A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

stayed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.9 20 7.5 29.8 5.8 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences5139 5 3 1 2 1
Number of authors35 23 5 3 1 2 1

Occurrences of stayed in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ooked for the pub. She rarely stayed oer or went wae ony fellas, a on page 77

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
pe ye can forgie me.' Matthew stayed silent. on page 43

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
pups there, making sure they stayed away fae the burst springs on on page 40

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
lenses wi a hankie The bairns stayed quiet, watchin her and bidin on page 68
d aff an esk's tail, the tail stayed alive and grew intae anither on page 133
nt Eric', desk, and there she stayed staundin, a pillar o doom tow on page 146
dy said a word. The hale room stayed silent as a tomb. on page 160
the ithers hud gane awa, she stayed at her desk, quietlike and pe on page 164
Also on pages 180, 210, 219, 226
9 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ion agin thae Jacobites that 'stayed oot' an continued tae fecht a on page 121

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
on top ae the toilet seat; ah stayed there fur half an oor until i on page 18
Ah stayed aff school fur the rest ae th on page 19
nt tae visit ma ma's pal that stayed in Troon. We huvnae been any on page 163

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ry The Sarry Heid whaur Burns stayed but noo on page 43
Whan his Mammy stayed doon by Ella's at the Chemist on page 135

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
cemetery. Wan nicht, when he stayed oot pissin oor money against on page 50

1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
For mony a week Donnie stayed there,
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
on top ae the toilet seat; ah stayed there fur half an oor until i
Ah stayed aff school fur the rest ae th
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d feel bienly eneuch if you stayed at ma bit. Thae townies dinna
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
eally bother me as lang as it stayed oot ae ma road. Ah hid jist g
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
nae want tae worry ye, but we stayed two meters apart. Ye’ll be
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ter closing, but when Ali had stayed in toon at Ray’s again, or
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
sed tae it!” A advised. She stayed on the bottom bench. The rest
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
sibility tae mak sure his son stayed Scots. Which tae ma mind he n
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
pital knock. “Maybe she’s stayed to eat with her friends,” s
should have stayed rescued last time. The Old Pe
2 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
en ma mate since school. Even stayed in touch when ah went tae Abe
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
t wisna goin tae happen so he stayed put.

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
our Xmas stuff their when we stayed in Edinburgh ??. Pop intae va(2020) search twitter
ey67 I’d probably be 32 if I stayed near you. We dinnae have ratt(2020) search twitter

@FaetheRye tweeted
s the yin wi auburn hair that stayed? (2022) twitter link

@g_hibby tweeted
wood collecting done, and it stayed dry for ye?... Have a guid yi (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
coming. Alex didnae greet. He stayed. He fought. He won. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n ano enjoyed it wee man and stayed local - cough cough lol (2021) twitter link
ds a place to stay brother - stayed in a caravan for 4 years befo (2021) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
da surprised till find at she stayed e same size. Till be sure, is on page 14

1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
red if it wid be ok if Dexter stayed ower fir his supper and she s
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ah’ve nivver tried caviar or stayed twaa nights in a funcy Aiberd(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
deen at Hogmanay, his brither stayed opposite me ?? (2020) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
e thought they were posh...we stayed in the Drum (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
e me side. Mistress Linklater stayed wae me. She's good at the bir on page 21

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
They only stayed fur twa more days - they wir on page 59

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ut then I couldn't see! And I stayed on the ground." on page 107

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
gentle roll last night, and I stayed away fae the bar, so all was (2019) search twitter

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Far better when you stayed at hame. Gave your sister the(2018) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
mmy... ahm huv been there and stayed there fir lang time. Saw a ps(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ewatt Leonard. "I'm Esther. I stayed wi yer oul Aunt Libby on page 6

1 matches

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