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Use in varieties of Scots

scorn Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.5 7.4 1.6 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1714 1 2 0 0 0
Number of authors14 11 1 2

Occurrences of scorn in Corpus

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Central

Underhill, James William Lallans 82 - Ominous, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
An the muin sheens doon in scorn. on page 23

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
raise up baith its clutes in scorn. "Whit? Ye've never heard o u on page 44

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Indignance, scorn an vitriol on page 36

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
g-heidit!' said Heehaw, fou o scorn, pittin his fit doon hard on on page 83

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nor read; scorn no her dowdy skirt, flat shoe on page 9
e guidman's vyce they hear wi scorn or pey nae heed, on page 66
Ye scorn ma luve. on page 76
An mankit seed o luve, wi scorn on page 81

4 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Tae gormandize an scorn sobriety. on page 55

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
aughin an sneerin an thir wis scorn in thae broon eyes ae his. A on page 45

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
those who feign, wid treat wi scorn and great disdain
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
the place in a cuttin wind o scorn an sarcasm. Good luck applyin
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ed an’ wid hae tae face the scorn o’ the ithirs an’ watch a
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
y leukit at ilk ither wi open scorn. “The Dominie isna whit he
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
on," laached Jeems, pintin wi scorn at the machine, "he canna spe on page 87

1 matches

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
turned on them wae scorn on page 25

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
like yin," me sister said wi scorn. on page 9

1 matches

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