A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

thirlt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 19.5 0 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3838 0 0 0 0 0
Number of authors17 17

Occurrences of thirlt in Corpus

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Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the ties that thirlt him fast tae Gallowa. on page 28

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
thirlt to the whiles forfochen on page 10
mak the chyces that ye liked, thirlt aye on page 23
thirlt tae the lift bi nocht on page 35
ootby an thirlt tae the whims o caulder gods. on page 62

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A world that could be whirlt, thirlt, tirlt or birlt - on page 139
Wis thirlt tae the task bi some crabbit on page 151

2 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ae onerstaun cultures are aye thirlt thegither. Ae weya culture's on page 9

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
r gremmar an spelling is that thirlt tae hoo the Soothron leid wir on page 6

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
His hert-thocht thirlt sae leal tae his lass bride on page 24

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
his and faur mair forby. It's thirlt tae the mooths ae the maist d on page 3

2 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
mmelin in the field, a muckle thirlt dragon, as gif it was straini on page 18

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
for twal siller strings were thirlt tae her body, and ilka string on page 101

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Men thirlt ti saut an faem telt me the t on page 87

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
owk is aye tae the fore, weil thirlt til Inglis an gauin a tuim-he on page 121

3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
rs the day that's no near sae thirlt tae the creenge. This can be
1 matches

Scott, Hamish Lallans 75 - Televeision, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
An evir syne it’s thirlt us fair wi aw it’s haed ti
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rchaisin camp, though he isna thirlt tae’t, an wad “sum bastar
erminology (the whilk we’re thirlt tae acause o the subjeck mait
2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
A snell bite thirlt throu the April air.
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
similatit intil a curn o fowk thirlt til MacDiarmid’s muivement,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
northren lift in Scotland war thirlt tae a tuim-wamed, short exist
er Europe. Fowk wha haed been thirlt tae an aye-flittin life o hun
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Ah hiv lang been thirlt tae the idea that keepin awa
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
isturb onybody. Twa things ar thirlt tae ma mind: the busses whitt
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ke tae be sittin in the hoose thirlt tae the screen o an Xbox or a
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Sic sichts war thirlt tae ma mither’s mind an she
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
t that ony debate throu Scots thirlt them til a kenspeckle Scots i
he rise o a braidcast service thirlt til Inglis (1920’s). Aw thi
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Thirlt tae Scotland’s history and
In thon sense, it is thirlt tae a faur mair michtie sense
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ae time, hooivver, it is aye thirlt tae the strictures o 16th-cen
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
thirlt to the whyles forfochen
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Scotland. Hooivver, it isnae thirlt tae thir airts and is spak aw
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
bit a tuim heidit cheil owre thirlt tae thon linguistic orthodoxi(2019) search twitter

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