Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

miserable	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	17.5	20	16.6	9.9	5.8	20.7	8.9
Number of occurrences	56	39	11	1	1	2	2
Number of authors	27	16	6	1	1	1	2

Occurrences of miserable 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
p wae the distant sobs ae the miserable Mock Turtle. on page 122

1 matches

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
os he wis sat there lookin aw miserable and borderline suicidal cos B on page 36

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Whilst lookin helluva miserable. on page 6

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
needna pit on: oor lifes are miserable, forfochten and short. We are on page 6

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
in this world insteed ae the miserable existence that waits fur me o on page 23
he screen: "C'moan ya pair ae miserable bastards!" We've goat the lea on page 42
t when she telt thum. Pair ae miserable bastards that they are. They on page 61
ma back oan some miserable buildin site. Hopeless endeav on page 86
else's war. Or, tae spend oor miserable existence sittin behind a des on page 90
Also on pages 102, 112, 156, 184
9 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
el! There wis anither utterly miserable nicht an in the mornin the co on page 42
or, cauld, weet, shivverin an miserable. His heid wis poundin wi aw t on page 67

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hat it, she said, That's pure miserable. Ah tolt her ah wis thinkin a on page 43
she said, Kirsty that's pure miserable. on page 54

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
bein miserable, since he enjoys bein a miser on page 106
an sadly lamentit frien. This miserable bugger on page 110

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ied up. This dream's makin me miserable. But that's part o the proble on page 49

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the law wid hae makkit her a miserable coontess, but cause she signe on page 153

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary Beaton: Miserable wretches ... on page 35

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
whaur Scotland yon miserable on page 12

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
me.” An her wee face looked miserable again.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
is tae be outside efter sic a miserable week o pourin rain, there wis
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
YOU LEAVE THAT BOAY ALANE YA MISERABLE BASTART! He’s only huvin a
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e that he is. Never mind that miserable bastart. How ur you efter yer
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
fair oot wi ye. Oor lifes is miserable, a tyauve, and cutty. Oo’r
‘And e’en the miserable lifes oo dae lead isna alloue
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Hurry up ya miserable cunt. This is borin the life
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
stic gangster tae beg fur his miserable fuckin life.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
sign ae the big casino, eh? A miserable fuckin motivational speech if
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oan the street who appears as miserable as ah um. Except fur the beat
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
he climate became hostile and miserable. Basically, it felt like Scot
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
uikt oot the windae. It wis a miserable nicht, wi the win rattlin the
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
sider themselves weegies. ??. Miserable fecks tho. Guid ones are obvi(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
on the fairm. Aifter anither miserable day at school, I wid came ham on page 59

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
t. Flick ma hauns towards the miserable pair an say on page 98

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
mairret. Appairently, he's es miserable es is uncle. Ah dinna think t on page 75

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye're a miserable divvel!" Gertie pyntit an acc on page 41
h canna stan te see ye lookin miserable an hungert like aat." on page 71
Far wid Ah stairt? Ye're aat miserable, ye cud peel an orange in yer on page 81

3 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E miserable Hatter dropped his teacup an on page 109
ixed up wi e distant sobs o e miserable Mock Turtle. on page 120

2 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
anery gaes on presently aboot miserable weanhoods baein responsible f
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Maist miserable day at you ivver sa,
Damp an miserable hale day I div feel.
2 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
Climate change maks the sheep miserable, teu.
1 matches

Shetland

Facebook link (Shetland on Camera 2016) Shetland
On dis dreich and miserable day, a peerie reminder o da b

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th miserable Hatter dropped heis teacup an on page 112
up wi th far awa greetin o th miserable Mock Turtle. on page 123

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
up wi the distant sobs o the miserable Mock Turtle. on page 124

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Wat an caul an miserable, on page 5

1 matches