A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

baists Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 7.2 9 0 0 0 17.7
Number of occurrences2414 6 0 0 0 4
Number of authors12 8 2 3

Occurrences of baists in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
on his wey north tae buy some baists. This meant he wis cairryin a on page 17
he had tae grow corn an raise baists tae feed his faimlie an like on page 78
w hedge fund managers gin sic baists existit at the time. Be that on page 108

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an daid as the day his baists on page 39

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
mit wis ettlin tae fell aw ma baists, an noo A wis left wi yin tor on page 79
rattons! Thay war scunnersome baists an gied iz the heebie jeebies on page 80

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ivelt cairrage-dryve awned bi baists whas residentins ar nerrer th
Than the twa baists stuid an vissied ilk the tith
2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
asia, the kenspeckle craps an baists at are noo economically impor
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
he bruckle balance atween the baists o Scotland and the Tory is pu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
barkin an fowk gowlin at the baists tae be quate. He made his wey
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
learn the bairns wi drawins o baists that haes captions the likes
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
swana oo war aye telt thit aw baists war mair feart o us than oo w on page 80

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fell the breets, nor did the baists gang gyte an turn on thirsels
cters o angels fechtin dragon-baists – they jaloused them tae bi
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
it A thocht gaits war feartie baists!”
respectin the baists A cuidnae thole the yeuk in m
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
widds efter e fed the baists this mornin.Thay’r na is po
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
got burnt, an ait up bae wile baists, an ither gye aff things, aal on page 13
him-aal soarts o wee birds an baists, es weel es the hale pack o c on page 108

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An Daniel danders wi tha baists, on page 34

1 matches

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