A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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batter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.8 29.2 21 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences7458 14 2 0 0 0
Number of authors30 22 7 1

Occurrences of batter in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
cried Muckle Maw Molipi, wid batter a pan wi a ladle. This wis th on page 38
strang glue, a thick, claggy batter that wis jist the very dab fo on page 70

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e, what are they going to do? Batter him? That could work,' Ah cin on page 23

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
*Mate, ma big brur wid batter your cunt in n don't doubt it on page 11
tae her face. If yi tried tae batter in tae her mad-wae-it regardl on page 23

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
h'll whummle an belt an Ah'll batter, on page 66
tryin tae batter baukit Orcas, on page 71
trounce neeps an batter cabbage, kale, carrots, ingin on page 77

3 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
I batter into the scran wi relief, fol on page 3

6 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
What if her sendin me up tae batter that bastard wis Mrs Henderso on page 147

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d efter she had read this fae batter tae batter and learnt aw the on page 5
the Autocar and the Motor fae batter tae batter every week.' on page 90
st tellin them. Ye've got tae batter it intae them. There's naethi on page 149

5 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
xt time Kelly Marie wants tae batter yi an ah'll no bother staunin on page 31
hit, said Charlene. She might batter yi. Kelly Marie couldnae batt on page 48
r ah'll get ma big cousin tae batter yi. on page 56
rganize a team tae go roon an batter him. Nah it's fine, said Emma on page 58
nen ah'll jist get Wully tae batter them aright? on page 60
Also on pages 72, 79, 80, 83, 111, 132, 169
17 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
er aw the live lang clang and batter on page 45

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
whit A mean is - a dinghy in batter! A ship wrack ae a fritter - on page 1

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
me tae come back so's ye can batter me." on page 72
oser cause I ken you want tae batter me." on page 73

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
the goose-guts intae a mingin batter and then stappit the batter i on page 3
s steched wi mingin goose-gut batter, and Beek had twa gallon o ci on page 31

3 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
bylt, bakit, or deep-fried in batter, on page 55

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
urite scran is curried owl in batter." on page 8
"Curried owl in batter? That's gien me the boak! on page 9

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
ed fluided the Empire, an the batter on page 18

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ic owersettin o John Donne's "Batter my heart, three-person'd God" on page 126

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
s hauddit thegither wi strang batter. The bell o’z sousafon wes
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Nae need tae batter on sae quick -
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
c Narrative of 'Lochinvar' wi batter illustratit bi Kerry Watson.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
thinks McShane wis tryin tae batter intae ma maw.’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
We batter intae the joab centre wae min
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
te walk away. Ah’ll huv tae batter hur door doon. Ah start walki
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
didnae luk right withoot the batter.
1 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
ant tae spell it 'ootwi' then batter in :-) (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
the batter aff her fish, an Ah canna hel on page 96

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An she volunteert as the batter she steert Tae paste - hoo w on page 15

3 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
batter Yer gurlie een tae sum ither on page 3

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
e got a haddie an fried it in batter, batter, batter, batter, batt on page 150
(Mak it in batter) on page 151

6 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
water intae us it ferrly dis batter,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
nglets, listenin tae the rain batter teetle the windae peen, takki
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ime she treated us by makin a batter and fryin the fish and the ch
1 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
ourite food is cattie-face in batter!" on page 6
"cattie-face in batter? That fills me wae dreid! on page 7

2 matches

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