A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lown Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.1 22.3 4.8 0 0 76.6 17.7
Number of occurrences5642 3 0 0 7 4
Number of authors25 20 2 2 2

Occurrences of lown 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

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
like thair faither he haed a lown an leefu wey wi him. It wis a on page 15

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Scots kens nae lown. It bides in the gurlie winte on page 9

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
The lown souch o a saxophone an the th on page 27

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
In the Glamour Wid thare's lown, but tae on page 11

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s hushed wi her ain milk This lown earth? on page 29

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Lown Wa on page 167
Aa is lown, an quate. on page 183

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
he had left ony ootby, and a lown smile cam ower his face as he on page 33
the Forest wis awfie lane and lown and lithe in the beek o the s on page 71
ter insteid, because it wis a lown kind o day, sae he streekit h on page 87
wheesht tae, for it felt gey lown and quiet-like on this simmer on page 100
d the Forest wis fou o douce, lown soonds, that aw seemed tae be on page 101
Also on pages 109, 154
7 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
e ruim micht here, bot perfit lown an stiddie. on page 7

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
ti enjose ilka saicont o this lown an sunnie day, leirin frae hi on page 42

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
body had moved a fit, jist as lown as could be, through a rickle on page 12

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
s neb. He felt forfochten yet lown and somehou lichtsome. Aheid, on page 17

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
o.uk/dunkeld2.htm) is bonnily lown. The harebells is juist skail on page 65

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
But lie-lown seelence o a ghaist, on page 10

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"I leave ye peace, a lown peace I gie ye." on page 97

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
nou they bide thare, whitenin lown an saught, on page 30
Aa yon lown Sawbath that gangs on for aye on page 31

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Droozie Driftin, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
the watter's lown an lintin, on page 92

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ds: Bit it wis a nicht o smaw lown tae heez birlin thowts. As ha on page 119

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
d, for the maist pert saft an lown (at laest in its straucht nar on page 135
, whilk is becumin streynglie lown. Sae Auld Harden is lossin hi on page 138

2 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
wumman's bed. The auld yin - lown, tholin her time,
o God through the lown, birslin kintraside. Faurawa,
2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - The Warld Nixt Door, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
fleet lown 'neth the braid ocean’s swa
1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
e tenderin a douce strand fur lown
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
r nae life aboot ye, an aw is lown. But thare, up aheid, ye tak
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
wee, thai sat thare, lown, juist admirin the byordnar b
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
dyta an Tomasz haes wun til a lown place. As for
1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t wisna the best o wather – lown an calm an hingie, wi the odd
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
n the rusty wirkins o ma lang-lown tongue.
1 matches

Stirling, Alison Watergaw, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
Wi her lown muckle een
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
the suith that her wittins o lown
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 67 - Twa poems bi Douglas Kynoch, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
snoovin in its lown sough on page 63

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
s the trees an the parks, sae lown an gentie the kissies it gies on page 12
ingie" gaed throu the reef as lown an quate as ye cwid hae, as g on page 71

2 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
nor peels fur a lown belly eftir meals. on page 131

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
lown gairdens langsyne? on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Lown Eild on page 40

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
lown gairdens langsyne?
The ceitie is lown,
cairrit on the lown saur,
abuin ma chaumer here, bi the lown
4 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An then whun aa wus lown wud play At fillin foarms. on page 25
Whun aa aboot's fu lown on page 45

2 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
icht eneuch, it wus a bricht, lown day.
mpie laik thur sowels. Aa wus lown an misslie. The’ pit Dan in
2 matches

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