A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

picts Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.6 15.4 4.8 0 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences3629 3 0 4 0 0
Number of authors11 7 3 1

Occurrences of picts in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
in in Scotland were cried the Picts. Tae this day there's fowk'll on page 97

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
so thi bricked in thi Picts an called it on page 120

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Kenneth that wis king o baith Picts an Scots, wis ivver here. But on page 10
ed the different tribes o the Picts an Scots intae a single natio on page 14
re the superior nummers o the Picts began tae tell. Alpin an his on page 15
ant o the auld language o the Picts, the lads that uised tae bide on page 75
hae come frae the time o the Picts. on page 77
Also on pages 81
13 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ah tocht his Picts tae kill an slay, on page 92

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Dang doun the Picts, or mairit them, on page 48

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
is speak that nicht anent the Picts, he maks the observe that, at on page 90

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
s They hadnae reckoned on the Picts! on page 4
rid an flowin hair, The angry Picts jist knocked them back An cri on page 5
timbered towers Tae watch fir Picts that passed. Oan tap o that t on page 6
We should hae kent fae Picts tae Punks Tae no daur meddle on page 4

5 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
e is an auld auld story o the Picts who haed brewed aiblins the m on page 17
The feenish o the Picts on page 22
bi the Samarites an the Picts on page 77

4 matches

Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
An Romans focht wi paintet Picts,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
re wis biggit tae convert the Picts. This kirk yer sittin in's ne
1 matches

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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
dda nort o Scotland we hae da Picts. Da Picts spak a language at' on page 13
d an da nort-wast o Scotland. Picts idda nort o Scotland, Orkney on page 14

4 matches

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