A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

whilst Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words39.4 48.4 25.6 9.9 11.6 87.5 17.7
Number of occurrences12291 16 1 2 8 4
Number of authors40 26 6 1 2 3 3

Occurrences of whilst in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Whilst Wirkin at Subway on page 92

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Whilst at a meeting o the West Lothi on page 3
Whilst hiding in the deep dark wids on page 6
Whilst Leo for his native wids on page 7
"Whilst owre the sea in faur aff Rhod on page 15
Whilst eating some puir beast he'd c on page 31
Also on pages 33
7 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
whilst ye wir bein rostert on page 10
y couple tryin tae haud hauns whilst ye stare on page 36
whilst Ah'm flampin awa ahint on page 49

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
here wae ma bowl ae Coco Pops whilst ah watch shows that kin only on page 16
endin tae hae aw the answers. Whilst the media and public, alike, on page 55
Ah start chokin oan ma pint. Whilst at the same time tryin ma bes on page 78
o proppes up against the bar. Whilst Auld Maggie wis stood behind on page 98
elieve this actually worked," whilst gigglin like a school lassie. on page 134
Also on pages 144, 154, 169, 173, 175, 180
11 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n appearance up at ma gran's: whilst the adults wur huvin their co on page 56
ot wur bodies durin Guidance, whilst the boys got took intae anoth on page 93
she wid stay OOT the kitchen whilst ah got conned intae daein bai on page 141
makin faces at us whilst they wur in the dinner queue, on page 159
ugh energy tae power a fridge whilst Chris got a hoover an Charlen on page 163
Also on pages 169
14 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whilst chaos awaited his adroit haun on page 11
Whilst beneath the decks you seek so on page 19
Whilst ithers in their daurkness aa on page 20
Whilst fowk oan faur off fairms watc on page 40
"New Lingerie Magnifico!', Whilst ithers said 'Pants!' on page 44
Also on pages 113, 122, 140, 142, 146
12 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Whilst gleamin motes o dew alicht on page 121

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Whilst I'm daein this, see if ye can on page 66

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
then jyned doucely wi Iberia whilst on page 10
wi the inhabitants whilst makkin coars on page 11
whilst the sooth o England, on page 12

3 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
this booth wi the two of them whilst Thelonious scrambled up n ove
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Whilst beneath the decks you seek so
Whilst ithers in their daurkness aa
Whilst daith an slauchter reignt oan
3 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Whilst Hudson Lowe laid doun his pet
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ak ye greet as weel as lauch, whilst the tragic natur o Phaedra is
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
Aaron muttered the last part whilst gawkin at Livvy, whose eyes w
discreetly chucked it tae her whilst Lewis kept the skinwalker bus
2 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ats in Embra, sellin ma airt. Whilst it's hoo ah earn a livin, ah
ressive history o inventions. Whilst maist o us ken aboot Logie Ba
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
endin tae hae aw the answers. Whilst the media and public, alike.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
mare lines up oan the cistern whilst simultaneously haudin court i
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ed fuckin wanker ay the piece whilst simultaneously ensurin McDade
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ccent, pointin alang the road whilst moderatin the jumpin aboot ta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
wae it, laughin tae themsels whilst he wis staunin greetin, the f
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
work naebody else will touch whilst bein subsidised by the Govern
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
he inspectors intae the hoose whilst he wis droonin kittens in a b
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Whilst ither
An whilst
2 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
couldnae be kinder. Yin time, whilst ah wis lightin the oil lamps
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Whilst ah wiz fechtin wi ma brither,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
the remainder of the article. Whilst insulting to Mr Fairnie, and
se is puerile and irrelevant. Whilst Scots undoubtedly has a compa
2 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
Fyr whilst she’s no feart a ye bein a
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
r fir them wha need it least, whilst ablow them a puir community s
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
™ ah say. Shakin wae laughter whilst takin stock ae the cunt.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
en suddenly dawns oan me that whilst bein caught up oan this emoti
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it and miraculously dain this whilst involuntarily dry bokin. Ther
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
sympathies’’ ah tell him, whilst pushin back oan ma chair ‘â
1 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
uine for Performer o the Year whilst yer at it. Vote: https://t.co(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
back tae ma Coaching studies! Whilst listening tae #CBBUK 2015 on (2015) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
Lomond at New Year wance and whilst bletherin minded the motor wi (2022) twitter link
sea oil revenues fir 47 year whilst Norway's yaised it for the fo (2022) twitter link
f wis daein at oor equaliser, whilst the folk sittin at hame were (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
gonnae have another Hustings whilst the Country plunges deeper in (2022) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
tÂ’s fine. If yeÂ’re using it whilst trying tae condescend tae som (2021) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
hy I don't listen to the news whilst driving anymore! Esp nowt tae (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
res nae feckers huvin a jolly whilst a cannae watch a game - time (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
tae watch daft programmes on whilst ye ham in tae yer warm maet k
the hameless fowk o Scotland. Whilst this o coorse is a fantastic
2 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Some smelt guid whilst ithers Ming
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ye read haaver i' these posts whilst on the watterie!(2014) search twitter
s #Doric napkin in oor drawer whilst haen a clear oot, ah think we(2018) search twitter
s soup bit itÂ’s gettin eaten whilst itÂ’s het. https://t.co/3Pzqm(2019) search twitter
picter o tham wi Brendan Cole whilst we were on holiday in PollenÃ(2019) search twitter
e stuff tham inta their mooie whilst weerin a face mask?(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
nd the displaced are targeted whilst the real villains carry on. R (2022) twitter link
nd fitba - cynical, negative whilst womenÂ’s fitba thrives. The n (2022) twitter link
last UK gig at Reading ‘83. Whilst hitching fae London tae the W (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
eky bugger in the pub tonight whilst I wis deen ma daily crossword(2017) search twitter
e of 45k & Rangers around 50k whilst Pittodrie is lucky to get aro(2017) search twitter
sit Fittie & pop in fer a nip whilst doon here. Mac(2018) search twitter
ed tae save yon glass oÂ’wine whilst running fer yer life #priorit(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
0 year syne wi a wee bambuco, whilst cooped up in the hoose en esc (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Whilst I, forbye, gettkeeper o the K on page 17

1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
es the surface of a language, whilst morphological, phonological a
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
read aboot a plummeting plane whilst I'm in departures! http://t.c(2015) search twitter

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Whilst chaos awaited his adroit haun on page 207
Whilst sleekit like they pit the hem on page 210
Whilst ither Plannin Applications, on page 212

4 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
t asked ti play for edinburgh whilst am ther!!!!(2012) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@1an_Higgins Whilst workin in Madrid, went tae Ir(2020) search twitter
t sum a superheroÂ’s reaction whilst he felt foulest mood...(2020) search twitter
Impulse buy whilst ye gettin legless yersel! Lol(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Whilst ithers point an crack an smil on page 32
Whilst an empire's siller plooters i on page 51

2 matches

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
ll turn to gravel in my mouth Whilst causing tooth decay
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
er life ye will never forget, whilst drinkin yer tae in wee sips.
1 matches

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