A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.2 19.7 0 0 29.1 21.9 0
Number of occurrences4437 0 0 5 2 0
Number of authors25 18 5 2

Occurrences of pent in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
like a drap o pent frae a brush, on page 28

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 83 - Born Hamelt, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
! noo she's slappin pooder an pent on page 78

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
watch it, Five! I dinnae want pent jaupin aa ower me hike on page 44

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ir windaes is stickin wi auld pent. Get a hemmer an a hashin che on page 26

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
only rid bulbs insteed ae rid pent.' on page 1

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
nt for tins o black and white pent and led the wey doon tae the on page 6

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
pent it, varnish it, stain it on page 37

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Its pent purl an skelf oan tae the por on page 16

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
O pent up treasures yirdit in the pa on page 62

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Geordie said, 'then this will pent them reid as roses.' on page 20
hat had been used for steerin pent. Geordie picked it up on page 30
Broon Pent on page 35
and jibbles ... and the broon pent. on page 39
'A quart o broon gloss pent,' Geordie said. "Yon's whit I on page 80

10 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ront door wis needin a lick o pent, and cairved slap-bang in the on page 21
ckin oot - the back a lick o pent or sortin up the windaes, and on page 30

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The jobless vandal's spray-pent, dear bocht bields on page 39
The pent-braw hames new made frae tume on page 63

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
or in prison they'll close-pent ye yet. on page 27

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ands, elbae grease nor tartan pent naither!" on page 97

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The lang poems pent pictures o miners the likes o on page 133

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
nor a puddle o pent i the causey:
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
whyles we pent the brig.
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
gied a stertled fidge at the pent-brockit waa. A tait o bygane
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
irth aff John O’ Groats, wi Pent bein anither name for Pecht.
1 matches

McLachlan, Jack Glessheids maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate, (University of Maine 2019) Central - Ceres, prose
heids studied hae colours tae pent thair social an reproductive
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
nt for pots o black and white pent and led the wey doun tae the
en spaiks ablo him haudin the pent-pot. The commaunds wis writte
2 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
hardly a scrap o rid or black pent left on its widden haunle, bu
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
döin! Dunna geng eltin me wi pent laek yon!" on page 78

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n widd'll keep him busy wi da pent brush. on page 62

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
™ Dodie said, ‘dan dis’ll pent dem red as roses.’
1 matches

Mainland, Jim Performance (After Les Murray), (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
I wis a slester o lowin pent, lowsin
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@molach95 I canna pent tae save mesel but thanks ?? (2021) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah airch an pent ma eebrous
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Tom Scott settin Logan on tae pent aa the huntin
1 matches

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