A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lean Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.7 17 10.6 39.7 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences4733 7 4 0 1 2
Number of authors36 25 7 3 1 1

Occurrences of lean in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
lean lurcher dugs chasin rabbits on page 15

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
she sayed thir words she wad lean in close an mak a hauf-muin m on page 25

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'You wad bi tae, lean hauf-happit in the burn! He's on page 20

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Tall an lean, on page 11

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
n til what he says. A'l juist lean on ma bowlie auld crummock. W on page 48

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
st the shop wi his 'job-done' lean. 'Ken onybody shags mair folk on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
beelin-eened cuddies lean over a hazelrawed on page 10

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
id or bad - an they had some lean years - he cuid aye mak the on page 62

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Skaldie ripplit his ain lean bodie tae mak curves an fowk on page 14

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e looks dodgy as fuck. So, ah lean doon tae ask Bruce ootright w on page 163

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
kin oot aw ower, so ye cannae lean agin them. Ye huv tae staund on page 98
ppenin, the gless sterted tae lean backwards, furder and furder on page 159

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Ah wid lean oan the rail o the auld pier, on page 201

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
up in the Castle, Marion wuid lean oot o the windae at Claypotts on page 118

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
in History an ah'm scared tae lean too far forward in case any a on page 169

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
In the backgairden sheds that lean on page 57

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
And I see mithers, far frae lean, on page 31

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ottom spar, sae that he could lean richt ower, and watch the wat on page 85
Grumphie, wha didna daur tae lean ower faur ower in case he fel on page 88
They were haein a bit lean in a wee saund-pit at the tap on page 114

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ower her shouder at the lang, lean man in his raggit workin clae on page 17

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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
History an ah’m scared tae lean too far forward in case any a
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ity cam til an end in 1951. A lean time stertit in Scottish dram
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
learin ma heid slightly an ah lean back savourin the smoke, in n
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ld folks sun lounge area", "a lean to", "the Rokeby Venus [wi a
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
de her. She felt the urge tae lean agin him, tae be reassuret by
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ttin doon next tae Tracey, ah lean in tae talk tae her, ‘Ye aw
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e mair discomfited by his own lean, scuddie, berry-fed bodie tha
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
Ah lean forward. Dinnae ken why, but
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Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
beelin-eened cuddies lean over a hazelrawed
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah lean oan the desk ‘’Understood
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@g_hibby tweeted
t ma figure tae watch Paul... Lean and mean is ma motto... ???? (2023) twitter link

Doric

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
aathing aat stirs inside ye, lean intae it, on page 26

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
d afore the ivory quate as Ye lean on page 3

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah lean ower tae tak a closer look on page 5

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ize o a squirrel, bit lang an lean far a squirrel wis biggit lik
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
A wis lean sklent on the dooble-bed whin
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Div ye iver lean ower the watterie bowl an the(2016) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
k ma tattie soup we a bit o’ lean tae bi’el n ‘en sup jist th(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
to lean against the rail, he spat ref on page 20

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We lean apin wir shovels, boys, and w on page 64
So, we lean back on wir shovels, boys, an on page 65

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Times are herd and lean. on page 22

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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah mak a dour effort an lean lourdlie on ma bed. on page 40

1 matches

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
His wife cud ate nae lean on page 12

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