A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

winda Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.7 0 67.8 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences470 45 0 0 0 2
Number of authors8 7 1

Occurrences of winda in Corpus

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Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
'A seen ye fae the kitchie winda, near gittin clattered bi tho on page 84

1 matches

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
anely get tae see me throwe a winda.Hooiver, they manished via th on page 6

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e o it. Fit should I dee? The winda wis foo o cobwebs an stoor so on page 60

1 matches

Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
His pattrened icy flooers on winda panes. on page 80

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
'm aff the bed an ower at the winda. Here's Granda comin back fae on page 93
it, so Ah jist lookit oot the winda. An noo she thinks Ah dinna l on page 95

3 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
t dunk clammy fingers roon my winda on page 10

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Rosie, meeved ower aside the winda. on page 12
an raxxin ower te open a side winda. on page 20
up an leukit oot the kitchen winda. "Ah winner fan the funeral' on page 24
gat beltit in: Mark aside the winda, syne Greig an syne imsel. Jo on page 41
The winda wis stuckken wi pint bit Ronn on page 56
Also on pages 59, 69, 71, 74, 78
13 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
cht - wi'll jist jack open a winda." on page 7
ecklace aat wis hingin in his winda. on page 14
throwe the sma-paned parlour winda an chases awa the shaddas, li on page 22
urs finivver she gings by the winda. Dugs are a gweed judge o cha on page 25
They turnt apy lookit oot the winda, their shooders shakkin wi th on page 58
Also on pages 59, 61, 66
9 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aid Jack, stridin ower te the winda an pullin doon the 'Walk-ins on page 10
it in throwe the open kitchen winda. "Maist folk wint their dish on page 25
see't?" The maanie cam te the winda leukin rale ageravatit. "Is't on page 26
ower is van an screw doon the winda. on page 27
said Ronnie, windin doon the winda an leukin up it the banner pl on page 38
Also on pages 45
9 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
uld see her neighbour oot the winda. Moira’s fair pittin on the
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
ht enough, fae ma living room winda I can see sand twirling up af
o sand trinkling against the winda panes as I wyt for sleep to c
ma aul anorak. Fae ma bedroom winda, I can see that the skies hav
3 matches

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
Maybe jist launch it oot the winda then? ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@Angelinekking tweeted
’d make a better deur than a winda! Winda in larne as opposed to(2020) search twitter