Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

leant	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	10.6	14.9	3	0	0	10.3	8.9
Number of occurrences	34	29	2	0	0	1	2
Number of authors	13	8	2			1	2

Occurrences of leant in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
the tither clear. He leant on it and luiked oot on a hai on page 18

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ute, but!" said Alice, as she leant against a buttercup tae rest on page 42

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
iggy and Jerry Hall. Hips got leant intae, elbows touched as ye' on page 76

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ked up a large brush that wis leant against the teachers big wide on page 91

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
He leant close an whispert intae Jock' on page 35
nt. Tam gied himsel a shak an leant ower tae shout intae Wullie's on page 64
had duin the nicht afore, he leant against the auld moss-covert on page 69

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Sae Teeger cam closer, and he leant ower the back o Roo's chair, on page 32
drapped twa in thegither, and leant ower the brig tae see whit yi on page 87
Rabbit leant ower even mair, lookin for hi on page 89
e bottom spar o the brig, and leant ower, and watched the watter on page 97

4 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
James Begg leant ower the auld fermer's shoude on page 17

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Aa three leant across the table towards him.
Tammy leant back in his chair, smiling.
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ile appeart on his face an he leant towart Bob, ahint Beatrice’
catched her geckin at him an leant towart her. He flaret the nos
om your afternoon nap.” She leant forrit. “I'll go now, and i
Nusiret leant back against the wagon. “It
ll a fellae human bein.” He leant back fae her a wee, wi his ha
14 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ck raise yet again, the rider leant ower, an wi yae swift move, p
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
y id wis!" sade Alice, as she leant against a buttercup till rest on page 40

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
At es, Fergie leant back on the binch, wi a slaw on page 90

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
eet was!" said Ahlice, as she leant aginst a buttercup tae rest h on page 41

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
isnae richt fur the een. She leant forrit. "Is it the lectric li on page 38

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
it wus!" said Alice, is shae leant agin a buttercup tae rest hir on page 42

1 matches