A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nowt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words40.1 46.8 27.2 9.9 0 164 13.3
Number of occurrences12488 17 1 0 15 3
Number of authors33 18 10 1 3 1

Occurrences of nowt in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
nowt else on page 30

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
er caller wi evident misdoot. Nowt could be made oot in the blac on page 136

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ister on the bankin, an haein nowt tae dae: yince or twice she h on page 7
Doun, doun, doun. There wis nowt else tae dae, sae Alison ster on page 10
made o solid gless: there wis nowt on it baur a wee totie gowden on page 11
in o its wee een, but it said nowt. on page 21
same flat tone, juist as if nowt had happent. "Hou am I gaun t on page 44

25 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
'Nowt but a shaver! A birkie! A blu on page 15
'Nowt but a hizzie! A trollop! Fore on page 16

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
cratched his backside an said nowt. I kent afore he done it, Fra on page 1

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
d when we were aa herdit like nowt on board that ship at Leith, on page 31
wis in his naiture. The auld nowt wis yeld wi the want o fodder on page 43
ambin yowes an three or fower nowt; an gin he kep the fail-dykes on page 50
he watter-side tae keep fower nowt alive ower the winter months; on page 55
ablow the door. The wee bleck nowt, penned aa winter hoch-deep i on page 56
Also on pages 57, 63, 72, 74
12 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
whaur nowt but smirr croons a castlehill on page 33

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ts silk cushion, whaur it did nowt but sit there lookin braw. on page 106

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hieland rievers cawin liftit nowt throu Bealach-nam-Bo ('slock on page 65

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ss Miseryguts sat there sayin nowt, gawkin at me an slurpin soup
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
meter in hammerin rain wearin nowt but thin shorts and a t-shirt
, and he insists he’s takin nowt but notes so he can exchange
en or huvnae workt it oot, is nowt mare than a durty hole in the
3 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
or chances. “Tha’ll catch nowt” was his parting shot.
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ae for a dizzen horse, twinty nowt, hunders o sheep — and aa o
ome tae that gruesome end — nowt, swine, hens, sheep, aab’dy
nday. The men haed milkit the nowt first thing in the mornin and
3 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ns an stalls whaur sheep, wee nowt an cauves were slauchtert. Ta
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
were separated a lot, we had nowt' tae our name, but we were ha (2023) twitter link
tae gie' up, and sit and dae nowt'... ?? (2022) twitter link
e_mad Thinking o' just sayin' nowt' from now oan Billy.. As ye s (2022) twitter link
@patraoctober I've nowt' tae say Angela.. Well, nowt' (2023) twitter link

@jack_capener tweeted
@molach95 Nowt as scary as a decaying tumshi(2020) search twitter
omuivin it! There's neist tae nowt bein dane at the moment fir S(2018) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
n...?? why no? Shy bairns get nowt! ??(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
me ootcome. 40 years later an nowt's chynged. It's a di(2020) search twitter
that lassie hud said. There's nowt tae feel embarrassed aboot or(2020) search twitter
quite like the novel. John is nowt like the buik, which is disap(2020) search twitter
in her richt mind. She's got nowt tae be embarrassed aboot. She(2020) search twitter
ek the law an the driver does nowt?(2020) search twitter
and 5 other occurrences.

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ona1959 @ChrisStephens Ah ken nowt aboot the boy cept that @glas (2022) twitter link
he night afore that there was nowt tae disagree with, and then t (2022) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
an't take the responsibility. Nowt tae dae wi 'believing the wom (2021) twitter link
s whilst driving anymore! Esp nowt tae dae with Scotgov... (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ae fight/nae passion - there nowt there m8 (2021) twitter link
ruth n get blocked than sayin nowt - n remember what goes aroun (2020) twitter link
e oh alandas n its cheaper - nowt but the best fir me brother (2021) twitter link
a bit steep - of course a no nowt a (2021) twitter link
the 1934 club - hees no said nowt yet n am no happy cos a gave (2020) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
jumpin up an doon. Ah've seen nowt in a byre mair sparkie.' on page 45

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
deenshire an he stocked it wi nowt an he wint tae the mart ivery on page 57

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
yer beets An ging an feed the nowt" He gaithered up the neeps an on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he smiled it the sicht o the nowt aat hid bin holed up aa winte on page 92
bruiser fae the barn; sheep, nowt, pigs, hens, deuks, turkeys; on page 94

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
says, 'A've bocht five yoke o nowt an A maun gyang an try them o on page 106
'd man awa plooin or feedin e nowt, fan he cam hame wid ye say t on page 109

2 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Faar the black nowt ees't tae graze.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
a coort o muck. So the nowt were pit intae a near bye par
m. He wis sellin feed for the nowt. It wis tay time an the sales
fermer wid need mait for his nowt. It wid be the
him strae tae feed an bed his nowt wi. It also gaed the
feed tae the nowt. That's fan I wid get a call
6 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t awfy bored jist sittin dain nowt, bit it wis guid
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ts in a funcy restaurant Deen nowt(2016) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
tae folk fa ca beasts an kye Nowt an aa. (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wi nowt tae dae bit lie in bed, I mus on page 24

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
There was nowt especially funny aboot that; on page 7
Doon, doon, doon. There was nowt else tae dae, sae Ahlice sin on page 10
o eets wee eyes, put eet said nowt. on page 21
Ahlice said nowt: she hed ne'er bin sae much c on page 49
et agin: but hei could hink o nowt better tae say than eis firrs on page 68
Also on pages 71, 73, 93, 104
10 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
get caad the best painter for nowt #fact(2012) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
fs joinin the gravy train fur nowt! Cannae have that in oor bonn(2020) search twitter
ma proper is “Uisge Beatha” nowt mair than a muckle dram will (2020) search twitter
59 That’s grand tae ken that nowt wrong with ye! ??????????????(2020) search twitter
@SovereignBain Nowt but trouble!!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
g @YouTube Ack, ah cannea say nowt mesel lass. Ma parents were b(2021) search twitter
@WeatherCee Say nowt til May's out! (2021) twitter link
@thebogmyrtle Say nowt til May's oot! (2021) twitter link