A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of scared in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
njured and a hell of a lot of scared kids in the process. I was in on page 56

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
hnny was sittin lookin wee an scared, his blonde hair toosied an h on page 1

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
eh? Ye ken the wans. They're scared tae wish an' aim an' graft fu on page

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
s. Ma mate Jim said they were scared because of wit folk said aboo on page 37
g because the other lads were scared of me, he jist thought a coul on page 38

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
men wad hae it that the noise scared the herrin'. on page 33

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ere. We looked like a pair ae scared fuckin rabbits. Ah came acroa on page 185

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hauns lik a gorilla an ah wis scared she might batter me so ah jis on page 72
d ah bottled oot cause ah wis scared in case the number came up on on page 146
Scared that he was soon to be outed, on page 157
ront ae me in History an ah'm scared tae lean too far forward in c on page 169

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ouldnae care less if folk are scared o me, as long as ah'm no gett on page 6

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
sive nope. Ah'd huv been less scared walkin through the derelict f on page 32
an any other day, ah'd be too scared tae open it, but ah'm not and on page 35
a smile wi hur thin lips. She scared the livin shite oot o hur cla on page 37
'Jeannie, ah'm so scared that ah'm gaun'ae forget ma l on page 55

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Darnley: Ye're nae scared o me, eh? on page 31
an scared aff the assassins. on page 35

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
But Hercules wisna scared. "Come on then, Buhl," he sho on page 31

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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
nt ae me in History an ah’m scared tae lean too far forward in c
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
e group. As Liam jolted back, scared, he fell intae the nearby fen
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ce: his bark on a loop. I wis scared o it, that long thing that lo
s the worst feeling – being scared in case there's something wor
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
It scared the shit outta me when, after
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@jax6754 tweeted
g event today tae pleeeeease! Scared but excited! YIKES!? X(2015) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
tch up indyref. Whit are they scared of? English folk, ye huv tae (2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
nd up tae the leader. Or he's scared of her. Who knows ?? (2022) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
scared shitless on page 25

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
a ken wan," sade Alice, kinda scared at what he suggested. on page 69

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
a thing. Ah could see she wis scared stiff. Ah wis feart an aa, bi
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the beastie. Ye wir a wee bit scared o the monkey. Ye thocht it wi
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ty! A’v nivvir been as shit-scared as A wiz that furst time. A t
Ye ken hoo a rabbit sits shit-scared an schyoopit in a cawr’s’
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
red at this but niver saw the scared look on the cook’s face as
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ae abduct one of my students. Scared the shit oot them (2022) twitter link
e being developed - he truly scared the shit oot me with his expe (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Are you scared, Maggie o Quoys? on page 21

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
wire, waakan doon the pier - scared on page 13

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
watching me. Nobody knows how scared it maks me feel. Hid's a kind on page 85

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Ulster