Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

velvet	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	10	7.7	10.6	9.9	5.8	31	22.1
Number of occurrences	32	15	7	1	1	3	5
Number of authors	25	13	6	1	1	2	2

Occurrences of velvet in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
velvet noses nuzzlin my lugs, braith on page 25

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
in the King's croon oan a rid velvet cushion; an then, last ae aw on page 78

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
croun ona cramasie cushion o velvet; an at the cou's tail o this on page 44

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
A voice o velvet, on page 11

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s o Schloss Schottenburg, his velvet cape flappin insteid o an aul on page 77

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ade o a bonnie ploom-coloured velvet. on page 67
he tails o his ploom-coloured velvet coat flappin ahint him, and t on page 71
s heid and his ploom-coloured velvet coat-tails fleeiy oot ahint h on page 118

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Happed in a velvet rug wi aa his graith. on page 98

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
aft as a moth's wing on moist velvet ribbons on page 131

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
test o foods, so ah got a red velvet cupcake fae the City Bakers. on page 4

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Ahint the velvet guide the gorbel dreams on page 9

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The velvet olive skins o southren France on page 98

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Elvire: "The dress is velvet, the only thing that's felt's
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
The velvet curtains daunced in the heatl
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n sut imsel doon oan the reed velvet cushion. He teen a deep breat on page 74

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ecial occasion cairds; a reed velvet boxie wi bitties o wirthless on page 79

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
like oiled velvet on page 5

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n e King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion; an, last o all iss g on page 76

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r the elders hid taen the wee velvet baggies o siller forrit tae b
1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
e little wee mannies in bleck velvet. As weel as catchin them in y
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@McGoo1888 tweeted
a tad boisterous...the black velvet band...learn the words.... (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
satin lineen, saft velvet collar. on page 101

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
eng's croon apon a bricht rid velvet eushion, an richt at da end o on page 80

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
no dungarees, ye ken, but velvet claith... on page 131
Yon dollybird wi the velvet single-en an the hoor's een on page 141

2 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
th King's croon oan a crimson velvet cushion; an, last o aw this s on page 78

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
red, velvet dresses an cairied fur muffs, on page 24
n swathed triumphantly in red velvet. on page 42
inds a quarter open, the red, velvet curtains tied bak on brass he on page 47

4 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
the King's crown on a cmmson velvet cushion; an, last o aal in th on page 79

1 matches