A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

settled Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.5 28.7 30.4 49.7 116.2 65.6 39.8
Number of occurrences11354 19 5 20 6 9
Number of authors52 26 9 2 7 3 5

Occurrences of settled in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
She settled back sedately in her chair, on page 29

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
eventually, though, they goat settled doon efter a wee meenit, an t on page 81
t oot, an, bi the time they'd settled doon again, the cook'd disapp on page 113

2 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
pearin efter a while yince ye settled wae Big Jock. It wis soon eft on page 77

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The sheep an' he then settled doon on page 12
Weel he settled in anither place on page 27

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
The thrashin settled tae tremblin. The twa polis r on page 1

5 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
barren uplans o Ayrshire had settled intae guid fertile ferms, eft on page 66

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
here a square go wid often be settled oor a quick fire spellin bee. on page 68
everycunt hud seemed tae huv settled doon. In he comes, chairgin t on page 100
t jist as ah hink everyhing's settled doon. Aldo hus yin maire dig on page 136
oaff. Everyhing seems tae huv settled doon noo but ah'm sure ah cou on page 144

4 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
hid settled me a bit, on page 99

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
it fur a few seconds afore it settled doon. And noo, tae mak the es on page 134
She settled hersel and sterted tae concen on page 204

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Christ, they nivver actually settled here. Jist as British an Amer on page 99
pairt fae the lands that were settled bi white Brits, his been a ma on page 114

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
she'll still be tryin tae get settled in. Ah keep wonderin whit her on page 122
n yi no wait wan day tae thiv settled in. Naw, said Karen, Ah'm bor on page 169

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ook a wee bit noo ah'm gettin settled on page 39

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
n Pooh woke up wi a stert and settled on it bein saxteen. Sae he he on page 48
adna heard ncht, Wee Grumphie settled it aw by sayin that whit they on page 103
mphie's neb tae his lugs, and settled there. on page 142

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
athy's ego. Once the foam hus settled intae bubbles in each o their on page 13

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
tug abuin his breek knees but settled back in his chair again, leuk on page 125

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
century aff coorse the Scots settled aw ower the warld, and create on page 11

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
The birds are settled in their nests. on page 15
I thocht we'd settled differences, you an me. on page 31
Ma hopes an fears settled on Bothwell, on page 35

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
. He streeched lang feengers, settled oan hes chair an typit... on page 17
Rab settled intae hes comfy auld chair se on page 18
Rab settled back intae hes sate, apent th on page 19

3 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
s an they goat mad, then they settled doon again. An they took thin on page 45
oose, ye're hame' an here, he settled doon an Ah wis jist gaunnae g on page 47

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
up the pits an rain thit’s settled in the subsidit grund.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
tug abuin his breek knees but settled back in his chair again, leuk
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'd hardly settled tae ma work
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
the lock. He left us tae get settled, said he’d come back later
d an umbrella. We got wursels settled and ah heided doon tae the se
2 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
The wee jimmies settled doon for the nicht. Aboot hau
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
™m concerned that’s maistly settled by linguists an, much mair im
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A settled doon tae wait jist by a bend
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
kie bitch. I wid probably hae settled for her if the ither yorkie h
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
a layby and we aa got oot and settled doon tae enjoy oor al fresco
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
gh ma brain, till, at last, A settled in the succour o’ Beth’s
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ces that are desert now, they settled on the land that opened up in
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
When ye’ve settled on yer moment, scrieve a list
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in oot fur us till ah kin get settled – get ma ain pad an that.â€
Scanlon hud settled oan thirty grand fur the key
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
settled for spartans v kelty and look (2020) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ifies widna ging faur, sae he settled oan the wee brig at the fit o on page 84

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"At's settled, en," he said, makkin fir doo on page 45

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Pigeon in a sulky tone, as id settled doon again intill ids nest. A on page 51
each ither: however, they got settled doon in a meenad or two, an e on page 79
d oot, an, by e time they hed settled doon again, e cook hed disapp on page 111

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
wi a puzzle. Jist lik Samson settled the Philistines wi a puzzle. on page 89

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
n said." At's' fine at that's settled, noo jist get up an open the
quarrels an argy bargy things settled doon
bannan settled doon an poored mair drinks.
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rdeen plantation. Aabody that settled oot yonner renamed their ain
yarked her inno the jungle an settled the score wi bluid. Uncle Jee
2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
se at ye canna miss. The loon settled doun intae the same bieldy bi
m tae brak up his outline, he settled doun for fit micht turn oot t
2 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
We settled doon in front o the tele and
We wir jist getting settled doon and the door bell wint.
nt back through the hoose and settled doon tae see the rest o the g
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jessie hid settled in richt fine and got her hal
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
made. Aa efterneen the bairns settled doon tae the darg o makkin
An yon settled it. Neist nicht, Jeemsie dowp
2 matches

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
a settled sea. on page 29

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
uk oot his pyjamas - get him settled fur the night." on page 21
er soft, warm tender back and settled doon tae sleep, His animal in on page 52
s, at length, restored and he settled doon tae play. on page 60

3 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a settled sea. on page 155

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
da Doo, aa dorty-wye, as shö settled doon ageen intae her nest. Al on page 54
dder; hoosumever, dey got dem settled in a meenit or twa, an da gam on page 83
re," said da Keeng, as if dat settled da maitter. He cried ta da Wh on page 86
furt, an bi da time at dey aa settled demsels doon ageen, da cook w on page 116
blaan doon aff o da trees an settled apon her face. on page 124

5 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ae thing if my dochter hedd a settled doon wi a man, even if dey wi on page 17
irnune while Jeannie wis mair settled eftir a cup a tae, Bertie wis on page 33

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
D. Bi noo aa o Europe is bøn settled bi spaekers o aa kind o Indo- on page 13
dable atween een anidder. Dey settled dem in saeparate plaesses o d on page 14
on starts. Shetland wis first settled bi spaekers o Wast Norse aboo on page 15

6 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Der a yarbent settled apön me fae you gud: on page 23

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
Whan thay war aa settled aroond the muckle mahogany ta
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
inded aboot his bristles. She settled for blaain him a smoorikin.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Meenie hed finally settled on riggin in her new tweed sk
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
Sae Smootie hit wis, an shö settled in ta Pitt Lane jöst special
So hit wis dat Smootie settled doon tae her twa hames, an tw
2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ch a rare spell of calm sunny settled weather for #Shetland. The on(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
said th doo in a huff, as eet settled doon agin intae eets nest. Ah on page 52
each ither: ho'e'er, they got settled in a meenit or twae, an th ga on page 81
oot, an, b' th time they hae settled doon agin, th cook hae disapp on page 114

3 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
thit efter the dael hed been settled owre the new pair o buits, th
1 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
talians hev made when they've settled here.
re. A lot o' guid Polish folk settled in the Borders efter the war
2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Hughie aboot the hoose. It's settled. Say nae mait aboot it." on page 1

4 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Unther lang-settled answers, weeglin on page 37

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
W hae settled doon tae a bach'ler life: on page 22
er a while, when they hae al' settled in, on page 29

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
That naethin's bin settled, bae bullet nor gun. on page 32

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
Well as soon as ye were settled at yer place there in the row
1 matches

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