A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bid Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.7 20 34.7 0 40.7 0 31
Number of occurrences7639 23 0 7 0 7
Number of authors42 23 13 5 1

Occurrences of bid in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
He'll bid ye flee awa wi him, he'll tur on page 52

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Ah bid the bouncer lassie good night on page 9

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
"Weel than, I bid ye gant, said the king. 'I ha on page 37
'I bid ye sit doun,' the king answer on page 38
'Jist that. Ye maun bid ilka bodie dae whilk ilka bod on page 39
will hae your sundoun. I will bid it. But, conform tae my metho on page 40
biddin. For instance, he coud bid me be gane athin ae meenit. I on page 41
Also on pages 72
11 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
That did his bid. on page 13

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
else. Tak you yeir wauges. An bid ma man that's deid a 'Fair Gu on page 48

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
he circle aw that would help. Bid onything that micht herm bide on page 1

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
he muild. It is aboot thon ah bid tae speak tae ye. on page 6

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
net. Sae on mony a day he wad bid them stey in oot o the cauld, on page 43
the scant meenit it tuik tae bid uk ither fareweel. on page 81

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a wis daein. Because God fo,. bid Barbara Clark actually act li on page 82

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ist as they got there, sae he bid them come ben for a wee sneys on page 120

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n the menu at least once in a bid tae get his weight up. Efter on page 44

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An gin ye bid a trumpet caa on page 60

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
a shaw, whaur tods an bawties bid yin anither guidnicht an yonn on page 42

1 matches

Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
He was sweir to bid them ben, on page 57

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e lang, strecht road whaur he bid. He'd peyed thaim nae tent ta on page 16

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
screives o the fowk that haed bid there, the likes o Mistress G
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
The curn o dross wha’d bid in the hoose afore thaim’d
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
or some steids, the veesitors bid awa, an wi thaim ony owerturn
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ur wes tint fur wirds, bot ti bid thaim staun whaur thai war. H
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
atin environmental codes in a bid ti redd up an proteck the nai
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
pack fu o’ beach claes in a bid tae get roon Ryanair’s haun
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
dustry. Aw throu his life, he bid siccar tae his egalitar-ian p
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
d at the village o Douglas an bid owernicht in its Tolbooth. Th

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
cawed Paterson, made shair we bid ther wi the hatches battened

@g_hibby tweeted
I'm going tae bid ye aw' a guid evening peeps.. (2023) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
stupid tae hae a place in the bid wide world. Better to leave t (2022) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
m ahin ma time ariddy. A maun bid ye get aff the bus.' on page 78

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
e sic effeck that, fan he did bid Andy come an bide ower wi im, on page 30

1 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
d mannie had forgotten far he bid. Wi his scruffy white trainer on page 76

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
- hame made jam Ye made yer bid an oot it cam A muckle poster on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eetifu sicht. Fir a maan at's bid in the same North-east neuk f on page 74
ittle - demandin less. An he bid at wye, richt up tull is hair on page 89

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Gruffalo quo, "Ye'll dae as I bid - on page 1

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
d, Lord,' bit dinna dee fit A bid ye? Ilka een att comes till m on page 90
l e main roads an e hedges an bid them aa come in; A'm seekin m on page 106

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
ar ma faimily congregated tae bid him his last. on page 1

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ng said tae Hattare. "Awaa an bid the drums yoke tee." An Hatta on page 97

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
She bid quiet the rest o the video, b
the hood o yer babyseat... It bid ere, even though ye were ball
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
than incomers ever were fan I bid in the Broch.
late at night, the loons that bid jist up the road fae ma. It
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
vrocht up Jocky did as he wiz bid an teen it aff but nae afore
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
down. Jessie did fit she was bid and sat doon on a high backed
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
. She thocht aa her birthdays bid come at aince.
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
es o the guid auld days fan I bid in a flat below Radars. On se (2022) twitter link
@NeilDrysdale Bid roon the corner fae the McGun (2021) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@DeesideDon Bid dry in Alford(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Bid a brig atween Scotland n Nort(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
et on a foy you shoodna joost bid your faimily an freends an fo on page 119

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
-able: biddable 'obedient' (bid + - able) on page 43

1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
Hit wisna ta bid him win doon ta lift her up.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a Görwill trows wid laek tae bid da Truncherfaece faimily tae
t ivery trow in Shetlan hed a bid tae da Görwill rant.
did Gertie, very blyde tae be bid here danicht.”
3 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
o this is a must :) Fiddlers' Bid - Da Skeklers: http://t.co/s(2014) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ae ïntae thïs hame or that, bid thaim tha time o day. 'If tha on page 9
t me!" For ye see, Jesus haed bid tha ïll spïrit tae lea hïm on page 83
, 'Maistèr, A hae daen as ye bid me, yit thair's stïll ruim f on page 95
lt for tha Passowre. An Jesus bid Petèr an Jhone tae gang on a on page 106

7 matches

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