A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

stable Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.3 11.2 64.1 19.9 0 43.7 8.8
Number of occurrences6921 40 2 0 4 2
Number of authors22 11 5 2 2 2

Occurrences of stable in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ollow ane anither through the stable door, on page 25

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Back tae the stable at trot on page 19
e chiel pit the dunkie in his stable on page 20

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
a hole in the ruif. Frae the stable an byre, biggit on the east e on page 22
, wi juist a single room an a stable an byre neist door, an fail d on page 70

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
hat the British Empire brocht stable an representative governance on page 27

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
The Prince confided in the stable lad, who suggested that he ha on page 79
epmither onywhaur. The stupit stable laddie had fergot tae invite on page 83
e, tak this," he said tae the stable lad, "can search this kingdom on page 85
Noo, the stable lad had done whit he wis telt on page 86
mpensation an she merried the stable lad instead. They had somewha on page 89

8 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
The stable felt warmer nor the kitchen a on page 17

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
When Augeas opened the stable doors, Hercules couldna belie on page 23

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
or in the sink. When it seems stable and safe he leaves it ahint h on page 72

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
o Bethlehem stappin abuin the stable, garrin some o us wonder what
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
olitical memes - "strong and stable", "Brexit means Brexit", "I'm
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
potential for a real, strang, stable govrenement o the radical lef
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@jax6754 tweeted
r them. An your giving them a stable upbringing tae! X(2015) search twitter

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
I made my wey tae the stable tae hae a wee word wi Auld Ne on page 124

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the byre, the neep-shed, the stable an the impty bothie aat hid r on page 92

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah prefer it mair stable like this on page 17

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
kin a Clydesdale back tae the stable fustled a sang. It wis like t on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
id led the horse back tae the stable fur a feed o hey an watter at
s wad rest in the cweel o the stable fur anither oor yet, Tibby an
y an Prince an Fauldie. Their stable-fiers, Jimmy an Nancy war del
piece, an gyang back tae the stable tae lead him oot tae the watt
fed. Sae war the horse in the stable. Fin Tarry McPhail wirked the
30 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rs syne, tho 'twisna kent foo stable it wad be, as he'd bin a clon
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the stable wi a staa fur Mary an Joseph,
frost. The stable wis biggit heich up on the st
in a star tae shine abune wir stable. Be a fine
eeper lat them bedd doon in a stable in a
uided the three kings tae the stable in Bethlehem tae tryst wi the
5 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Aal right. I wis oot in the stable wae Bella aal night. on page 70

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e owld shed that doubles as a stable and we sit on the big wooden on page 30

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
muckle rid tractor ahint the stable door on page 131

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
stable fur the horses. Nou than juis
Weil A mynd on the auld byre/stable itsel, kis ma faither an mei,
ae hoose; wis the auld schuil stable, i whilk the Schuil Dominies
3 matches

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
aa the hairt o' an inclusive, stable an weill daein society. on page 17

1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
n efter aa, He wus boarn in a stable. Noo, A haenae turned intae a
1 matches

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