady in life. Mind yer sickie lamb. Ye thocht aa ye hid tae dae
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Ay. Soonds lik a lamb blaein for its mither?”
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
epin in the bath, or a sickie lamb bosied up wi the dug in his b
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
g fir a sheep is hung fir a lamb .... ahins at wee bitty(2021) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
no oot o shaem, but blood o a lamb is ower rare an ower dear thi on page 128

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ae luk like muttin dressed is lamb on page 98

1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
When the lamb cam oot on page 21

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Göd Man's saet, an dat o da Lamb's, 'll be i da Holy Toon, an on page 173

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t an winter we wid takk aff a lamb or a hug, as we needit, dey w on page 15
s medd a lovely dennir a rost lamb. on page 62
.. weel it's tree days fae da lamb wis taen aff ... da heid'll b on page 63

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
astes-du da hedder i dis hill lamb? A'll mak dee sheep's puddins on page 70

1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
ton we hid twel sheep wha wid lamb every year and gee wis hugs.
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Swollen wi unborn lamb, on page 151
ca'in her his wee ewe lamb. on page 156

2 matches

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
May Had A Wee Lamb on page 14

4 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
abane the men, as gentle as a lamb,
1 matches