A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nearest Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20 21.8 17.6 39.7 29.1 0 4.4
Number of occurrences6241 11 4 5 0 1
Number of authors33 20 6 2 4 1

Occurrences of nearest in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
ck tae the bothy, but tae the nearest meal bin. I pushed the cover on page 15

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
boys aa got thegither in the nearest boozer ae lowsin time. Aabody on page 86

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Weel, the wummin sittin nearest on page 53

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
their ready tae reach fur the nearest pitchfork. Wuv only been in h on page 103
is. Ah jump in the yin parked nearest tae me and heid straight tae on page 182

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
oot in the wilds ~ speil the nearest tree and bide there till it g on page 61

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
the nearest things ah could find apart fa on page 69

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e siller and run doon tae the nearest shoap and buy the first on page 42
and sterted movin towards the nearest shoap. It wis ainly ten paces on page 50
re! Look! Watch that squirrel nearest tae us! I doot he's got a bad on page 126
a bonnie wee squirrel sittin nearest tae her at the end o the tabl on page 127

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
orby. If 'this' is the object nearest the speaker, an 'that' is the on page 28

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
he wid dae. Kanga's hoose wis nearest, and at Kanga's hoose wis Roo on page 68
The nearest hoose wis Hoolet's, and tae H on page 72

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
es ower. 'm no sayin he's yer nearest relative on the faimily tree, on page 15

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
our afore the daw. Thon's the nearest to cauld here, and that's mai on page 47

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Is their nearest interest in evolution on page 98

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
cury is the planet that bides nearest til oor Sun and taks jist shy
nor oors an whan it is at its nearest pynt tae the Sun it steers up
indaes whaur Mairs wis at its nearest til us. Nine month is a lang
soondit as 'ee-o') is the ane nearest Jubiter and wheechs roond it
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
The Moon is Our Nearest Neighbour - Ghillie Basan
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
r a cheep back. Efter aw, the nearest starns til oor Yird (apairt f
.37 licht year awa – an the nearest o the three is Proxima Centau
n the air but for a ship, the nearest thay haed tae compare wi. Fol
in thae days the sun wis the nearest licht he cuid mak compare wi.
or gauin fae a craft, but the nearest contact is ane whaur it is cl
5 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
tion at is regairdit as cumin nearest ti embodyin Yirth Richts is C
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An gie the nearest yin a peck.
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
nce o the hotel compound, the nearest ye’ll get tae this genuine
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
aigs and drouns them i’ the nearest stank.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ertical left thaim ahint. The nearest pynt tae Nilyulgun in the Rat
“The Chinese are the nearest thing to civilisation,” he
lly wirkin his wey towart the nearest sattlement, the Chinese new t
tae turn thair backs on thair nearest an dearest.”
sayed yin o the boys. “The nearest toon is a couple o hunner mil
5 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
s better tae focus on the ane nearest tae haund – no least acause
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ionists took tae blab tae the nearest cunt tae thum aboot patient r
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
aching! They'll be off to the nearest Scotrail station in a the sha(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
doesnae take long. Whatevers nearest in the wardrobe! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie, es they made fir the nearest impty table. on page 40

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
hand the documents in to the nearest
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
drach gin ye'd a mind. In the nearest neuk o the crossroads wis Kil
y Bruce oot a stiff dram, the nearest ting tae medecine iver keepit
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the easter waa o the quarry, nearest the sea an hard bi the side o
ryin tae sook siller frae his nearest an dearest wis the big show-s
2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
wi oor efforts an set up the nearest path at first light.’
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
otten. Mable faa hid been the nearest said that jist afore the expl
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
promptly put the tabby in the nearest bin. ‘Bliddy smokin should
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@molach95 The nearest muckle hill to me here in Fit (2020) twitter link
@mudwaters The nearest would be the burn of boyndie. (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I walked tae the nearest fairmhoose and asked could I on page 41
ked me fur directions tae the nearest 'decent' pub. on page 59

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
n the air, an clicked it. The nearest streetlight gaed oot wi a pee
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
n his baest an took him ta da nearest place whaar dey cood git a be on page 116

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
im? You can sit ati dis chair nearest da fire, fur he lacks tae be on page 31
lace you see dem noo is on da nearest an dearest at a weddin. on page 42

2 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
y aroond wis for miles and da nearest shop at da brig o Muckle Roe.
1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
rt_airbrush @itsJuliaHardy My nearest wans aboot 13 miles away ?? (2018) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
gain white linen. Daniel slep nearest the dure, his peach face camo on page 1

1 matches

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