Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'seas'

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Use in varieties of Scots

seas	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	17.8	57	32
ORK - Orkney	39.7	4	3
SHD - Shetland	46.5	8	5
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	26.2	8	3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	23.7	2	2
DOR - General Northern	8.9	2	1
NEC - North East Central	46.4	1	1
SEC - (South) East Central	5.1	2	1
WCE - West Central	13.8	3	2
DUN - Dundee	31.9	3	1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	5.4	1	1
AYR - Ayrshire	13.1	1	1
LAL - General Central	22.7	17	10
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)	69.5	5	5
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of seas 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.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
nt that great monsters in far seas did roam. on page 72
Stormy seas mean cancelled saileens - is on page 75

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Trimsan seas on page 94

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
an't have been bonny. Hoors o seas oot there yesterday(2020)

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Loard. As lang as da kames an seas ir aboot wis so lang will we on page 65

1 matches

Graham, Laurence Flans Frae Da Haaf, (Shetland For Wirds 2000) Shetland, poetry
Trowe dy wind-skordet seas .
Wast ower fae blatterin seas ,
2 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
in seas du’d nae notion
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
in an bucklin in da turbulent seas , sendin sherp pricks o fear u
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
at Da Head daday! Spectacular seas http://t.co/EjUMksFMxU(2015)
underous skies tae thunderous seas.(2014)
nPulley rugby boys on da high seas?(2016)

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a'd gien them neems efter the seas o his ain cauf-kintra – Mol
ss days fan simmer warmit the seas .
fowk, fa traivelled ower the seas frae the cauld Nor East tae m
iss Vining wis ridin the high seas fur hame, Natalie gaed missin
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
id been a pirate on the seven seas .
outh and had sailed the seven seas in search o Spanish treasure.
ugh wanted tae sail the seven seas jist like his uncle and wrote
3 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ken, Jowd in the jummle o the seas, Were the dreepin sailor-men. (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
ht Aitken had come hame, half seas ower, an laid intae Abbie for
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
virus on the Princess of the Seas for twa wiks jist tae come ha
1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
come that's emptied nae just seas o fish but herts o hope. I mi on page 10

2 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
yage wis a lang yin wi gurlie seas and strang wunds blawin them on page 30

1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ur the Keil Burn jynes seiven seas. on page 11
rowes ti a ghaist-ship on the seas: on page 29

2 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ut bluid is stronger, and the seas grow wide, on page 19
o the seeven seas, aa o thaim endurin a life o on page 105

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
redged new cíties frae their seas , sae haes oor language strauc
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ngines that shut doun in warm seas; an they hae a new tank on or on page 120

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
y had effective control o the seas, the atmosphere in Dundee in on page 25
still he wuidnae gie in. The seas were nou gettin rougher an it on page 42

2 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
The seas rebel, on page 35

1 matches

Ayrshire

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
But bluid is stronger, an the seas growe wide,
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
like faimisht seas, on page 50
icht, their howps retour like seas. on page 86

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
kens the whauraboots o aw the seas, rivers, touns, moontains, an on page 53
he rivers, the moontains, the seas, the oceans, an the deserts. on page 55

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Mayhap a ship oan druiblie seas. Hoosoever, gang tae the ster on page 13
he grund whilk wis dividit by seas. Bit in Kintyre he draiggit a on page 14

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
et she carries Trosky's ochre seas on page 11
syne hauf-seas owre on page 54
the rocks aa melled, the seas gane dry on page 77

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The gaithrin wind an seas o drumlie grey on page 24
Whaur parlous seas seem siccar mair than earth on page 30

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An day an nicht ower empty seas on page 50

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The deepmaist seas they swim ower, on page 55

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the Fower Seas he traivels, see, an whae wad on page 18

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
spile the Earth, the skies an seas, on page 52
the living seas an aa that's there. on page 54

2 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
Airs a lot fresher, and the seas ur cleaner??. ??.(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fantoosh jouker o brainless seas, on page 42

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Sailed the Seven Seas of Empire, on page 51

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
whyle ah sail the seas on page 183

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
on boats ower the wathery seas. on page 38

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ocht the steel for the stormy seas!(2020)